Today I want to talk about four things that you should check minimally on the tires. Number one you want to do a visual inspection for any kind of damage, this could be bulging were marks or weather cracking. Make sure you check all sides of the tires being careful with your hands just in case there are some steel belts protruding through the rubber. These could easily slice your hand open it would not make for a good day.
You also want to check the tread depth now they may be variations as to what’s legal throughout the country, so find out that information that pertains to you where you are located. Once you’ve done that do an inspection of all tires making sure you check in multiple areas of the tread. It is possible to have a situation where one area looks good and will completely pass however another area on the same tire could be showing canvas. You would generally see this on front tires when and if they are out of alignment however can be possible on any of the tires and you want to know ahead of time.
So assuming is no visual damage and the tread depth is good and now you’ve confirmed is no canvas or extreme aware on any of the tires the next thing to check would be the date of manufacturing. It’s a good idea to know how old the tires are. Now there is no hard and fast rule as to when attire should be replaced based on its age however the general consensus is right around six years. Even if the tread looks good and the tire still is generally in good condition you may want to consider replacing them if they are old due to possible on noticeable dry rot or other deterioration of the rubber that cannot be seen.
The question is how do you know how old the tire is, will the first thing you want to do is look at the sidewall of the tire and find the acronym DOT this stands for Department of transportation now typically following that you will see a series of letters and/or numbers what you are looking for is a set of four numbers is standalone and typically are slightly recessed in the tire from the casting method they use. Most of the time it is after the DOT and on lettering but occasionally can be found before the acronym DOT. Now that you found the four numbers what do they stand for? Well, the first to represent the week of the year that the tire was produced and the second to represent the year of production.
Now that you have that information you can decide whether or not you believe these tires should be replaced based on the age alone and this also could play a role in the amount you offer for an RV if it has several large tires that are going to need to be replaced. This could be a significant cost that you may not be anticipated if you had not known how old the tires were. Hopefully, you find this information helpful please like common and subscribe.
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