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Hey guys, Jon Goldstein here from Leisure Coachworks.
Gonna give you a quick tip, on what to look out for,
so you don't have problems down the road.
One of the things that a lot of people don't realize until it's too late is, how old are your tires?
Tires may look good on the surface, but if you don't check that date code,
you could be riding on a gamble, and the question is... When is it gonna go?
And sometimes it goes at the safe spot, other times it goes at the worst possible moment.
And it can be extremely dangerous. So don't forget to check your codes.
Let me show you how to do that.
Each tire should have a four digit code.
The easy way to understand it, the first two digits are the week, the second two digits are the year.
So this tire was created the second week of 2020.
Here's a perfect example of when it's very clear to see that this tire is passed its prime and it needs to go.
It's weather cracked, it's dry, and it's eight years old.
Right here, you can tell that this tire is from the fourteenth week of 2012.
Here's a nice example of when the tire looks good. It's got plenty of tread.
There's no cracking. But wait, let's check the date. The 50th week of 2003.
This tire is seventeen years old!
They say that most RV tires on motorhomes should be replaced every seven to eight years.
He's way passed that, and he's taking a gamble, every time he's on the road.
Over here we have a trailer, that's sitting on tires that look good. Let's check the date.
These are from the nineteenth week of 2016.
Trailer tires, on average, last about half as long as your motorhome tires
because most of the brands that are out there are not necessarily as good as motorhome tires.
These right here are good Coopers. These are still okay. They're four years old.
A lot of the other ones will dry and crack and get flat spots, in no time at all.
So trailers, it's a good idea to remember, to change every three to four years,
because they get flat spots, and most of the time, when you get one that blows, they're so close, that this one's going to go next.
Right here is a perfect example of when you're trying to check the date code, and you're going to look around
the whole tire, and you can't see it, because sometimes when you install them, the date code is on the other side of the tire.
You may have to look on the inside of the vehicle. You may have to look on the other side of the vehicle.
Or if you're getting new tires, you can always ask them
to put the date code on the outside. And while we're on that subject,
when you are buying new tires, always check the date.
And make sure that you're getting tires that are as fresh as you can get.
and they haven't been sitting on the shelf for five years already
before they give them to you. As a point of reference, it's safe to say,
that when that tire goes, it might not be in a safe place.
If it happens in the front of an RV or motorhome,
you're going to lose all your steering.
If it happens in the rear of a motorhome,
you can damage all of your instrument cluster and be without power
and coasting off the side of the road.
With a trailer, a lot of the times, when one goes you may replace it
and then right after that the next one goes, a little bit farther down the road.
And always remember, that if you're going to buy a tire and it sounds cheap and it's a less known brand,
it's not going to last as long, and it's not going to be as
safe as the better well known, little bit more expensive tire.
You wouldn't buy a cheap seatbelt. You wouldn't buy a cheap helmet,
when you're riding down the road. Why are you going to put yourself on cheap inexpensive tires.
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