Boys and girls, Speaking from the industrial side of things, rubber has a shelf life of 5 years, period. Why? Because it is too costly to shut down processes to replace premutarely failed product. When it comes to suppling a customer with a gasket, O-ring, diaphragm, expansion joints, etc., we take a strong look at when product is produced. Many gasket sheets, for instance will have a stamp like 3Q05; meaning it was manufactured in the third quarter of 2005. Another important consideration is how long has it sat on a distributors shelf before being sold. Of course, there are other factors to be considered such as environment, packaging, how it was stored, etc. but these don't come into play with tires.
How can I say this with out sounding ugly; Dan Z. from the Rubber Manufacturers Assoc. is a liar! He seals his fate when he states "...without any scientific information to back it up". Bull Sh!t. He knows good and damn well, if he can read, that there is a shelf life associated with rubber. If he is not informed, why is he the spokesperson for this organization? Just someone else out there trying to cover up and protect, in my humble, but informed, opinion. Just some thoughts from the other side of things, Rich -- Just think, if it weren't for marriage, men would go through life thinking they had no faults at all. ---Anon You can only be young once. But you can always be immature. --- Dave Barry -------------- Original message -------------- From: "howardholland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> A friend of mine sent me this video. A must see!!! http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerindex?id=4826897 I didn't know tires had a date when they were made, A lot have died,because people didn't know. your new tires could be 10years old or older..........not safe !!! Take a look and then check your tires..........I will. Howard. www.howardsbackyardautobody.com
