Goodyear tires

[chuck botts]

per http://www.goodyear.com/nat/pcit_cat/products/g159.html, LT225/75R16 E
load are rated for 2,680 pounds load @ 65 mph when inflated to 80 psi.

Rubber degrading [becomes brittle and cracks] is accelerated by UV from the
sun (cloth or even paper will shield], Ozone, load [sitting in one spot for
a long time like stretched rubber bands] and the more volatile
hydrocarbons. Surface cracks allow the rubber to tear. If you don't
protect the tires from these elements, the best the manufacturer will
guarantee their rating for is five years. If on the other hand, you protect
the tires from these elements, they will last longer and that depends on
what you do. That is why an unprotected exposed spare is usually the first
to blow.

How much the cost of new tires are worth to you compared to being stuck on
the side of the road with some side panels ripped off by a blown tire is a
personal risk. For me, it's not worth the risk of it happening at speed in
the middle of nowhere. I just look at it as another part of insurance.
Divide the cost of new tires by 5 and add that to your yearly insurance cost.

 

[chuck will]

I strongly recommend you buy 7 new tires at the same time. Rotate them like the
book says and you will get the service intended for those tires. If you have the
naughyde covers it helps some. The biggest thing is I have used is Dri Wash and
Guards Tire guard. It works. Chuck 78 eleganza II, Lompoc Ca.

> per http://www.goodyear.com/nat/pcit_cat/products/g159.html, LT225/75R16 E
> load are rated for 2,680 pounds load @ 65 mph when inflated to 80 psi.
>
> Rubber degrading [becomes brittle and cracks] is accelerated by UV from the
> sun (cloth or even paper will shield], Ozone, load [sitting in one spot for
> a long time like stretched rubber bands] and the more volatile
> hydrocarbons. Surface cracks allow the rubber to tear. If you don't
> protect the tires from these elements, the best the manufacturer will
> guarantee their rating for is five years. If on the other hand, you protect
> the tires from these elements, they will last longer and that depends on
> what you do. That is why an unprotected exposed spare is usually the first
> to blow.
>
> How much the cost of new tires are worth to you compared to being stuck on
> the side of the road with some side panels ripped off by a blown tire is a
> personal risk. For me, it's not worth the risk of it happening at speed in
> the middle of nowhere. I just look at it as another part of insurance.
> Divide the cost of new tires by 5 and add that to your yearly insurance cost.