Just to stir the tire pot....

[Scott Forman]

I left them there. Interestingly enough, they were not the regular
highway treads, but rather the deeper square "drive" treads like one
might find on a dump truck. Don't know why the previous owner had
those on there, he must have got a deal at some point. Frankly, I
don't care what they do with them, I just want to forget about the
cost of replacing them.

Scott

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Jon" wrote:
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Scott Forman" <sforman@>
> wrote:
> >
> > The tires on my tag axle were replaced today. I did so because
the
> DOT
> > dates on them were 1994 (not 2004, 1994, as in 13 yers old).
They
> > showed no signs of age, cracking, anything, just old age. When
> they
> > came off, the insides looked absolutely fine. The tire guys said
> that
> > while they agreed that changing them out based on age was
> the "right"
> > thing to do, if they viewed the tires without knowing the date,
> they
> > would approve them for use without pause. Maybe the tags just
> don't
> > get as much abuse and wear.
> >
> > Scott Forman
> > 86 PT38
> > Memphis
>
> Scott when I replaced my tires they were perfect but had a dot date
> of 1989. When I had them removed they showed no sign of wear on
the
> outside or on the inside as well.
>
> So what did you do with your old ones? I bet the tire guy just sold
> them to a re-treader and now they will be recycled to run down the
> road on a big rig.
>
> Maybe someday they will have some non destructive testing done on
our
> expensive tires to see whether or not they are need of replacement.
> But for now most us try to play it safe and replace our rubber with
> new when the magic date comes up at seven years old.
>
> Jon
> Rebel Bird
> >
>