Vehicle tires alert

[stullis]

A friend on another website posted this video about aging automobile tires.
Thought you should also see it. :eek:

http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=4826897

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[ceramictec]

you have more of a chance at hitting something in the road and having a blowout.

thanks 20/20...I'm about to buy new tires and I think they will be going up soon since they need to be fresh as hotcakes on the shelves now.

[stullis]

Ya wouldn't use outdated thinset or grout would ya? ;)

[Tiletim]

Scott, thanks for the post - I am getting new skins for the truck - now I know what to look for.

I worked at a auto parts stores many years ago (high school) and sold a lot of tires and never new about the date codes. thanks again

[John Bridge]

As an RV owner I'm aware of the "seven year rule" on tires. It applies after the tires have been mounted on a vehicle for seven years, though. It doesn't say anything about how long new tires have been on the shelf. I'm not going to say that the information in the video is wrong, but I question it. I've driven a lot of miles in my life as an over-the road truck driver, an RV owner and a car and pick-up truck driver. The blow-outs I've had fall into three groups: retreads, old bald tires and striking sharp objects at speed. My driving experience doesn't seem to support the info given in the video.

[cx]

Been through a tar or two in my time, too. Some old, some new, some retreads (do they still do that?), some mud & snow type, some trailer tars, some on hot highways, some off-road.

Have damaged tires knowingly and never had a problem with them. Have had nearly new tires blow out for no apparent reason at all.

On old tires, my most recent experience was onna way to Schluterizin' about a year ago in my motorhome. Bought this one with tires that were about six years old. Very good quality tires according to my long-time tire guy in Boerne who generally advises not running tires beyond five or six years. Said he'd be willing to take a chance on these, though.

Made it to Atlanta. Blew out both tires on one side of the rear duals. Reason? I dunno. Heard a little bump before they went flat. Did I hit something betwix the two and get'em both? Dunno. Did they just fail because of old age and having been sitting idle for a couple years? Dunno.

Now got new Michelins on that hovel. At barely more than four hunnert dollars apiece! :eek: Them somebitches better last at least twenty years, eh? :D

[stullis]

If you are going to buy them you may as well get fresh ones if you have the choice.

I haven't heard of any of these time limit suggestions before.

[MudMaker]

Said he'd be willing to take a chance on these, though.
He'd be willin to take a chance on his car or yours?? :rolleyes:

[Sprung831]

just ordered a new set of bagels online the other day. they will be delivered on wed. we'll have to see what the numberz is.

did anyone notice in the "Museum of Death" that it was all SUV's and trucks?

[MHI]

This issue has come up before, years ago. I think its BS. Indeed scary stuff from the news people who have run out of scary things to talk about.:)

I think sunlight causes more damage to tires than time, therfore tires on cars sitting outside may not last as long as tires on the shelf.

[muskymike]

I gotta git new tires on my truck. For what they are costing me they better hold together! :eek:

[Lazarus]

I saw this a year or so ago, but apparently it's still going on.

http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=4826897

[ceramictec]

yeah that thread was on here 2 years ago.

http://www.johnbridge.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=68298

[Shpedly]

Yup, disregarding age and dry rot/ sidewall cracks not good. These newer 80K treadwear rated tires are giving people a false sense of security. See it every day in my shop, plenty of tread and the sidewalls are cracked and the raised lettering almost gone.

[Lazarus]

OK Brian....Some new folks her might not have seen it.....and apparently it's still goin' on....

[ceramictec]

I hope they read it and buy new tires, could save their lives. :tup1:

[cx]

We'll just merge the two since they're the same story, eh?

[sandbagger]

These newer 80K treadwear rated tires are giving people a false sense of security. absolutely. Some day maybe they'll get wise and rate them like oil changes. You know, something like, "80,000 miles or 5 yrs, whichever comes first."

[MudMaker]

and then there was this...

http://www.johnbridge.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=76602

[deepwater]

I owned a Ford Explorer that had Firestone tires. I was traveling down the interstate when the tread unwrapped and beat my truck to death. I was lucky that the tire stayed inflated and did not blow. This happened about two months before all the news broke about Ford and Firestone Tires. I was surprised at how fast Firestone sent me a check for the repairs..of course I soon found out way when it hit the news.

[jjwq8]

WTF? I'm supposed to change the tires???????