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Topic: How long will you keep a set of tires?
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DanS
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posted September 28, 2014 09:20 AM
I have a 2004 Blazer with the factory tires still on it. The vehicle only has about 40,000 miles on it. I just bought 2 sets of tires in the last year for 2 other vehicles. But I hate the thought of a blow out on the highway.
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KaBloomR
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posted September 28, 2014 10:32 AM
I abhor the purchasing of tires. Mine get worn to the point where they would hook up great on a drag strip.
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DAA
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posted September 29, 2014 03:17 AM
I wear mine pretty thin too. But, that never takes all that long. After 10 years, I dunno... Would depend a lot on how much sun they have seen, probably? If they are starting to check, I'd be rid of them though.
I replaced some trailer tires that looked like brand new tread, but were 8 years old and starting to check. Seen just way too many trailer tire blow outs. I think it's because they never really wear out for most people, they just get old.
- DAA
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Leonard
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posted September 29, 2014 07:28 AM
Hey, watch it about the old stuff, you are starting to sound like Ezekiel!
Anyhow, I don't own a trailer anymore, thank God!
But, aren't most of those breakdowns we see along the highway due to wheel bearings issues?
Good hunting. El Bee
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Prune Picker
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posted September 29, 2014 06:53 PM
I'm thinking it depends on the roads you drive on and how hard you drive. Around here there are Chisholm Trail markers everywhere and I honestly think Oklahoma does their very best to keep em authentic in every way. Another thing, I'm not much on extended warranties but for tires I fudge and normally pay for road hazard coverage.
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KaBloomR
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posted September 29, 2014 07:15 PM
My wife threatened to make me take her Explorer to Arizona if I didn't put some new shoes on the ol' Blazer. Went with some Cooper STs. Nice rubber, but damn! I could've bought a new rifle. Now that pisses me off!
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DAA
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posted September 30, 2014 05:39 AM
Same here on the warranties. I never buy them. But lifetime, I'm money ahead buying road hazard for tires. So I'll keep buying it.
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Leonard
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posted September 30, 2014 09:45 AM
I converted to road hazard insurance a while back; took a particularly teeth grinding event to convince me. If all I did was highway driving, maybe not, but when you get in the rocks and the dirt, you never know? A couple of the worst catastrophic tire damages I have ever experienced, occurred in harmless looking sand, from hidden obstacles.
Or buy twelve ply?
Good hunting. El Bee
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DAA
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posted September 30, 2014 01:28 PM
Twelve ply and I'd be in a wheelchair inside of a year!
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JimM
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posted September 30, 2014 07:48 PM
My back hurts just thinking about riding w/12 ply tires. I also run mine to the tread bar before a new set....if they last that long on the roads/trails I drive on.
[ September 30, 2014, 07:49 PM: Message edited by: JimM ]
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Aznative
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posted October 12, 2014 04:50 AM
I hope you see this Dans being posted late. I can tell you what the Tire Manufacturers Association says. Replace tires when they are six years old. Tires will sun check even if kept indoors. The ozone in the air will cause it. Working from my phone and gotta go. Will chime in later.
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Leonard
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posted October 12, 2014 07:04 AM
Good to know! Thanks, AZ.
But, do you know how they arrive at those recommendations? These testing facilities can't afford to wait around six years so they artificially accelerate the aging process. Well, in the case of a jar or mayonnaise, for instance, they may put it in a laboratory oven for 35 days at 700 degrees and then manipulate the data, just like the GLOBAL WARMING projections, and tell you to throw it away after 6 weeks or six months, or six years; with a straight face.
My point is, I have lost all confidence in the scientific community. If you wait long enough, there will be a government study that directly contradicts a previous study and most likely funded because the previous study concluded with the recommendation that more study was needed.
Further, I have no doubt that somebody, somewhere will ride on tires that are ten years old, completely oblivious to these recommendations.
Good hunting. El Bee
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Kokopelli
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posted October 12, 2014 07:54 AM
And then there's the fact that all `scientific based recommendations` regarding any product has to be `lawyer proof`.
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KaBloomR
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posted October 12, 2014 08:09 AM
A buddy swears by a good application of silicon spray lube on his RV tires. Anyone tried it to retard the deterioration? I always seem to forgot to try it.
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DanS
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posted October 12, 2014 09:21 AM
Thanks AZ,
My cousins son works for a large auto dealership here, also my occasional mechanic, thought is would be a good idea to get rid of these tires too.
I am thinking of getting another set of the Cooper Discovery AT3's but these are only P235-r75x15's and a bit cheaper. Or a set of General grabbers for it. I dunno yet.
Honestly, I don't know if I am going to keep it. I may sell, and I am pretty sure it will go quickly with only 41,000 miles and always garaged.
I don't need 3 vehicles.
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Aznative
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posted October 12, 2014 09:54 AM
First off the Tire Manufacturers Association wants to sell tires. This group also says you should never put 2 flat repairs within 90 degrees of each other. I ran tires longer than six years and have put two flat repairs within 5 or 6 inches of each other. However, I recently replaced 2 tires on my boat trailer they were 10 years old and they looked perfect. More later
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Aznative
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posted October 12, 2014 02:24 PM
I've been traveling the hills of South eastern Ohio with the Wife visiting with her family. That is the reason for all of the interruptions. Plus it's tough working from a phone. This is our first fall visit and it is nice.
If you find the Dot code on the Tire, it is only put on one sidewall not both, look at the last set of numbers. They will have 4 digits. The last 2 numbers are the year. The first two numbers are the week and start at 01 thru 52. Floor example 0910 means the 9th week of 2010. If it is a 3 digit number it is 99 or older.
On another thread someone mentioned the Tire guys are neanderthals. I agree. It is a starting position for some young men. If they cannot rise above tire busting, they are on the slow side for sure. There are some big vendors I cannot tolerate.
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