Mixed Tire Types

hohenwald48 wrote:

SoundGuy wrote:

darsben wrote:
ALL your questions are moot until you know how old the tires are.
Get the date codes then we will talk

phipps33 wrote:
Really?!? SMH

I'm well aware of replacing tires before they wear out, but I am trying to learn more about the various tire issues to look out for and your reply didn't provide any useful information.

How novel :R ... you're criticizing darsben for providing the most important information about trailer tires that you or any RV owner needs to know - the fact that it's the age of the tire (as determined by it's manufacturing date code) that's most important, not whether they've yet "worn out" or even whether they may be mismatched. Clearly you aren't as "well aware" as you think you are. :S

Are you implying that if the tires are of recent vintage it would be ok to mix bias ply tires with radial tires and that if they are old they should not be mixed? I guess I just wonder why you think the only factor that goes into the decision is the age of the tires and everything else is moot.

No what I am saying is if the tires are old the discussion is moot because they all need replacing because of age and it does not matter if some are radial or bias ply. OLD IS OLD replacement of a 6 year old or older tire would be the proper protocol. SO UNTIL THE age of the tires is known the cure is not.