Would you feel good about selling 3 YO LT Tires?
Was in a RV tire discussion with a neighbor. We both feel LT's are the way to go on our trailers. He has had good luck taking his tires out to 5 years before replacement. Me? I prefer the 3 year replacement rule. His thought was that if I replace my LT's at three years, I could probably offer them up for sale, to be used on a light pickup truck. It could be a way to recoup some value. If that is the case, he might replace his tires earlier than he does now.
Footnote...sometimes some interesting ideas comes out of beer discussions around the campfire.
Frankly I never thought about it before. But he could have a valid point. And if the tires then get daily usage, they might actually last until the tread wears out. And at half price (or less), could be a good value to someone that can use them. Then use apply the proceeds to the cost of new tires, so the replacement tires cost less out of pocket.
For the way I use my truck, I would never spend the money for used tires like that. But I can see where some local small businesses just might like to have them. And they could work for those applications.
What would be your thoughts?
Footnote...sometimes some interesting ideas comes out of beer discussions around the campfire.
Frankly I never thought about it before. But he could have a valid point. And if the tires then get daily usage, they might actually last until the tread wears out. And at half price (or less), could be a good value to someone that can use them. Then use apply the proceeds to the cost of new tires, so the replacement tires cost less out of pocket.
For the way I use my truck, I would never spend the money for used tires like that. But I can see where some local small businesses just might like to have them. And they could work for those applications.
What would be your thoughts?
