Rotating pickup tires

   / Rotating pickup tires #11  
I get my 2 vehicles checked for alignment, tires re-balanced & rotated every fall.
 
   / Rotating pickup tires #12  
When I buy new tires, the old ones to the recycle pile .

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   / Rotating pickup tires #13  
I replace my tires every two years regardless of the mileage on them. Off they go and into the back shed well out of direct sunlight. My theory is that when I retire I will not be able to afford new tires but I can run on the old ones for an extra 2-3 years each set. I have 4 complete (5 tire) sets, so right now if I was to retire I can run on two year old tires for 8-12 years plus the set I currently have on.
 
   / Rotating pickup tires #14  
Looking4new said:
I replace my tires every two years regardless of the mileage on them. Off they go and into the back shed well out of direct sunlight. My theory is that when I retire I will not be able to afford new tires but I can run on the old ones for an extra 2-3 years each set. I have 4 complete (5 tire) sets, so right now if I was to retire I can run on two year old tires for 8-12 years plus the set I currently have on.
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In five years, your two year old set of tires behind the shed will be seven years old. Time does not stop for aging on tires.
 
   / Rotating pickup tires #15  
oliver1555 said:
In five years, your two year old set of tires behind the shed will be seven years old. Time does not stop for aging on tires.
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into the back shed well out of direct sunlight I guess you missed the part where I said 'INTO' and well out of direct sunlight.
How do we know for sure how old the tires are when we buy them to begin with?
Do they have a date of birth/manufacture on them?
 
   / Rotating pickup tires #19  
I rotate mine when I install the winter tires at the end of September. Here the winter tires stay on from 1st October through to end of April - legal requirement here. I have a set of spare rims which have the tires mounted on. I make sure the tires are marked as to where I want to put them next time around.
 
   / Rotating pickup tires #20  
My work truck (Ram 1500) gets rotated every other oil change, so every 10,000 miles, almost exactly every other month. I Just (25 minutes ago) replaced the original tires, got 15 months/83,800 miles out of the Goodyear Wrangler street tread.

Edit: replaced with 4 new Falken Wildpeak H/T 265/70r17; install, balance, disposal, tax, out the door $630.94
 
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