Tires new old stock

[tslbogger]

Hi
I want to buy a new set of wheels and tires for my 2006 Case DX26.

I will let the old set chained for the winter and use the new set in summer.

A dealer have a set of take off R4 Titan track loader from a DX24 and the date stamp seem to be 2004.

On the pictures, no checking is visible on the tires, and wheels have a little bit of surface rust (almost nothing).

Don't know how they were stored during this time.

Is it a good idea to buy old tires ?

On my tractor, the fronts one are checked but the rears are not checked.

 

[Too many Kubotas]

Bias tires don't age the same as radials. If kept out of the sun they can last practically forever, but they do get more brittle over time.

 

[yanmars]

I have original tires on my Yanmar from 1982. Heavily weather checked but still hold air and work. I do no high speed operation so they work. When they fail I will get new. The tractor is out side most of the time the last several years.