Tire dates - always check 'em!

[plyonsMC9]

I know this is like beating a dead horse after it's dead, and has died and no longer breathing, but -

Always check the date stamps on tires -  even when you are buying and paying for brand new tires.  I was having some new steer tires installed when I checked the date stamps.  The tire mechanic was putting on TWELVE year old tires.  Looked like they had been capped.  I don't "think" that it was intentional and both he and his manager were very apologetic when they read the dates.  But it served as a reminder not to trust.  Or - trust but verify.

Happy bussin' and Kind Regards, Phil

[TomC]

If you're buying 6 or 8 new tires, make sure they are all made from the same batch, same date.

[HB of CJ]

Old date tires are NOT a good idea.  It took me awhile to come around on this but now I am a firm supporter on running only near new dated tires.  One of the many reasons why I sold my Crown Supercoach, (VIN 37317) was that it had good but very old tires.  All was explained vigorously to the new buyer and he signed off on it.

I did come close to buying a set of ten, (10) excellent condition Michelin 11Rx24.5 tires on Alcoa  aluminum wheels but the tires were just too old.  The seller really wanted to put them on.  Great cash price.  He seemed slightly ruffled when I said "No Thank You".  Yep, trust but verify.  Be sure to know what you are buying.  Just me.

[ol713]

  HI all;
       Just put on two new tires on the front of my coach.  Before they were put on, I checked
       the DOT. Turned out they were only one month old.  Lucked out on that one.
                                                             Merle.

[RJ]

Phil -

We put eight new tires on our coach in October.  The tires we took off were three different sizes and varied between 12 and 16 years old! (This is the Prevost, not the MCI.)

The new Toyo M170s were all date coded the same, and were all just one month old. Of course, I'd pushed that point hard with the Les Schwab's store manager, and he had to make several phone calls to his warehouse and distribution center to meet that request.

Bottom line: Like Phil said, check the date code closely when buying new shoes for your coach!

FWIW & HTH. . .

[belfert]

I have a brand new 1997 tire as my spare.  The problem is it is cracked all to heck between the treads.  I used it as a spare in 2017 for 500 miles and that was probably 450 miles too far on that tire.  I had a unmounted older tire I threw in my trailer before left so I had that installed at a Loves with a tire shop.

It was probably only on a wing and a prayer that the tire didn't come apart on me.

[Jim Blackwood]

I hate it when that happens.
I have 4 "brand new" tires on my MG that will have to be replaced this spring. Maybe not even 1000 miles on them. That hurts. But not as much as letting your alligators get away from you. That hurts more.

21 years is a pretty good tire life, even for a tire you never used. Can't believe you went to the trouble of putting on an even older one. That right there HAS to be a false economy.

OTOH, we put a spare on my son's Jag that was so old it used a 2 digit date code. Might have been the original spare and that was an '85. Drove on it just far enough to get to the tire store 2 miles away and it was a humpy bumpy ride. Tire guy said it was older than he was. Couldn't say I'd recommend it.

Jim

[chessie4905]

It might have been bumpy if it had nylon cords. I remember those days...