Aging 22.5 tires - how old is too old?
I read an article created by: Guy Walenga, director of engineering, tire products and technologies at Bridgestone Americas In it he tells how tires "properly maintained, inflated, repaired and ret...
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We had an engineer from Michelin in to talk to our group about tires. He said they should be good for 5 years and then from 5 to 10 years they should be inspected annually. He said the inspection can't be an external visual, the tire has to unmounted and examined from the inside.
I know two MH's that had front tire blow outs. Both totaled and one killed. The recommendation where we are is that when the front tires reach 3 years move them back. We had a tire fail on our tag and it did thousands of dollars of damage, but there were no control issues.
I also measure tire pressure every trip. I know the weight by axle of our MH and go by Michelin's chart on tire pressure.
I know two MH's that had front tire blow outs. Both totaled and one killed. The recommendation where we are is that when the front tires reach 3 years move them back. We had a tire fail on our tag and it did thousands of dollars of damage, but there were no control issues.
I also measure tire pressure every trip. I know the weight by axle of our MH and go by Michelin's chart on tire pressure.
