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OT: expiration dates - not on food but car tires! : OT

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  • DoubleEgger
    DoubleEgger Posts: 19,139
    edited August 18
    Good luck. Feels the same as getting gas money for the boat. 

    “This boat doesn’t run on ‘Thanks’.”
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  • caliking
    caliking Posts: 19,779
    fishlessman said:
    MaskedMarvel said:
    Lesse if I can get this to post - I just found the pic of the f150 tire that blew on the highway… 


    That looks worse than a blowout on an old retread
    Jesus called that tire back to him. 

    #1 LBGE December 2012 • #2 SBGE February  2013 • #3 Mini May 2013
    A happy BGE family in Houston, TX.
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  • alaskanassasin
    alaskanassasin Posts: 8,883
    edited August 18
    DoubleEgger said:
    Good luck. Feels the same as getting gas money for the boat. 

    “This boat doesn’t run on ‘Thanks’.”

     If you loaned me your boat sir, it would come back with a full tank.
    South of Columbus, Ohio.


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  • alaskanassasin
    alaskanassasin Posts: 8,883
    Or the Camaro if I were perhaps in town visiting, would also come back full of fuel and probably a rockwood bag in the trunk. 
    South of Columbus, Ohio.


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  • WeberWho
    WeberWho Posts: 11,521
    One of the early lessons my Dad taught me was that if you borrow something you return it in better condition than you received it. (When applicable) A friend of my Mom's owns a lawn scaping business and he loves to borrow equipment to my parents as he knows something will come back greased or sharpened on it. 

    When I borrow something I try to do the same. Filling a gas tank should be the absolute minimum.
    "The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan

    Minnesota
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  • poster
    poster Posts: 1,346
    Also don't think an LT tire will last longer or take higher loads on a trailer. I tried and the tread blew right off.
    Stick to the ST's. They are specifically designed to take the twisting motion (among a number of other things) on the treads which happens on a trailer, especially a dual axle 
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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 26,449
    Sorry...I just had to add my wrecked tire and rim picture!

    Re-gasketing the USA one yard at a time 
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  • Legume
    Legume Posts: 15,936
    How fast were you going @RRP?
    THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER
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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 34,552
    RRP said:
    Sorry...I just had to add my wrecked tire and rim picture!


    taking it up to pizza temps before the wheel blew......must have been a really big hill
    fukahwee maine

    you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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  • Begger
    Begger Posts: 607
    Tire lifespan can be helped by minimizing sun exposure and high speed blasts in 100f weather where pavement temps can easily exceed 130f.....
    Filling with Nitrogen or perhaps Argon will also help.   
    I treat such time limit warnings as ADVISORY, not a brick wall.   Inspection for sidewall cracks and and uniform treadware are more important than just a time limit....
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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 26,449
    Begger said:
    Tire lifespan can be helped by minimizing sun exposure and high speed blasts in 100f weather where pavement temps can easily exceed 130f.....
    Filling with Nitrogen or perhaps Argon will also help.   
    I treat such time limit warnings as ADVISORY, not a brick wall.   Inspection for sidewall cracks and and uniform treadware are more important than just a time limit....
    dumb question I suppose but I’ll ask it anyway…if no cracks are found on the exterior side walls is it necessary to try to check the interior side? the latter would be difficult for say old farts! 
    Re-gasketing the USA one yard at a time 
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  • kl8ton
    kl8ton Posts: 6,395
    RRP said:
    Begger said:
    Tire lifespan can be helped by minimizing sun exposure and high speed blasts in 100f weather where pavement temps can easily exceed 130f.....
    Filling with Nitrogen or perhaps Argon will also help.   
    I treat such time limit warnings as ADVISORY, not a brick wall.   Inspection for sidewall cracks and and uniform treadware are more important than just a time limit....
    dumb question I suppose but I’ll ask it anyway…if no cracks are found on the exterior side walls is it necessary to try to check the interior side? the latter would be difficult for say old farts! 
    I would say the inside "should" be fine if there is nothing on the outside sidewalls.  I just replaced trailer tires yesterday.  There were many cracks in between the treads as well.  This particular trailer was only used on property and never on the road.  Always pulled by a tractor.  In that situation I won't replace until the tire simply will no longer hold air.  Well, it needs to be on the road for a few days, forcing the replacement.  I just buy tires already mounted to wheels instead of having new tires mounted to the old rims. It is about the same price.  
    Large, Medium, MiniMax, 36" Blackstone
    Grand Rapids MI
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