Rolling Toe

We will discuss our issues with alignment and the trucking industry and take your calls to try to resolve your issues! If you have an interesting area code please call!

Mike and Kevin Beckett address some of the tire wear and handling issues that we experience and take some questions.

We talk about whether or not we are experts (uhhh?) and we talk about a few trainings that we've been to recently. Otherwise we take your calls and questions.

Mike and Kevin discuss what's an alignment worth and catching up on old news.

No Center to the steering Wheel?  Driving on Ice? Follows every crack in the road?

Where is the vibration?  In the seat or the feet?  Why does it matter?

Today Mike and Kevin are talking about handling issues. Specifically, they're talking about light pulls in one direction or the other. A tendency to want to pull to the right or left is generally caused by: 1. the slope/crown of the road (we in North America are constantly on the right and compensating to the left) 2. a tire issue (tire wear patterns) 3. frame distortion (diamond, side-swayed, twisted, or suspension components) 4. steering gear box fault (not very common)   They explain all this jumble and teach us how to fix it and get the most of our trucks! Let's get rolling!

Many things that cause tire wear also cause handling issues. And so if you correct one, you can correct the other! It's beneficial to look at handling problems, and though there may be some overlap with tire-wear issues, it's good to look from both angles. The three most common handling problems show up in: 1. a pull towards one side or the other 2. vibrations 3. road wander (swirly/loose steering wheel)   We'll talk about all of these, and take your questions and comments! Let's get rolling!    

We're continuing the theme from last week of talking about tall and short tires. We try to explain and get some questions and answers. Why don't irregular patterns in tires straighten out after the mechanical problems that started it are corrected? How can you get the most from your tires? Let's get rolling.

It's episode 20 of the Rolling Toe Show! Can you believe it? Today we're doing part one of two, where we'll be talking about Tall Tire/Short Tire. It's all about tire wear, we are trying to explain it, and of course give you some more details and explanations. Which tire wears out first and how can you get the most from your tires? Let's get rolling!

We're talking about wide-base or super-single tires today. We also talk about how these tires can improve fuel economy, reduce weight and more. We're also talking about anything you guys want, cause you call in! Let's get rolling.

Kevin and Mike are your hosts tonight and they're taking your questions and comments! They're also talking about u-bolts, which is continuing our segment on Loose Components. It's all about rear suspension. We help you guys understand and get the most out of your truck! Let's get rolling.

Hey we're here again talking about Loose Components. We chat about adjustable wheel bearings. Most of them are too loose and leads to vibrations, break problems and wear. The industry is afraid of setting them too tight, and so they set them too loose. We teach you how to solve this, take your calls and hopefully answer your questions!

It's the Rolling Toe show and today Mike and Kevin are chatting about loose components, like wheels and other truck parts that are falling off. Are the supporting components to the alignment in a good position? Usually, when diagnosing a truck, they're not! So today we talk about why this is important, and how to do it yourself. Of course we take your questions and even try to answer them! Let's get rolling!

We took a week off last week, but we're back for episode 15! Crazy— we've done 15 episodes. We had some trouble with releasing the episodes before, but now it's over. So check Facebook, iTunes or your apps for weekly episodes. Let us know what you think. On today's show we're talking about bent or distorted wheels, and improperly mounted rims. We talk about the tolerance and inch-by-inch variation. We talk about heat and try to avoid some distortion catastrophes. Let's get rolling!

Welcome! It's episode 14 and today we're talking about tire wear and handling... again! hahaha, but really today's episode is about mismount — the tire on the rim, rim on the hub, and the brake drum on the hub. Usually this isn't a huge problem we run into, but improper placement of these will result in tire wear. Let's get rolling!

Mike and Kevin Beckett talk about the CMC event, what's coming up next year and a bunch about balance. We talk about how important it is for overall tire-life, especially on a heavy truck. We take your questions and give you some answers about alignment and tire wear. Let's get rolling!

On today's show, Mike and Kevin Beckett try again to solve the world's problems by starting with the most important item- Tires! They talk about Tire Wear and Handling Issues on Trucks, and take your calls, questions and comments. Let's get rolling!

Last week Mike and Kevin Beckett had many questions that we successfully confused everyone about. This week we try to give you your answers, specifically about trailers. We also try to guess correctly where the area code of the call is from. Let's get rolling!

Today The Rolling Toe show continues to confound and confuse its listeners on the subject of tire wear and handling for trucks. Mike and Kevin Beckett discuss "other alignment settings" and answer call in questions. Let's get rolling!