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Posted by SJF on June 3, 2007, 2:16 am
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>> Eigenvector wrote:
>>> How long would you expect a set of car tires to last when stored in
>>> the garage?
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>>> By stored I mean dismounted, no rims, no wheels, kept out of sunlight
>>> as best you could.
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>> Just wanted to add, once you start seeing cracks in the sidewall, you
>> know it is too long.
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>> --
>> Joseph Meehan
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>> Dia 's Muire duit
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> So far as I can tell the rubber looks to be just fine. I guess I'm a
> little worried seeing how they've been in the garage for about 6 years.
> Only way to tell is to mount them and see what happens I guess - no sense
> tossing a set of 4 completely good tires without attempting to see how
> they'll do??
My '69 Toyota Corona, long gone, came with single ply tires as I recall --
thin sidewalls. I didn't see any cracks but two tires suddenly went flat
with no sign of a puncture and low mileage. Weathered sidewalls finally let
the air out when the tires were five years old.
For what it's worth, most of the rubber trim on that car also suffered sun
damage. I imagine sturdier tires with two or more ply in the sidewalls
would be less prone to such failure, tractor tires that live forever being
an example.
SJF
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Posted by dpb on June 3, 2007, 8:27 am
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> ...most of the rubber trim on that car also suffered sun
> damage. I imagine sturdier tires with two or more ply in the sidewalls
> would be less prone to such failure, tractor tires that live forever being
> an example.
...
"Longer", maybe, yes. I can attest that tractor tires won't live
"forever", however, from UV. They are very prone to developing deep
cracks at the base of the tread bar and will fail under use. Takes a
while, but more rubber and plies alone don't eliminate the problem,
just extend it...
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Posted by Larry Caldwell on June 3, 2007, 3:45 pm
bozarth.d@gmail.com (dpb) says...
> "Longer", maybe, yes. I can attest that tractor tires won't live
> "forever", however, from UV. They are very prone to developing deep
> cracks at the base of the tread bar and will fail under use. Takes a
> while, but more rubber and plies alone don't eliminate the problem,
> just extend it...
I use UV protectant on my tractor tires, and park the tractor under
cover whenever possible. At $600 apiece, I want them to last as long as
possible.
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Posted by dpb on June 3, 2007, 5:45 pm
wrote:
> bozart...@gmail.com (dpb) says...
>
> > "Longer", maybe, yes. I can attest that tractor tires won't live
> > "forever", however, from UV. They are very prone to developing deep
> > cracks at the base of the tread bar and will fail under use. Takes a
> > while, but more rubber and plies alone don't eliminate the problem,
> > just extend it...
>
> I use UV protectant on my tractor tires, and park the tractor under
> cover whenever possible. At $600 apiece, I want them to last as long as
> possible.
Amen...although don't know how you can keep a spray-on protectant on
the tire anyway unless the tractor isn't used...
Depending on where you are and what you use,
http://www.nebraskatire.com/ag_tires/tractor_rear_overstocks.htm
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Posted by dpb on June 3, 2007, 7:15 pm
wrote:
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> I use UV protectant on my tractor tires, and park the tractor under
> cover whenever possible. At $600 apiece, ...
Actually, it's not the tire cost as much as the $200+ per refueling
that's the _real_ killer... :(
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