Spare tires

[bartbill]

Blew two tires today. First was a three year old Carlisle. Put the spare on and five miles later it blew. Here is the thing. Goodyear came with a new tire (Good Sam's Roadside Assistance). The tech read the code on the blown spare ( I bought this trailer new in 2012) He said it was a thirteen year old tire!! So either this chap doesn't understand how to interpret the code. I wonder a 13 year old tire got mounted on my trailer.

[Tbos]

4 digit code 1st two are the week of the year which is the second 2 digits. 2216 means 22nd week of 2016. My 2016 came with tires that were 6 months old. I hit a curb and blew 2 of them. Replaced 5 and kept the best of the others as an extra spare. Hope you didn't get any damage to your rig when the tires blew.


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[Ken / Claudia]

Likely to late now, since we tend to not keep a failed tire. I would have kept the old tire and taken it back the dealer and question their reason for having that old of a tire on a new trailer. My local shop told me they are not allowed to sell any tire over So old no matter what the condition it is it. I did not ask what age that is before it just goes to recycle but, 13 years should be more than enough.

[Desert185]

Blew two tires today. First was a three year old Carlisle. Put the spare on and five miles later it blew. Here is the thing. Goodyear came with a new tire (Good Sam's Roadside Assistance). The tech read the code on the blown spare ( I bought this trailer new in 2012) He said it was a thirteen year old tire!! So either this chap doesn't understand how to interpret the code. I wonder a 13 year old tire got mounted on my trailer.

Sometimes items get traded out by an unethical element at the dealer. Check the dates on your propane tanks.

[bartbill]

Went to Discount Tire here in Collinsville OK today. They put a new one on for 30 bucks. Had them put in steel valve stem in preparation for Tire Pressure Monitoring System.

Just to be clear: If the last two digits are 11. That means the tire was made in 2011. That is, the four digit number just to the right of the DOT stamp. Right?

[Tbos]

On my new Carlisle tires it is to the right of the DOT info. In my case they are stamped 1916.


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[CaptnJohn]

On my new Carlisle tires it is to the right of the DOT info. In my case they are stamped 1916.


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Ordered 5 new Carlisle tires, they arrived only 3 months old. Poster above had a tire installed from 2011 ~~ already over 5 years old and nearly beyond useful life. I would have passed on that unless all that was available as a temporary short term fix.

[bartbill]

If you are talking about me; the tire came on the spare of the trailer I bought new from Camping World in Longmont Colorado. Checked the air occasionally but really who would check the dates on a spare tire.

[CaptnJohn]

If you are talking about me; the tire came on the spare of the trailer I bought new from Camping World in Longmont Colorado. Checked the air occasionally but really who would check the dates on a spare tire.

Spare I only check twice a year which is a bad practice. I checked the dates on my tires that came on the 5er. Trailer Kings but only 4 months old. Checked dates on new Carlisle tires and they were even fresher. Where could anyone even find a 13 year old tire to install? Another 1st is Carlisle coming from the factory. What brand were the 4 on the axels?

[Ken / Claudia]

I have and do check the date of every tire I have. All 5 vehicles. And did so on the office fleet boat trailers. I recently replaced on own boat trailer tires because of age, all 5. The spare was never on the road and was replaced due to age.

[notanlines]

Bartbill, you brought this up: "So either this chap doesn't understand how to interpret the code" My opinion is that this is the most likely scenario. I simply cannot see probably the largest RV dealership chain in the world sneaking under your trailer with a 13 year old spare.
I also will admit that I have not checked the spare for pressure since before our west coast swing. It will be done this week.