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![[Linked Image]](http://i540.photobucket.com/albums/gg342/steveberrett/543E1C2E-9998-4961-BD4B-B52FF39E2787_zpss2ragl2p.jpg) Tires on my the old 7.3L. Probably got another 20k or 20 years left, whichever comes first! Never drive it anymore, rot gets them pretty quick. Sam probably had the same mentoring as me growing up, if it held air it’s gtg, till it’s not then [bleep] just deal with it then. We all know that’s wrong now 😉 That picture isn’t the best. There’s cracks all over the tire
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I counted. I have 28 tires on various vehicles/trailers.The two highway trucks and horse trailer gets replaced, everything else lasts until it doesn't.I have a John Deere 40 ground driven manure spreader, probably a 1950 vintage.It still has original tires on it. My 74 tri-axle hay trailer only travels about 10 miles round trip 2- 3 times a year.Those tries don't get change out due to age.I do keep all tires .
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My sister had a blow out and rollover on I20 a few years back because of dry rotted tires. She hardly ever drove the truck because she always has a company car. Fortunately she wasn't badly hurt.
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Get her a set of Michelins Sam, after all, it's only money. michelins we get here in AZ are pretty soft, and sidewalls sun rot pretty quick. coopers for me now. local guy carries them, and does a good job, two man shop, he bought it from his dad. been going there 30 years
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I'm a Tireaholic kinda guy................ sucker for DTD rebate holiday sales ![[Linked Image]](https://i.imgur.com/VYAmcXE.jpg)
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My good buddy in Idaho told me his local tire shops will not fix, balance, etc. any tires over 6 years old.
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These are what I have on the Wifes Avalanche. Not this size of couse Bridgestone When those wear out Im going with these next time. Michelin
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Man, now I feel bad! Thank you for all the replies. To be honest it appears that I should have been paying better attention to their condition. I knew the tread(depth) was fine but haven't bothered to really look at the tread, reach in the wheel well and check the 'grip'...... Guess I'm just used to wearing out tires on pickups and you replace them every 2-4 years. And Jesus, I bet half the old farm trucks around here are running 20 year old tires. Lesson learned! Tikka, my next door neighbor is the tire guy in town and buy everything from him. Sells a bunch of Hankooks. Thinking about these? https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tire...l=Explorer%204WD&autoModClar=LimitedAt least you caught it.
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Again, thank you gentlemen for the replies.
This has been a minor embarrassment....
I will be talking to the tire man tomorrow.
Tires are one thing that is worth good money.
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The tires on my wife's SUV have plenty of tread left on them but I recently noticed they have developed small cracks in the tread.
Tires are 8 years old and have 24k miles on them.
Just did a little internet research and see that it is recommended to go no more than 6-10 years on passenger 'car' tires.
Hate to replace tires that appear to have a lot of life left in them but I also hate to worry.
Thinking just spend the money and buy a little peace of mind? Based on the date code, they could be older than that.
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time.
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i'd go do some burn outs and stuff first.
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Made me go look at my tires.
I bought a 2011 Camry that was a low mile lease turn-in 5.5 years ago. It had new tires on it when I bought it. The dealer put on some low end tires, but they were new so I decided to give them a chance before I changed them out for some higher grade tires. They turned out to be decent tires so they're still on the car. I've only put about 26,000 miles on the car and they still have good tread.
Anyway, I just looked and they don't have any cracks.
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My wife has a 2014 crosstour with almost 40k on it...the tires have plenty of tread but they will be in use 5 years come December. So far so good but she is getting Michelins or Bridgestones on it the first of the year.
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i'd go do some burn outs and stuff first. LOL I'm not sure if it will even do a burn out...
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imagine shopping for tires for this badd boy............. ![[Linked Image]](https://i.imgur.com/NCahiEb.jpg)
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I'm a Tireaholic kinda guy................ sucker for DTD rebate holiday sales do you have somebody that will mount them locally?
...Actually Sycamore, you are sort of right....
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Just a word. The new tires that dealer put on my car before I bought it are the Mastercraft Strategy tire. I didn't think much about them one way or another. I knew they were a budget priced tire and didn't expect much from them. But they've been surprisingly good tires. Their tread definitely holds up. I wouldn't hesitate to buy another set of them. These. https://tirereviewsandmore.com/mastercraft-strategy-tire-review-rating/
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I prefer something along the lines of a new mop or broom for that duty.
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Just a word. The new tires that dealer put on my car before I bought it are the Mastercraft Strategy tire. I didn't think much about them one way or another. I knew they were a budget priced tire and didn't expect much from them. But they've been surprisingly good tires. Their tread definitely holds up. I wouldn't hesitate to buy another set of them. These. https://tirereviewsandmore.com/mastercraft-strategy-tire-review-rating/Mastercraft is made by Cooper.
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