The Joys Of Mountain Life
This past weekend my wife and I visited Gatlinburg, Tn and The Great Smokey Mountains.
It was a balmy 90 degrees no big deal right after all in the day to day life of my home town
Dyersburg, Tn we were use to the heat, But what we were not use to was the traffic or the stopping and starting, it took us over an hour to travel .4 miles. I told my wife this cant be good on your vehicle. Going up and down the mountain using the brakes and transmission can't be good. So I wanted to know what the different effects could be how different the maintenance would be from my vehicle back home. I got to doing research with the different automotive shops in town an learned how vigorously the local residents maintained the vehicle for the hot summer's and harsh winters.
I learned in a hurry low tread depth on the tires could cause big problems in a hurry , in any situation or environment for that matter .
Any driver can tell you that you shouldn't be driving with bald tires. Many might not know what constitutes a bald tire, though, and why it is dangerous to let your tread depth get too low.
Your driving performance can suffer in several ways if the tread depth of your tires gets too shallow. Worn tires offer less traction in snowy or icy conditions, and are more susceptible to punctures or air pressure loss. Insufficient tread can therefore have a detrimental effect on your vehicle's handling and increase your chances of a flat tire or blowout.
Tires where most of the tread has been lost will also have longer stopping distances in certain conditions. This condition will make it harder to avoid a collision if you need to suddenly brake due to stopped traffic or other obstacles.
The tread of a tire will allow water on the road to pass through the grooves. Triple T Tire & Auto Service will tell you this design allows the tire to stay in contact with the road and gain traction.
When the tread is worn, it does not provide a sufficient channel to dispel the water. This condition reduces the traction and causes hydroplaning, where the vehicle essentially glides over a layer of water between the tires and road surface. When a vehicle hydroplanes, you won't be able to steer or brake until the tires regain traction.
Hydroplaning is much more likely when the tire's tread is worn. Consumer Reports found that a vehicle tested in wet conditions began to hydroplane at 40 miles per hour, while tires with full tread began to hydroplane at 43 to 44 miles per hour.
Since a tire with low tread has less traction, it also takes more time for it to grip the road sufficiently enough to reduce a vehicle's speed. The Consumer Reports wet weather tests found that vehicles with worn tires needed three to six more feet of roadway to stop compared to vehicles with new tires.
Another thing to consider is your maintenance intervals.
Driving short distances means condensation is not burned up because the engine cant heat up like it needs to, your transmission can't heat up like it needs to.
Coolant as well. The point is whatever type of driving you find yourself doing , here at Triple T Tire we can assist you. We know what maintenance schedule will work best for you. Just give us a call at Triple T Tire & Auto Service and we will assist you in anyway we can. Just tell them Ronnie B sent ya
It was a balmy 90 degrees no big deal right after all in the day to day life of my home town
Dyersburg, Tn we were use to the heat, But what we were not use to was the traffic or the stopping and starting, it took us over an hour to travel .4 miles. I told my wife this cant be good on your vehicle. Going up and down the mountain using the brakes and transmission can't be good. So I wanted to know what the different effects could be how different the maintenance would be from my vehicle back home. I got to doing research with the different automotive shops in town an learned how vigorously the local residents maintained the vehicle for the hot summer's and harsh winters.
I learned in a hurry low tread depth on the tires could cause big problems in a hurry , in any situation or environment for that matter .
Any driver can tell you that you shouldn't be driving with bald tires. Many might not know what constitutes a bald tire, though, and why it is dangerous to let your tread depth get too low.
Your driving performance can suffer in several ways if the tread depth of your tires gets too shallow. Worn tires offer less traction in snowy or icy conditions, and are more susceptible to punctures or air pressure loss. Insufficient tread can therefore have a detrimental effect on your vehicle's handling and increase your chances of a flat tire or blowout.
Tires where most of the tread has been lost will also have longer stopping distances in certain conditions. This condition will make it harder to avoid a collision if you need to suddenly brake due to stopped traffic or other obstacles.
The tread of a tire will allow water on the road to pass through the grooves. Triple T Tire & Auto Service will tell you this design allows the tire to stay in contact with the road and gain traction.
When the tread is worn, it does not provide a sufficient channel to dispel the water. This condition reduces the traction and causes hydroplaning, where the vehicle essentially glides over a layer of water between the tires and road surface. When a vehicle hydroplanes, you won't be able to steer or brake until the tires regain traction.
Hydroplaning is much more likely when the tire's tread is worn. Consumer Reports found that a vehicle tested in wet conditions began to hydroplane at 40 miles per hour, while tires with full tread began to hydroplane at 43 to 44 miles per hour.
Since a tire with low tread has less traction, it also takes more time for it to grip the road sufficiently enough to reduce a vehicle's speed. The Consumer Reports wet weather tests found that vehicles with worn tires needed three to six more feet of roadway to stop compared to vehicles with new tires.
Another thing to consider is your maintenance intervals.
Driving short distances means condensation is not burned up because the engine cant heat up like it needs to, your transmission can't heat up like it needs to.
Coolant as well. The point is whatever type of driving you find yourself doing , here at Triple T Tire we can assist you. We know what maintenance schedule will work best for you. Just give us a call at Triple T Tire & Auto Service and we will assist you in anyway we can. Just tell them Ronnie B sent ya
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