Tire Born Dates

Atlee wrote:
Buying replacement tires I tend to agree. However, my trailer, which was manufactured in Jan of 2017 has 4316 born date tires. They would have been no more than 3 months old. However, I bought the trailer at the end of July 2017, so the tires are around 9 months old. There is no way a dealer is going to take off those 9 month tires and put on new ones that are may only be 3 months younger.

WILDEBILL308 wrote:
I wouldn't accept tires older than 6 mouths.
Bill

I have been dealing with the same independent tire shop for 25 years. Although the old miserable bastard that owns the place is a great guy, I am fairly certain if I asked him to go in the back and search through stacks of tires looking at date codes, because I did not want anything older than 6 months, he would tell me to hit the bricks and buy my tires somewhere else while using some colorful metaphors LOL.

Frankly I have never had much of a concern as I figure I'll always wear them out tread-wear wise before they fail from age.

Buying replacement tires I tend to agree. However, my trailer, which was manufactured in Jan of 2017 has 4316 born date tires. They would have been no more than 3 months old. However, I bought the trailer at the end of July 2017, so the tires are around 9 months old. There is no way a dealer is going to take off those 9 month tires and put on new ones that are may only be 3 months younger.

WILDEBILL308 wrote:
I wouldn't accept tires older than 6 mouths.
Bill

I wouldn't accept tires older than 6 mouths.
Bill

his money
his decision
his risk

"He decided to leave them & replace them next year. He was told that was per some Michelin memo."

And your buddy knows far more than Michelin? Right!

Can't necessarily believe everything you read. :)

John Wayne wrote:
Are you sure your reading the code right first 2 numbers are week last 2 numbers are year. So 0317 would be third week of 2017

Yes, all dates I mentioned are correct. I'm thinking about having the garage send them ALL back to dealer. I've been reading don't accept tires older than 6 months.

Are you sure your reading the code right first 2 numbers are week last 2 numbers are year. So 0317 would be third week of 2017

Buddy had a problem when the manufacture date was right at 5 years. They would not rotate the tires that where 5 years old and wanted him to buy new. The tires still look great, tread depth, wear pattern, & no weather checking. He decided to leave them & replace them next year. He was told that was per some Michelin memo.

I would want all mine to be April. Hard to keep track of multiple tire dates. Easy if they are all the same.