Tire Age Question For My Neighbor

[timmac]

My neighbor keeping up with me bought a 2008 Fleetwood Southwind, it only has 11,000 miles and has been kept stored in a climate controlled storage and drove to RV park and back, has factory tires and date codes are week 10 2007, they have no dry rot what so ever, even some still have paper scan code not even wore off yet, he wants to know should he change now or wait till dry rot shows or ?.

Tires are the 22.5 size Michelin brand.

As for me I say change at 6 years but his does still look brand new..

[Gale_Hawkins]

Since the maker states 10 years max I would looking for a new set in a few years.

[Mr_Mark1]

I've mentioned this in another thread that explained how aging works. Tires are like a bowl of spaghetti with a good Italian tomato sauce. If the tires sit, all the sauce sinks to the bottom and is not mixed with the tire (the spaghetti).

Using the tires on a regular basis heats up the Italian feast and keeps the sauce mixed in with the tread making for an excellent Italian dinner. As the dinner sits with no heat, you get sticky dry noodles.

Order a new set of dinners!

MM.

[wcjeep]

6yrs would be my max.

[Tinstar]

Michelin's recommendation is start having them professionally checked after 6 years but replace after 10 years,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, unless professional says sooner.

[robsouth]

Have a tire dealer check a couple of them on the inside and let him decide totally. I like your rule, but it is sometimes hard to justify based upon looks.

[timmac]

rr2254545 wrote:
Looking tells you nothing
Tell him to have them checked by a good dealer, if you say they are OK and he has blowout and a wreck how would you feel

Look at my post I say change at 6 years and told him that but he was just wondering since they have zero dry rot and so few miles he is trying to hold off for a few months or so.

[rr2254545]

Looking tells you nothing
Tell him to have them checked by a good dealer, if you say they are OK and he has blowout and a wreck how would you feel