Retired VSP wrote:
Grit dog wrote:
Retired VSP wrote:
Great replies...I just didn't want to seem difficult with the dealer over 7-8 month old tires....
Well, you are being difficult. You're not buying Fried Chicken that s ucks if it's not fresh out of the fryer. They're tires...Yeah I wouldn't want some that were years old, but cmon. Born on dates are for beer, not tires!
I like yer thinking Grit dog....I've just been brainwashed into thinking "6 months no more"
There is some validity to it, for sure, but I feel that UV exposure, tire pressure, balancing, tire quality and road hazards are more of a consideration than if the tire sat in a warehouse over 6 months.
Coming from towing and/or repairing a plethora of different trailers for alotta years.
The "excessive" blow outs I've experienced have some from a couple different conditions. 1 being running P rated car tires, unsure of age, cross country, hot weather. Learnt my lesson on that one, lol.
The other was the rash of Goodyear Marathons, that, on several boat trailers, I would now not trust to get me across the street! Some of those had probably severe UV exposure even though they weren't but a few years old, 1 came apart just sitting on the spare tire carrier! This was a specific brand/model issue though, to the point that 2 tire dealers, 1 being a Goodyear store wouldn't even sell replacement new Marathons!
