That would assume that all tyres are made the same and that all tyres are treated the same.
Neither is true.
Cheers,
Peter
Woody n Sue said
06:17 PM Mar 18, 2018
We changed ours simply because of age still 80% tread .
If they go bang and they sometimes do , it will cost a lot more than new tyres
Woody
Dickodownunder said
06:40 PM Mar 18, 2018
Yes...
Provided the date of manufacture is available.
rockylizard said
07:34 PM Mar 18, 2018
Dickodownunder wrote:
Yes... Provided the date of manufacture is available.
Gday...
The date of manufacture is stamped/moulded into the wall of the tyre, Dickodownunder.
Copied from the article in the OP link -
"With age obviously a critical factor, how do you know the actual age of your tyres? The easiest way to tell is to look at the last four digits of the Tyre Identification Number (TIN) on the wall of your tyres. It will be in the format WWYY, where the WW represents the week and the YY represents the year. For example, if it reads 1812, it was manufactured in the 18th week of the year 2012."
Cheers - John
hako said
08:02 PM Mar 18, 2018
My thoughts on any bans on tyres over 10 years old or cars over 15 years is that it is being driven by manufacturers (profit) and resellers (profit) assisted by the government (taxes).
Good Luck.
swamp said
08:16 PM Mar 18, 2018
Hi
Some tyres are close to 5 yr old when sold new .!!!!!
Tyre life span in Ozzy would not work . Ozzy is the dumping ground for tyres in the asia region if not the world . We just donot do enough volume to be considered a priority .
Some of the Ozzy importers are treated like sh.t by manufacturers.
Cupie said
11:06 PM Mar 18, 2018
If we were to go that way then the first step would be to ban the sale of tyres more than say 6 months old.
I wonder if the vested interests would support that?
Once again I suppose that self regulation would be supported by our legislators. We all know how well that works.
oldbloke said
11:23 PM Mar 18, 2018
Use by dates are always very conservative because makers get a huge say and work the system to increase profit.
rockylizard said
10:11 AM Mar 19, 2018
oldbloke wrote:
Use by dates are always very conservative because makers get a huge say and work the system to increase profit.
Gday...
The date stamped on the wall of the tyre is a manufactured date - not a use by date.
Not sure they could manipulate that too easily.
Cheers - John
iana said
10:22 AM Mar 19, 2018
It will make vintage cars an interesting hobby?
Cupie said
03:50 PM Mar 19, 2018
rockylizard wrote:
oldbloke wrote:
Use by dates are always very conservative because makers get a huge say and work the system to increase profit.
Gday...
The date stamped on the wall of the tyre is a manufactured date - not a use by date.
Not sure they could manipulate that too easily.
Cheers - John
J .. Perhaps Oldbloke means the 'recommended' use by date supported or published by the various vested interest groups.
I must say that I have had two 'past use by date' tyres have the tread lift ... one on the patrol >10YO and one on the van of a similar age. Both had lots of tread left but were tyres that had spent their life as spares through successive tyre changes. I buy sets of 5 at the 7 year mark these days. By good luck the one on the patrol went 'thump' 'thump' and alerted me to the problem & a passing motorist on the Gold Coast Freeway waved me down indicating the tread lifting off the van tyre. Neither tyre deflated. In fact because I had left the wheel brace at home on the workshop bench, I needed to crawl the 7 km home on the faulty tyre.
-- Edited by Cupie on Monday 19th of March 2018 03:56:46 PM
Peter_n_Margaret said
06:15 PM Mar 19, 2018
The less used tyres are, the more problematic they will usually be with age.
Cheers,
Peter
the rocket said
04:14 PM Mar 20, 2018
We recently had tyres put on caravan. The old ones were 10 yrs. old with plenty of tread left. Caravan repairer said when fixing our van "the tyres need replacing sooner rather than later". I did not know about dates before that so went to tyre shop. They could get 3 but the 4th would need to b ordered and from a different batch. i said i wanted 4 tyres all stamped the same date. Amazing what u find out. Anyway, i am a happy camper now.
T1 Terry said
03:50 PM Mar 24, 2018
Tyres past their use by date generally have their own may of getting replaced :lol: Had 2 let go at 100km/h on the Hino motorhome. A lot of noise and a bent mudguard. A 60km/h crawl for the next 65kms and 3 stops after a bit more peeled off and bent the guard up again, but that was about it.
