Tyre change

RogerP1956 replied on 18/08/2022 11:10

Posted on 18/08/2022 11:10

The tyres on my 2017 TA Crusader Storm are nearly six years old (4316) and I am considering changing them, because I am supposed to.

I have had a (very) good look at the tyres and they are in excellent condition, no cracks no damage, no perishing. They have probably done less than 10,000 miles, the caravan is stored at home on it's legs with the wheels off of the ground and the only time they see the sun is the 18 (non peak summer) weeks a year that we are on site. 

There is an element of tight fistedness here but I can't get past the feeling that it is such a waste throwing away what I consider to be perfectly good tyres.

Any thoughts.

replied on 22/08/2022 16:22

Posted on 22/08/2022 16:03 by RogerP1956

I am confident in my inspection technique and as I have mentioned I can't find any information that tyres can have invisible damage. We have a wide range of "experts" in club together and the reason for the posting was to see if there was someone, perhaps working for a tyre manufacturer. Also it can never harm to raise awareness of the importance of checking tyres.

I use an inspection lamp with a wide LED floodlight head, laying on the ground (while I still can) the darkness under the van means you concentrate more on what is seen in the beam of the torch, spin the wheels and check every inch of the tyre by sight and feel.

4 wheels on my wagon!!

Posted on 22/08/2022 16:22

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