Hey everyone,
Last fall I bought a set of turf gard tires (13x6) new. I mounted them on aluminum rims, and never used them until this year for the 1st time ever. Over the winter they went flat, and I aired them both up. They leak down completely every day, and when checking them, I found that the sidewalls about 1/4" outside the bead have what look like splitting, or knife cuts in them. This happened before any use whatsover. these cuts vary in size between 1/4" and 5/8" long. they run the circumference of the rim in patches. Did I do something to cause this? Or does this sound like some type of defect? Any info would be much appreciated. Also- should I use a tube on this? I've heard that tubes cause tire geometry to get wierd, like having the centers bulge out more than normal. Thanks! -Alex-
