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Originally Posted by taylorbob1
Came across this article abt “Preventing Tire Blowouts”
https://rvlife.com/tire-blowouts-in-rvs/
Here are the 5 points:
1) Proper inflation
2) Do not overload
3) Right tires for the job
4) Prevent Dry-Tire rot
5) Replace tires that are 6yrs old
Regarding #5...it’s really a shame that I must replace 6 perfectly good looking, lots of tread tires.
That is, Ford chassis has 2016 dated tires (even though Thor build date is 2017).
So I’m now beginning the hunt for 225-75R-16 C rated 3,195# tires.
We’ve discussed this topic in the past, lots of threads on it.
Wondering if Forum members are practicing the 6yr tire replacement rule? |
Only a tire engineer can answer the question, as he/she has access to all the info. Personally I see the 5 to 8 year change-out date depending on tire type and manufacture. I do know that the rubber compounds used in tires do harden with age and heat cycles, so I assume time change is a average of suspected use. Having has three rear tire failures of the past 30 years on different RVs, I adhere to changing out the steer tire at 5 years and the rears at 8 years. If you have a rear fail, all you may is have is a thousand dollars of body damage. A side wall failure on a steer tire is something I never want to think about.
I might mention that all tires basically loose most of the ability to pump water off the pavement when the tread depth reaches about 4/32". That is important as when the tire can't pump water off the pavement, the tire losses contact with the pavement and hydroplanes. That is exciting in a car and usually catastrophic in a RV.
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