oddball tire damage

/ oddball tire damage #1  

nikdfish

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Location
Person Co. NC
Tractor
John Deere 3038E & 1025R FILB
During the last trip to the dump with a load of brush we noticed one of the trailer tires looking a bit slack. When we got back I checked & it was way low. Inflated it to 50 psi & checked about an hour later to find it at 42. Replaced it with the spare & looked for a leak source, expecting a nail or screw. Instead I find something that initially looked like white plastice (maybe part of a golf tee I think?).

When dislodged it was this:

leak%20tooth.jpg


Looks like an incisor from something maybe cat sized. Must have encountered a bit of road kill bent on revenge.
 
/ oddball tire damage #2  
Needs a ruler or something for reference. Looks huge in that photo.
 
/ oddball tire damage #3  
Dang :eek:
 
 
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