Who scraps their tires when 6 YRS. OLD??

Coker maintains the Michelins are fresh production...


Goodyear continues to recommend 5 years of usability, so I try to drive on them more ...

 

I might be dreaming, but i think i read a post that told of some aged TRXs currently selling as new. You'd think that for the price of these things, they'd spot you some that are fresh out of the oven.

sebastien

 

I've read the same post here on Fchat, it was posted a year or so ago. Someone here called and all they could find were 3 or 4 year old tires.
I believe, but I'm not positive, that Jerry our resident Coker rep says they now have new TRX's in stock.

"...........ooooooooo Jerrrrrrry are you out there?..............."

 

mine only last a few years

 

You shouldn't have to its on the sidewall.

 

I think the only make a run of them (Michelins) every two years or so........

 

I think it should be right in front of your eyes.

Tires Manufactured Since 2000

Since 2000, the week and year the tire was produced has been provided by the last four digits of the Tire Identification Number with the 2 digits being used to identify the week immediately preceding the 2 digits used to identify the year.

Example of a tire manufactured since 2000 with the current Tire Identification Number format:

In the example above:
DOT U2LL LMLR 5107
DOT U2LL LMLR 5107 Manufactured during the 51st week of the year
DOT U2LL LMLR 5107 Manufactured during 2007

While the entire Tire Identification Number is required to be branded onto one sidewall of every tire, current regulations also require that DOT and the first digits of the Tire Identification Number must also be branded onto the opposite sidewall. Therefore, it is possible to see a Tire Identification Number that appears incomplete and requires looking at the tire’s other sidewall to find the entire Tire Identification Number


The use of a partial Tire Identification Number on the one sidewall reduces the risk of injury to the mold technician that would have to install the weekly date code on the top sidewall portion of a hot tire mold.
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Tires Manufactured Before 2000

The Tire Identification Number for tires produced prior to 2000 was based on the assumption that tires would not be in service for ten years. While they were required to provided the same information as today’s tires, the week and year the tire was produced was contained in the last three digits. The 2 digits used to identify the week a tire was manufactured immediately preceded a single digit used to identify the year.

Example of a tire manufactured before 2000 with the earlier Tire Identification Number format:

In the example above:
DOT EJ8J DFM 408
DOT EJ8J DFM 408 Manufactured during the 40th week of the year
DOT EJ8J DFM 408 Manufactured during the 8th year of the decade

While the previous Tire Identification Number format identified that a tire was built in the 8th year of a decade, there was no universal identifier that confirmed which decade (tires produced in the 1990s may have a small triangle following the Tire Identification Number to identify the decade).
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Does that help?

 

Uh oh! Thats not very good.

I'm betting that a bunch of Fchat 400 owners go out and check the tires this weekend and 1/2 of them are running 10 year old tires.
Pretty scary

 

Bruce,

That's almost 12 and over 14 years old. You are driving on hockey pucks.

On the other hand, I think my spare is original...1965...

Regards,

Art S.