13 year old tires, time to replace?

[lilranch2001]

99.999999999999999999999999% of men will die with no chance of being resurrected

 

[Rebeldad1]

Never, ever heard a peep about tractor tire age and liability in the same sentence. I think you are fear mongering.

Fear mongering? Call your insurance guy. Ask him ....if you fail to replace a known tire that is beyond reliable service and you or someone else get hurt will they gladly cover you for it?

Im not saying you shouldnt run old (AG) tires that are cracked, worn out etc. thats your call, your choice. It really only affects you or your family. not me.

 

[LouNY]

Fear mongering? Call your insurance guy. Ask him ....if you fail to replace a known tire that is beyond reliable service and you or someone else get hurt will they gladly cover you for it?

Im not saying you shouldnt run old (AG) tires that are cracked, worn out etc. thats your call, your choice. It really only affects you or your family. not me.

If I called my farm policy agent with that question he would likely hurt himself as he fell out of his chair while laughing.

 

[RickB]

Fear mongering? Call your insurance guy. Ask him ....if you fail to replace a known tire that is beyond reliable service and you or someone else get hurt will they gladly cover you for it?

Im not saying you shouldnt run old (AG) tires that are cracked, worn out etc. thats your call, your choice. It really only affects you or your family. not me.

Do you actually know this or are you extrapolating information from highway use to off-road applications?

I am pretty sure I know the answer.

How old are the tracks on your mini-ex?

 

[PILOON]

Hey, all rubber products on a truck or tractor have date codes on them.
OK, as individuals we generally get by but as our municipal garage director told me they replace vehicles mainly due to date coding.
Being gov't vehicles the annual inspections are much more closely monitored for all those codes.

Think as to how labor intensive replacing ALL rubber would be.
Hoses, brake lines, shock mounts, bladders etc on and on.
And unionized workers don't come cheap.
Heck our municipal garage has huge lifts in every bay and nobody will heft more than a 20 kilo item, much less do a tire change.

 

[fried1765]

Hey, all rubber products on a truck or tractor have date codes on them.
OK, as individuals we generally get by but as our municipal garage director told me they replace vehicles mainly due to date coding.
Being gov't vehicles the annual inspections are much more closely monitored for all those codes.

Think as to how labor intensive replacing ALL rubber would be.
Hoses, brake lines, shock mounts, bladders etc on and on.
And unionized workers don't come cheap.
Heck our municipal garage has huge lifts in every bay and nobody will heft more than a 20 kilo item, much less do a tire change.

Yea....... but that is in Canada, the North American country of maximum regulations, where even a gas discharge permit is required for farting.

 

[Rebeldad1]

Do you actually know this or are you extrapolating information from highway use to off-road applications?

I am pretty sure I know the answer.

Not sure of the question but I do know if you fail to maintain any equipment in a safe manner and cause harm because of it Its on you not the insurance company.


How old are the tracks on your mini-ex?

You do know excavator tracks are different? In answer to this they are 1 year 4 months old.

 

[RickB]

You do know excavator tracks are different? In answer to this they are 1 year 4 months old.

:stirthepot::stirthepot::stirthepot::stirthepot:
Just trying to see what kind of a response I would get.
Now I’ve got to go order tires.

 

[fried1765]

Never, ever heard a peep about tractor tire age and liability in the same sentence. I think you are fear mongering.

^^^^^^^Absolutely agree!

 

[fried1765]

You do know excavator tracks are different? In answer to this they are 1 year 4 months old.

Really?
Excavator tracks are different?
Why?

 

[fried1765]

:stirthepot::stirthepot::stirthepot::stirthepot:
Just trying to see what kind of a response I would get.
Now I’ve got to go order tires.

COSTCO often has good tire pricing.

 

[D2Cat]

I guess all the hyd. hoses on my trencher need replaced. They are well over 20 years use. So I need to replace the seat also? What about a 1965 Case 730? If a tires gives up while haying will I scare a neighbor, or frighten a cow?

I better check with my ins. agent. Sounds like ALL my equipment will need to be scrapped. Sure don't want to sell it at an auction and be liable for something!

 

[RickB]

Really?
Excavator tracks are different?
Why?

They take a specially shaped air.

 

[lilranch2001]

The thing about a hydro hose is, that of it pops a leak on a high pressure side, and a person is in the wrong place, injury could happen from being sprayed.

Probably about as likely as having a blow out on a high speed excavator track tho.....
:laughing:

 

[Diggin It]

Really?
Excavator tracks are different?
Why?

They take a specially shaped air.

Makes it a lot harder to keep on tack.

Kinda like TBN threads.

 

[fried1765]

They take a specially shaped air.

I learn something new every day here on TBN.

 

[Texasmark]

I have a JD Model N manure spreader, '60s origin best I can tell, with the original tires still intact, still holding air such that I don't have to air them back up to use it annually, weather cracked like you never saw a tire weather cracked. Totally amazing, but they are not overworked either by the weight they have to carry, or the friction they have to produce to roll the scraper bars along the bottom of the unit.

 

[theg]

Tube them

 

[Gator6x4]

Tube them

If a sixties model like he said, it probably came with tubes in the tires.

 

[D2Cat]

Might put some good tire sealant in them and run them until they pop.