Tires - The 10 Year Rule
Hey gang, Regarding big, DP tires... I know most adhere to this rule and some prefer to replace tires within 7 years or so of date code. Others replace the steers every 5 and the drives every 1...
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Desert Captain,
Did your insurance cover a large percentage of that damage?"
Yes, Geico was awesome. The adjuster came out and guesstimated the damage to the coach at around $1,000. He wrote me a check on the spot to pay for the blown tire {$250} and gave me choices as to where to take the rig for repairs.
After their initial inspection the dealers service department uncovered a great deal of additional damage which bumped the repair costs up to $4,181. Geico immediately authorized that amount, less my $500 deductible and in 10 days I had the coach back, good as new.
The blowout and two other tires were all about 5.5 years old and I had Discount inspect and air up all 6 tires the day before our trip. They checked out fine with plenty of tread and no signs of any issues. We made it to our destination {about 100 miles} and on the return trip I went to the nearest Discount Tire store and replaced all three of the 5.5 year old tires, the other three being only a year old. It was my bad losing track of the older tires DOT codes.
Admittedly Arizona is a tough environment on all tires but these had been meticulously maintained and always run at the correct psi for the loads they carried. Obviously opinions vary but IMHO if your tires are over 5 years old you are rolling the dice... place your bets.
:S
Did your insurance cover a large percentage of that damage?"
Yes, Geico was awesome. The adjuster came out and guesstimated the damage to the coach at around $1,000. He wrote me a check on the spot to pay for the blown tire {$250} and gave me choices as to where to take the rig for repairs.
After their initial inspection the dealers service department uncovered a great deal of additional damage which bumped the repair costs up to $4,181. Geico immediately authorized that amount, less my $500 deductible and in 10 days I had the coach back, good as new.
The blowout and two other tires were all about 5.5 years old and I had Discount inspect and air up all 6 tires the day before our trip. They checked out fine with plenty of tread and no signs of any issues. We made it to our destination {about 100 miles} and on the return trip I went to the nearest Discount Tire store and replaced all three of the 5.5 year old tires, the other three being only a year old. It was my bad losing track of the older tires DOT codes.
Admittedly Arizona is a tough environment on all tires but these had been meticulously maintained and always run at the correct psi for the loads they carried. Obviously opinions vary but IMHO if your tires are over 5 years old you are rolling the dice... place your bets.
:S
