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socal
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Nov 22, 2022

Tire age?

Hello, I want to find the date of manufacture on my trailer tires The brand of tire is Hi-Run and made in China. I know somewhere on the tire sidewall is the year they were made. Any help is appreciated.

Thanks,
David Michigan
  • Never heard of Hi Run til now. But they’re so cheap the Chinese probably wouldn’t even claim them.
    Any trailer tire that you can get a 205-75-15 for $62.12 / each, today, when tire prices have skyrocketed recently will probably pop just by looking at it sternly! Lol
  • After the Pinto did people stop buying Fords? Michelin tires have given me good service and I trust their product. Yes, imports from China need to be avoided. Dealers/sellers install the cheapest to get their product out the door. I have used Carlisle on my trailers without any issues.

    Yeah..... its the Firestone tire syndrome when their Wilderness P tire line was found to be defective on the Ford Explorer/Rangers.
    Some wouldn't buy any tire with the Firestone name.

    Same with Michelin with maybe over a dozen different line of P and LT tires for our LDT/SUV/vans/cars. All lines aren't bad but just a certain line or maybe a batch in a line that was bad.

    And the same with china made tires. They're are a few good made in china ST...P...LT brands...Carlisle HD ST type being just one of them.
  • jjj wrote:
    Get rid of those as soon as you can afford it. I never buy China made tires. I even had bad lucky with my last set of tires that were Michelins that had defective sidewalls that now gave me a bad taste in my mouth for Michelins that I always loved, no more. I will now go with Goodyear Defenders that I know several people had good luck with them.


    After the Pinto did people stop buying Fords? Michelin tires have given me good service and I trust their product. Yes, imports from China need to be avoided. Dealers/sellers install the cheapest to get their product out the door. I have used Carlisle on my trailers without any issues. Do you check air pressure each trip? Even if it was a week later? A tire looks ok, but is usually down some PSI. That puts strain on the others.
  • Get rid of those as soon as you can afford it. I never buy China made tires. I even had bad lucky with my last set of tires that were Michelins that had defective sidewalls that now gave me a bad taste in my mouth for Michelins that I always loved, no more. I will now go with Goodyear Defenders that I know several people had good luck with them.
  • socal wrote:
    Hello, I want to find the date of manufacture on my trailer tires The brand of tire is Hi-Run and made in China. I know somewhere on the tire sidewall is the year they were made. Any help is appreciated.

    Thanks,
    David Michigan


    It will look something like this -
    0918... Ninth Week ( 09 ) of 2018 ( 18)

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