winkyb wrote:
To back up the age thing with tires.Just this week blue a E rated LT tire on the TV.It was 7 years old and good tread.So time does count Trailer tire or LT tires.Age plus heat adds up to sitting on the side of the road.:R
That is exactly why I put a new set of LT235/85R16E R250's on my trailer last fall after the current tires had been on the ground 6.5 years and 40K plus miles. The XPS RIBs still had 65-70 percent tread left and I sold them on CL for $200. Guy had an old kick around pickup that needed tires for garbage dump runs.
I was not so up to speed on DOT date codes in 2005 when I installed the ribs. 3 where a year old and 1 two years old when installed!!!! Never again!!!!
The R250 where all dated the same and 8 months old when installed. I should be able to run them 7-8 years without a problem. To me that is very cost effective verses tires that your have to replace every two to three years. AND I keep things a long time. Truck is a 2001 and trailer a 2005! Wife's car is a 2004. We drove a 1987 Accord for 14 years, so I want tires that will last!
Chris
