As an Arizona resident, I have a 5 year hard line on life of tires. The UV exposure in AZ cooks the sidewall rubber to the point of failure. I have had 4 tires simply explode from sidewall failure while parked. All were past the 5 year life limit. Had the vehicles been loaded, at highway speed, the outcome would not have been good.. or, likely survivable. It's your safety, so you decide.
On Tue, Aug 9, 2022 at 11:46 AM dan penoff.com via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I would agree with Greg. Since Dad was in IL most of the time, I suspect > the sidewalls are in good shape. I would inspect them closely for cracking, > and if they look good, don’t worry about it at this point. > > -D > > On Aug 9, 2022, at 1:46 PM, greg via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com > <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote: > > I would say that climate conditions are a critical factor. Heat and UV are > the primary enemies. I would think a truck stored outdoors in AZ would age > tires much faster than here in the PNW. > > I would certainly inspect closely for signs of heat/sunlight damage. > > Greg > > My â?~05 Dodge Ram 2500 4x4 SLT 5.9 Cummins has 60K mile Michelins on it > that were made third week of 2016. Between my dad I there have been 40k > miles put on them. They are wearing well. > When do I need to get nervous about the straight up age of the tires? > Citing that data should I be concerned taking off for a roadtrip to > Colorado on those tires? > > AZBob > > Sent from my iPad > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com<http://www.okiebenz.com/> > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
