Just might need to replace this tire.

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Car hasn't been driven in over a year. I drive it 60 miles home from my storage last Friday. I can feel a significant vibration somewhere but assume it's just flat spots on the tires from sitting. Yesterday I notice it's flat. Pump it up but this morning it's flat too. Take it off and find this.

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WOW, I cant even imagine what could do that to a tire. It looks like all the belts have slipped and no idea what could tear chunks out of the tread without shreding the rest of the tire.
 
WOW, I cant even imagine what could do that to a tire. It looks like all the belts have slipped and no idea what could tear chunks out of the tread without shreding the rest of the tire.

Had a truck in the shop a few months ago that had a tyre like that. Seems it's old age mostly. The truck was low power, had a furniture lift on the back for movers. Not something that gets raced
 
Not sure I would even use that as a tire swing.
That tire doesn't even look round unless it's an optical illusion. But you could use a tire like that in the gym, used to push or pull them. Pulling is a lot harder although pushing isn't that easy either. If they're big, you can flip them.
 
Almost hate to open that can-o-worms, but what is the make/model of this tire?
 
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