When to replace old class C tires?
What is general consensus of replacing tires on a class C? Age wise, I still have a lot of thread, but they're 8 years old now. 10 years? 8 years? When do you replace? Thanks
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Matt_Colie wrote:
Start Here:
RV Tire Safety
I suggest this as an essential read for anybody that uses tires.
At the FMCA GLAMA Rally (aka Glamarama) I got a hear and later talk with Roger Marble. I learned a lot real fast. At this time, I will not go into this any deeper as it will just be a poor translation of Roger has written.
Matt
Matt .... the link to Roger Marble's comments is a good one - thanks. Especially note the section titled "Tire Dry Rot is a misnomer".
This section hints at - but does not completely solve - possible causes for my long running mystery situation as to why my lightly driven pickup's tires don't get sidewall cracks but my lightly driven Class C motorhome's tires do: Both sit parked 20 feet from each other in identical conditions. The only reason I can come up with so far is that the two sets of Michelin's I have had crack on the motorhome (I'm on my 3rd set now) may have had a sidewall material type that is inferior to that used by Cooper on the two sets of tires I've had on the pickup over the last twenty years.
One form of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again but expecting to get different results. Maybe I should try Coopers on the motorhome someday?
