DMoening wrote:
Gene,
Didn't you say you had a blade break on you this year?
Could the blade have caught the tires at that time?
The "notch" in the picture at the bottom left looks like 3 teeth marks to me.
Unclear to me why it tore through the other area; although there does appear to be a nick at the bottom right of the tear.
I imagine that the slap-slap-slap of this occurring is less harrowing than the *bang* associated with a blade breaking.
I did break a small blade last spring, now that you mention it. That could have damaged the tire. I've used the saw several times since then tho with no problems. I'd just put a wider blade on yesterday when this happened. I'll have to remember to check the tires next time I break a blade.