Thread: Tire age
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Old 05-13-2013, 11:16 AM   #3
Rufton
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Re: Tire age

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Originally Posted by truckster View Post
I bought a motorhome last year. It supposedly had 6 new tires on it. I took a trip across country, and after the first blowout I found the inner duals hadn't been replaced. The tread looked new, but the tires were manufactured in 1998. The second one blew out before I made it to a tire shop. I replaced both and the spare, which was also manufactured in 1998. The tires were Michelin, so they weren't junk tires.

After that experience, I get really nervous riding on old tires.
Did you have a chance to look closely at old tires for signs of dry rot?
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