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Jim Dean


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After my second blowout in three weeks I will be replacing it Monday. ( It blew out late on a Saturday afternoon.) When the one that just blew out gets replaced I will replace the other two tires also so that I can have four new tires on the ground. One of the other two tires I am replacing was from a blowout in May of 2010 and it has a date code of 10. The spare is the one from the factory and the date code is 07. My question is: Would you keep the existing spare that is date coded with 07 and has been used twice for a total of approx. 100 miles on the ground or would you take the one that is date coded with 10 and been on the ground since May of 2010 and make it the spare. The wheels are different so the one I keep as a spare will only be used as a spare and not for long term use. The reason I am asking is there is a lot of discussion on this forum about the date codes of tires and the need to change them after x number of years. Do I keep the older one with hardly any wear or keep the newer one with a full year of full timing wear plus another year of limited use? Thank you for any suggestions or advise!

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Jim Dean wrote:

The reason I am asking is there is a lot of discussion on this forum about the date codes of tires and the need to change them after x number of years. Do I keep the older one with hardly any wear or keep the newer one with a full year of full timing wear plus another year of limited use? Thank you for any suggestions or advise!

 In every article I've read about tire replacement ages, the 'X' always equalled 5 or 6 years.  If the tire with the '10 date code looks good and has good tread, I would use it.  This would give you another three years of (hopefully) limited use.

Just out of curiosity... could you post back here as to the brand and model of tire you get.  There seems to be a consensus on this forum that Michelins are the best but the price makes several people consider buying other brands.  Goodyear, Toyo, and Sumitomo have been mentioned.  I've had good luck with Yokohamas on my pickup.  But Kendas!?  DW and I had those on our bicycles and even had bad luck with those!

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I am using Goodyears on this rig. That what was on them when I bought it and have been replacing the blown tires with like models. I am using their G614 RST tires. They are G rated since my rig is 18000 lbs.
After reading many threads on this forum about when to change the tires I chose not to reopen the can of worms so I just used the x as the number of years.

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Jim Dean wrote:

I am using Goodyears on this rig. That what was on them when I bought it and have been replacing the blown tires with like models. I am using their G614 RST tires. They are G rated since my rig is 18000 lbs.
After reading many threads on this forum about when to change the tires I chose not to reopen the can of worms so I just used the x as the number of years.

 Are you members of the Suites Owners Forum? Lots of very good information in their tire threads about your tires.

http://suitesowners.com/forums/index.php

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Jim,

The key to your question is that whichever tire you keep will be used only as a spare and not as a replacement tire.  My opinion would be to keep the 2010 tire that has been used.  Tires are built with protecting chemicals inside the tire that are spread and distributed when the tire rolls.  So, my answer in your case is to keep the 2010, not so much because of the "born on" date, but more because of the more consistent use which actually makes the rubber less likely to fail.  That assumes, of course, that the tire hasn't been damaged by being run underinflated for the load it has been carrying.

Hope that helps.



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