Now have 3 tires @ 2 seasons old & one new
Just had to replace a damaged tire on our TT that has 2 seasons of use and is 1.5 years old. Was planning to replace them at about 5 years old. So if I left it as is, along with a never used spare, ...
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Given what you've got I think I would:
1. Run on that New Tire
2. Mount the Never-Used Spare
3. Put the WORST of the one on the ground to SPARE - by Date Code if nothing else - The Spare won't be much more serviceable after Five Years as Never Used than it will be IF Used. The rubber still ages, even if not visibly.
4. When you replace the set, if the tire you just bought is less than 5-YOA, consider it as a spare, otherwise replace them all. You don't want to lose a tire with 100 to go and install a spare that blows at 50.
About Date Codes - Find them and jot them down. You're likely to find out that the TIRES are much older than your RV. The coach warranty starts at Date Purchased. The tire warranty might, too, but they are still the AGE of their Codes. Don't hesitate to ask for fresh date codes when you buy tires, and don't hesitate to refuse aging ones.
My experiences:
1. Good-looking old tire on daughter's college car. Looked nearly new but tread separated. Didn't damage the car, but triggered the fuel cutoff. She could change the tire but couldn't find the cutoff reset. Car had to be towed.
2. Bought a new van, ran original four tires till they needed replacement. Put the Never Used Spare on along with an AGED New Tire like it. Those tires were 8-10-YOA at that point and wore out in half the miles the originals did. Rubber just wasn't fresh. At least neither blew out.
3. Bought a used Class C with unknown tires. Planned to buy new, drove to work (so I could take it from there to the tire shop) before the sun heated the road surface. Tire blew on the way to work! Tore up the fender skirt, knocked sewer dumps an fender skin loose. SEVEN new tires that day!
Remember, a blowout of ONE tire will cost more in coach repair that a SET of new tires...
1. Run on that New Tire
2. Mount the Never-Used Spare
3. Put the WORST of the one on the ground to SPARE - by Date Code if nothing else - The Spare won't be much more serviceable after Five Years as Never Used than it will be IF Used. The rubber still ages, even if not visibly.
4. When you replace the set, if the tire you just bought is less than 5-YOA, consider it as a spare, otherwise replace them all. You don't want to lose a tire with 100 to go and install a spare that blows at 50.
About Date Codes - Find them and jot them down. You're likely to find out that the TIRES are much older than your RV. The coach warranty starts at Date Purchased. The tire warranty might, too, but they are still the AGE of their Codes. Don't hesitate to ask for fresh date codes when you buy tires, and don't hesitate to refuse aging ones.
My experiences:
1. Good-looking old tire on daughter's college car. Looked nearly new but tread separated. Didn't damage the car, but triggered the fuel cutoff. She could change the tire but couldn't find the cutoff reset. Car had to be towed.
2. Bought a new van, ran original four tires till they needed replacement. Put the Never Used Spare on along with an AGED New Tire like it. Those tires were 8-10-YOA at that point and wore out in half the miles the originals did. Rubber just wasn't fresh. At least neither blew out.
3. Bought a used Class C with unknown tires. Planned to buy new, drove to work (so I could take it from there to the tire shop) before the sun heated the road surface. Tire blew on the way to work! Tore up the fender skirt, knocked sewer dumps an fender skin loose. SEVEN new tires that day!
Remember, a blowout of ONE tire will cost more in coach repair that a SET of new tires...
