Rev Den
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- Plainfield, IL
Anyone up for a road trip and a picket line?
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Is theis the place to bitch/vent????
- Thread starter Fore Wheeler
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- Aransas Pass, Texas
Rev Den said:
Heheh... to Mi? Heck no.
Sorta off topic.... but who put the white stripe "out" on the tires in the background? And why is the vehicle parked in a doggy food dish?
Glenn
Fore Wheeler said:here's what I have...
my life sucks this week, I should have mailed that fukin chain letter out that promised bad luck if I didn't.
What you don't need that part!
Seriously now
Don't do anything but repalcement.
Just remind the guy if you die from an accident your family will know exactly who to sue (or kill
)That totally sucks, I'd be pissed also.
That was total operator error. I know I've done it on my machine.
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Rufies97XJ
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- Cincinnati
Beezil said:
What he said... get them replaced.... don't mess with anything else.
You both will be happier in the long run.
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- Michigan
Glenn Baker said:Heheh... to Mi? Heck no.
Sorta off topic.... but who put the white stripe "out" on the tires in the background? And why is the vehicle parked in a doggy food dish?
Glenn
spare tire in the back of my dirty 'burb, I had a flat and had run that tire for a couple days, a couple LONG days.
BTW, on the second tire (not as bad as this one, but still torn) they did use lube, still tore.
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- Michigan
jjchgo said:
put some shoe polish on Chewy and bring him, they may just buy me a new jeep.
Fore "proud white sponsor of blaxja" Wheeler
Matthew Currie
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- Vermont, land of big clay
It looks as if they cut them off with a sawzall. I've been prying tires off and on with irons and hammers for many years, and never came close to that kind of damage. Those things are toast.
Hunter-LynchburgVa
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- Lynchburg,Va/ Richmond,Va
id pull out the " do you really expect me to compromise my safety, that of my friends and family because your employee is not competant to a) put enough lube on the tire to prevent the plastic head from snapping off and keep from tearing the bead on not just one but two of my $200 tires b) stop the goddamned machince before it tore the bead, not just once but twice." then go on to say its not just a low level emplyee problem but a managerial competancy problem when they cant recognize they have some obviously incompetant brain dead yokal (if they say anything about the employee being competant show them the tire he f'd up) working on tires that cost as much as he makes in a given week
ive done that same thing on my tires before on the machine, but only about an inch or so, not enough to notice once the tire is mounted. you wouldnt believe how much pressure is bound up on the machine, they will usually stall out before they do much damage unless you back them up and go at it again. having a bead cut that far is inexcusable on the first time, not to mention doing it twice.
last resort is to put up a big sign that says customer safety is not a priority at joe schmo's tire shop. then go on breifly but in detail of the problem, include the pictures and how they didnt account for their errors, and find out who owns the lot across the street from him and ask permission to stick the signs up.
EDIT: oh yeah before you give him a royal ass chewing make sure he knows why you came to his shop in the first place, and that you and your family would prefer to support local buisness in the future, and incase you piss him off dont let on to where you work so he cant go he said'n she said'n all over town about you.
Hunter
ive done that same thing on my tires before on the machine, but only about an inch or so, not enough to notice once the tire is mounted. you wouldnt believe how much pressure is bound up on the machine, they will usually stall out before they do much damage unless you back them up and go at it again. having a bead cut that far is inexcusable on the first time, not to mention doing it twice.
last resort is to put up a big sign that says customer safety is not a priority at joe schmo's tire shop. then go on breifly but in detail of the problem, include the pictures and how they didnt account for their errors, and find out who owns the lot across the street from him and ask permission to stick the signs up.
EDIT: oh yeah before you give him a royal ass chewing make sure he knows why you came to his shop in the first place, and that you and your family would prefer to support local buisness in the future, and incase you piss him off dont let on to where you work so he cant go he said'n she said'n all over town about you.
Hunter
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yellowxj
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- Ocala, FL.
I've never ripped up a tire like that. Some times I damage the bead a bit removing dry rotted tires, (boy what the rednecks around here claim to be good tires), but never on a tire that is reasonably good. I've told guys who bring in crumbly old tires before that there could be some damage. I broke the bead on one tire only to find most of the bead still stuck to the rim. 
Some one wasent paying attention at your local shop, and I hardly ever use tire lube cause my kids use the little bucket and tiny mop to "clean" things in the shop and it winds up half full of mud and stuff.
Some one wasent paying attention at your local shop, and I hardly ever use tire lube cause my kids use the little bucket and tiny mop to "clean" things in the shop and it winds up half full of mud and stuff.
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- Michigan
well, I dropped off 'his' new tires to him tonight, told him that I didn't want to be a dick about it but that I feel the tires are junk and need to be replaced, he said he'd do some checkin tomarrow and get back with me, he also said he'd make it right with me, I need to give him the chance to do just that.
He knows where I live, and work, it's a small town, and besides I'm his family photographer. Besides, I really don't want to cause problems, that is unless I need to.
Already told a buddy of mine that owns a body shop here in town about the deal, he uses the same tire shop for alignments - alot - he's one that if the tire shop doesn't take care of me he's taking his business elsewhere, now, wouldn't you just put out the $400 or so and get me some new tires??? Just the liability issue of the thing is worth $400.
I own a business and in the past it has cost me money to keep some of my clients happy, even if it's not my fault they must leave here happy, that's my rule.
He knows where I live, and work, it's a small town, and besides I'm his family photographer. Besides, I really don't want to cause problems, that is unless I need to.
Already told a buddy of mine that owns a body shop here in town about the deal, he uses the same tire shop for alignments - alot - he's one that if the tire shop doesn't take care of me he's taking his business elsewhere, now, wouldn't you just put out the $400 or so and get me some new tires??? Just the liability issue of the thing is worth $400.
I own a business and in the past it has cost me money to keep some of my clients happy, even if it's not my fault they must leave here happy, that's my rule.
HossHoffer
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- Aurora, CO
I think that's a great way to run a small business and would want to do business with you. I'm sure the tire shop owner is agonizing over this too. Hope you can find a way to resove this so you both benefit. You from the tires and him from the trust of his customers.
RichP
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- Effort, Pa
It is a safety issue, if you have an accident from tire failure guess whose responsible. I hope he makes good. The small town thing is an issue, I go the extra distance to keep all my customers happy even if it's not my fault that something goes wrong I'll end up eating it but when they leave they are happy. Had customers bring in dead boxes that won't even power up when I put them on the bench and the 'gee it worked at home'. Had one customer do it to me twice to the tune of two power supplies, now when he pulls in I run an extension cord out to his car and have him power it up before it leaves the back of his blazer, solved that problem. He's not been back since but I can't afford giving away power supplies. Two other repair places already knew about him.
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Fore Wheeler said:
Ain't no way on God's green earth THAT can be repaired. No way, no how.
Glenn's right about the bead lube. I just bought a jug of that stuff for my own messin' around. It cost 10 bucks for a jug that's (I think) 2 quarts. Many tire shops are too bloody cheap to buy the stuff these days, and it sounds like your shop is one of "those." (Penny wise and pound foolish.)
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- Indiana-Missouri
eagle, we all know damn well you don't intend to use any of that stuff on tires.....
Vug
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- West Michigan
This isn't the first time they've hurt a tire is it?
