I'm working on getting my tractor ready for the road, and I'm wondering if my tires would be safe to use.
The truck has been sitting for about five years.
They must have replaced the front tires on the truck right before I purchased it because they're full tread and there's absolutely no wear pattern and they look like they're brand new. But the age of them concerns me. Should it?
Also how about the rear tires? They are not new tread like the front but they're certainly more than enough to pass inspection and last me for a while.
What do you think?
How long are tires good?
Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by Dino soar, Jun 26, 2018.
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Do you know how to read the DOT number? If so, 8 years is the recommended age to retire a tire. Local tire shop here won't cap a case older than 5 years old.
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lol they're good until they blow or come apart
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How's the dry rot look?
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I'll take a closer look tomorrow but I didn't see any dry rot on them at all.
They look perfectly fine to me, but like I said the time the truck has been sitting concerned me.
But if they are okay, that would be great. That much less to put out to get started. I can always buy a new set as I go. -
Did they get you home? Try some weight on them perhaps.
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At minimum, I would put on new steers. The others might leave you sitting. But the steers could get you killed if one of them blows.
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Once the tires start dry rotting it's time which seems to happen about 5 to 6 years.
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I would run them. If one blows then replace them. Chances are you will make alot of money on them tires. What do you have to lose, they are not worth nothing to anyone else.
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been sitting 5 yrs ? Where ? outside or inside the barn ? Covered ? sitting in BF No Dakota or Blythe Ca. during 5 hot summers ? Check the sidewall for hairline cracks
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