GMC :Tire care

[claude brousson]

Having just recently been in contact with Michelin Tire people, they
sent me a glossy brochure on tire care and tire pressures etc. Several
items of interest from it are-
1.If storing your vehicle for long term-presumably say over winter,
tires should be inflated to their maximum pressure indicated on the
sidewall.

2. A cool, dry, sealed garage is your best bet for storage. Some
surfaces may cause tires to age prematurely so they recommend
plywood,cardboard,or plastic between the tire and the floor or ground
surface. And clean your tires with water and mild soap before putting
into storage.

3. Cracks in the rubber surface less than 1/32" deep are ok, and between
1/32" and 2/32" the tire is suspect and should be carefully examined by
a dealer.

4. They recommend enough pressures according to the maximum weight which
is in the vehicle and not the highest pressure the tire can stand.

5.In their XPS rib tires- in the 8.75x 16.5 they havve quit making the D
range tire, and the 9.50x16.5 is scheduled to be eliminated.
That should not affect us, as it is recommended that we use E range any
way and both of these are still available in this range.

There is a lot more info too, most of it familiar to us i think, but
these were a few items, I at least, was not aware of, so thought others
on the list might also be interested.

Claude

 

[gene]

Some things there that I would not have expected:

When they store tires for sale , they don't keep them inflated to max
pressure, in a cool dark place. It would seem to me that standing with two
tons of load on each, on a peice of cardboard that has been crushed down
to two peices of paper would not do much either.

I have read here and other places that you should go out and run the tires
every month or so to get them up to temp and get the oils (what ever) in
the rubber moving to help keep it flexible, etc. I guess this confirms
that I don't know jack about tires;>)

I guess Dallas has the right idea, keep-em rolling and wear them out on
the road before they are 5 years old. Don't have to worry about these
other little things then.

gene

>Having just recently been in contact with Michelin Tire people, they
>sent me a glossy brochure on tire care and tire pressures etc. Several
>items of interest from it are-
>1.If storing your vehicle for long term-presumably say over winter,
>tires should be inflated to their maximum pressure indicated on the
>sidewall.
>
>2. A cool, dry, sealed garage is your best bet for storage. Some
>surfaces may cause tires to age prematurely so they recommend
>plywood,cardboard,or plastic between the tire and the floor or ground
>surface. And clean your tires with water and mild soap before putting
>into storage.
>
>3. Cracks in the rubber surface less than 1/32" deep are ok, and between
>1/32" and 2/32" the tire is suspect and should be carefully examined by
>a dealer.
>
>4. They recommend enough pressures according to the maximum weight which
>is in the vehicle and not the highest pressure the tire can stand.
>
>5.In their XPS rib tires- in the 8.75x 16.5 they havve quit making the D
>range tire, and the 9.50x16.5 is scheduled to be eliminated.
>That should not affect us, as it is recommended that we use E range any
>way and both of these are still available in this range.
>
>There is a lot more info too, most of it familiar to us i think, but
>these were a few items, I at least, was not aware of, so thought others
>on the list might also be interested.
>
>Claude
>
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