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Old tyres - food for thought!
DIR By: RMS
Date: July 16, 2013, 3:24 am
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An inquest on a coach crash last September which killed 3 people
blamed a tyre which was nearly 20 years old.
Apparently, the "abnormally old" tyre had been "falling apart
internally for months".
Makes you think about what a lot of us (me included) are running
on our old Land Rovers, doesn't it :-?
Full story HERE
HTML http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-23320526
Robin.
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Re: Old tyres - food for thought!
DIR By: mick swb
Date: July 16, 2013, 3:57 am
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Just had my twin wheel caravan serviced. They would not sign off
the service as the tyres where over six year old they had
started to crack. Bet they had done less than 5k from new if
that and where dunlop sp sport so not cheap shit. Caravan now
sold with old tyres still on.
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Re: Old tyres - food for thought!
DIR By: Stuey
Date: July 16, 2013, 4:14 am
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I'm pretty much sure to pass the German equivalent of the MoT
tyres cannot be over 6 years old. It wouldn't surprise me if
rules like that were brought in over here but on another thought
aren't they stopping remoulds after 2015 as it is anyway or have
I got the wrong end of the stick with that one?
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Re: Old tyres - food for thought!
DIR By: Wooden
Date: July 16, 2013, 4:32 am
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^^^From what I understand, it's the labeling on a remould that
will change in 2015 following legislative changes. I think that
the speed rating, rolling resistance and wet braking ratings of
remoulds are also due for substantial revision.
I do recall some talk on restrictions being placed upon the
importation of remoulds from outside the EU (shoddy death-trap
Korean remould-tyres or somesuch), but I could be talking bollox
here.
Depending upon the pending EU legislation, the death knell could
be sounded for remoulds anyway, without them actually being made
illegal per se.
I seem to remember reading that their is also going to be much
tighter regulations imposed upon the sale of part-worn tyres as
well.
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Re: Old tyres - food for thought!
DIR By: bubble
Date: July 16, 2013, 5:47 am
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A few years ago I got an MOT advisory on my car as all the tyres
sidewalls had cracked. The car wasn't hardly used at the time
and apparently the worst thing for a tyre is not to use it as
when in use it 'lubes' itself. Anyway I took it to my local tyre
center and got talking to the fitter about having to change them
despite still having approx 5mm of tread on them. He sympathized
with me but then showed me how bad they really are by deflating
one them whilst still fitted to the car. Trust me they look a
lot worse when flat and convinced me there and then to never
drive a vehicle with cracked sidewalls. So its worth thinking
about those trailers and caravans that sit out for months in all
weathers and then get loaded up to the max and pulled at there
legal limit......"BANG and the load is gone!"
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Re: Old tyres - food for thought!
DIR By: NiteMare
Date: July 16, 2013, 7:38 am
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i've had tyres rot on my trailers, sun appears to be the worst
culprit
i carry a spare bolted to the side and twice in the last decade
or so i've had the sidewall rot out and split
tyres on my motors generally don't get chance to rot
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Re: Old tyres - food for thought!
DIR By: johnpirate
Date: July 16, 2013, 7:44 am
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I cant see them getting rid of remoulds.They are an essential
part of motoring and the aircraft industry.Yes most aircraft run
on remoulds.The standards set on remould is high any way and
with 4x4s they give a bit more protection to the sidewall
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Re: Old tyres - food for thought!
DIR By: Landyphil
Date: July 16, 2013, 10:29 am
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I've heard (and once again I could be talking bobbins) that top
end tyre dressing such as the autoglym stuff just sprayed on and
left has a good silicone transfer and helps "feed" the rubber
like you would feed a leather jacket etc.
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Re: Old tyres - food for thought!
DIR By: guest13
Date: July 16, 2013, 10:29 am
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It's not new that rubber degrades with age, not to mention the
quite significant drop off in performance ... I don't think 6
years is a sensible limit
Equally a new tyre could fail
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Re: Old tyres - food for thought!
DIR By: vidal130
Date: July 16, 2013, 11:54 am
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I have just stole borrowed a SAT off Luke to replace one of mine
that must be at least twenty years old and was cracking to be on
the safe side for next months jaunt.
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