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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Tires are a frequent topic because failure can be both expensive and dangerous.
I have appreciated all the discussion on RV.net about tires. Our coach has TPMS, tire covers and I run five to seven PSI above the required pressure.
However, with the cost and risk of a blowout, I decided 7 1/2 years was my limit.
To some extent, this is an insurance question -- how much risk are you willing to take? For us, even with all of the best practices, that insurance answer was just over seven years. When the Goodyear tires were removed, they looked fine on the inside. But I still would make the same decision to buy the Michelin XZA2 tires.
Each person will need to answer that insurance question for himself or herself. However, if I did not drive the coach for those seven years myself, the tires would be changed. The risk that another driver abused the tires would be too great.
May you always have a great trip with good tires enroute.
Crespro
I have appreciated all the discussion on RV.net about tires. Our coach has TPMS, tire covers and I run five to seven PSI above the required pressure.
However, with the cost and risk of a blowout, I decided 7 1/2 years was my limit.
To some extent, this is an insurance question -- how much risk are you willing to take? For us, even with all of the best practices, that insurance answer was just over seven years. When the Goodyear tires were removed, they looked fine on the inside. But I still would make the same decision to buy the Michelin XZA2 tires.
Each person will need to answer that insurance question for himself or herself. However, if I did not drive the coach for those seven years myself, the tires would be changed. The risk that another driver abused the tires would be too great.
May you always have a great trip with good tires enroute.
Crespro
