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Age vs miles on tires

Are they equally important?    Thnx! :)
Milha & Johnny Skelton
2000 U320 40'

Re: Age vs miles on tires

Reply #1 –
Not in my experience. I drive my MH 12-15000 miles per year. At that rate it would take over 10 years to wear down the tread. The sidewalls just will not last that long and besides, my coach sits for prolonged periods, 2-3 months at a time and the experts tell me that flexing the rubber as in rolling down the road is necessary for the "health" of the tire. So, age is the very critical factor in my tire life.
No RV! Have hung up the keys.
In the past: 2016 Winnebago Era, 1994 Foretravel U240, 1995 Foretravel U240 (wide body), 1999 Foretravel 320, 36 Foot, 2003 Foretravel U320 38 foot,
 

Re: Age vs miles on tires

Reply #2 –
Horace is correct.

VERY few RV tires are replaced because of lack of tread (barring alignment issues).

The vast majority are replaced because of age.

What age are your tires.  The last 4 digits of the number beginning with DOT indicate the WEEK and YEAR the tire was produced.  That complete DOT number will be molded into only one sidewall of each tire, and may be facing inboard or outboard.

Brett
Brett Wolfe
EX: 1993 U240
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