Had a steer tyre on the Mazda let go at a tad over the 100km/h, think the rim actually came apart on that one and not much tyre left by the time we found a suitable spot to park up for the night. Again, a lot of noise but that was about it. If the vehicle becomes seriously unstable after a tyre lets go then maybe the problem is with the vehicle design or the way it is loaded. Had a lot of trailer tyres let go over the yrs, same thing, a nuisance but never a dangerous loss of control or anything.
T1 Terry
Tony Bev said
09:55 PM Mar 25, 2018
Not sure how it can be policed, as the date on the tyre is not easy to see from any distance
I am led to believe that manufactures recommend about a six year life, or thereabouts
If the date was in large raised numbers, it may be something which could be policed in the future
I changed the tyres when I purchased my secondhand motorhome, as they were eight years old
Tyre fitter told me that there was nothing wrong with the originals, and did I want to take them with me
I had to tell him that I had noticed very small cracks on the sidewall, when they were pressurised, and that the manufacturer recommended a six year tyre life
I further explained that as I intend to do long distance trips, it would be inconvienient to have a blowout, in remote places
https://mobiletyreshop.com.au/blog/should-australia-have-a-ban-on-tyres-over-10-years-old/
Aussie Paul.
Neither is true.
Cheers,
Peter
If they go bang and they sometimes do , it will cost a lot more than new tyres
Woody
Provided the date of manufacture is available.
Gday...
The date of manufacture is stamped/moulded into the wall of the tyre, Dickodownunder.
Copied from the article in the OP link -
"With age obviously a critical factor, how do you know the actual age of your tyres? The easiest way to tell is to look at the last four digits of the Tyre Identification Number (TIN) on the wall of your tyres. It will be in the format WWYY, where the WW represents the week and the YY represents the year. For example, if it reads 1812, it was manufactured in the 18th week of the year 2012."
Cheers - John
Good Luck.
Some tyres are close to 5 yr old when sold new .!!!!!
Tyre life span in Ozzy would not work . Ozzy is the dumping ground for tyres in the asia region if not the world . We just donot do enough volume to be considered a priority .
Some of the Ozzy importers are treated like sh.t by manufacturers.
If we were to go that way then the first step would be to ban the sale of tyres more than say 6 months old.
I wonder if the vested interests would support that?
Once again I suppose that self regulation would be supported by our legislators. We all know how well that works.
Gday...
The date stamped on the wall of the tyre is a manufactured date - not a use by date.
Not sure they could manipulate that too easily.
Cheers - John
J .. Perhaps Oldbloke means the 'recommended' use by date supported or published by the various vested interest groups.
I must say that I have had two 'past use by date' tyres have the tread lift ... one on the patrol >10YO and one on the van of a similar age. Both had lots of tread left but were tyres that had spent their life as spares through successive tyre changes. I buy sets of 5 at the 7 year mark these days. By good luck the one on the patrol went 'thump' 'thump' and alerted me to the problem & a passing motorist on the Gold Coast Freeway waved me down indicating the tread lifting off the van tyre. Neither tyre deflated. In fact because I had left the wheel brace at home on the workshop bench, I needed to crawl the 7 km home on the faulty tyre.
-- Edited by Cupie on Monday 19th of March 2018 03:56:46 PM
Cheers,
Peter
We recently had tyres put on caravan. The old ones were 10 yrs. old with plenty of tread left. Caravan repairer said when fixing our van "the tyres need replacing sooner rather than later". I did not know about dates before that so went to tyre shop. They could get 3 but the 4th would need to b ordered and from a different batch. i said i wanted 4 tyres all stamped the same date. Amazing what u find out. Anyway, i am a happy camper now.
Had a steer tyre on the Mazda let go at a tad over the 100km/h, think the rim actually came apart on that one and not much tyre left by the time we found a suitable spot to park up for the night. Again, a lot of noise but that was about it. If the vehicle becomes seriously unstable after a tyre lets go then maybe the problem is with the vehicle design or the way it is loaded. Had a lot of trailer tyres let go over the yrs, same thing, a nuisance but never a dangerous loss of control or anything.
T1 Terry
I am led to believe that manufactures recommend about a six year life, or thereabouts
If the date was in large raised numbers, it may be something which could be policed in the future
I changed the tyres when I purchased my secondhand motorhome, as they were eight years old
Tyre fitter told me that there was nothing wrong with the originals, and did I want to take them with me
I had to tell him that I had noticed very small cracks on the sidewall, when they were pressurised, and that the manufacturer recommended a six year tyre life
I further explained that as I intend to do long distance trips, it would be inconvienient to have a blowout, in remote places