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#457077 tommyt (User) Expert Boarder Posts: 503 old tires 6 Years ago   Justbought a trailer for my MC (one that pulls behind the bike).Trailer is a Bushtek that looks like it just rolled off the showroom floor, however it is a 1995 year model. The tires have a date code os 065 which indicates they were made in the 6thweek of 1995.They look Great, no cracks. Trailer has been sitting in a garage for years. Should I replace the tires and tubes or just the tubes.? They are 17 years old and look new. tt   Logged     tommyt.....   The administrator has disabled public write access. #457079 Rev. (User) Gold Boarder Posts: 935 Re:old tires 6 Years ago   yup it would be the safest thing to tires are very deceiving they may look good but the petroleum products begin to waste away I believe around the 6th or 7th year. Once they begin to heat up from traveling some distance look out blowout.   Logged     http://www.patriotguard.org/ http://myroadstar.webs.com/   The administrator has disabled public write access. #457080 texasscott1 (User) Two of a kind Platinum Boarder Posts: 4486 Re:old tires 6 Years ago   If the tires have taken on kind of a lighter cast than black in places then roll them a few miles and see if they'll bloom back to black. If they won't then they'll probably start cracking pretty quick. If they do then the tires still have some of the oils left but it's still anybody's guess how long they'll last. A lot depends on how much Ozone they've been exposed to. Popular opinion will probably be to replace the tires and tubes.   Logged     My 99 Standard Test Mule Scott B.   The administrator has disabled public write access. #457120 jd750ace (User) Front toward enemy Platinum Boarder Posts: 18763 Re:old tires 6 Years ago   I'd change 'em.   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #457140 Questcap (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 7727 Re:old tires 6 Years ago   Shoot... it's not too pricey to replace 'em, and for the peace of mind, probably worth it.   Logged     Sig Pic deleted - larger than 450 pixels and 50 kb   The administrator has disabled public write access. #457145 deadweight (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 1535 Re:old tires 6 Years ago   Change them...   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #457218 ahamay (User) I got mine, did you get yours? Platinum Boarder Posts: 1985 Re:old tires 6 Years ago   I would have to agree with the change the tires advice. The last thing you would want is a trailer with a blow out swinging behind your R*. It would be a case of the tail wagging the dog. New tires is cheap insurance.   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access.

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