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Re: WCD 6" pneumatic tire wear

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Originally Posted by Bob Steele View Post
Below is a picture of the tires that we replaced during the season. All wore out in the middle of the tread... sometimes wearing right down to the tubes. It should be noted that 4 of these came from the practice bot.
This looks like your tires were over-pressurized. That'll cause the middle to take more of the load, and not spread the wear around.

That being said, I'm surprised they are this sensitive to it, but there you go.
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