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hey I did that yesterday on the blacktop out the front of my house...Quote:
Originally Posted by LandyAndy
admitedly it was -3 and there was ice on the road.
fozzy went from idling to full noise and made no progress.. I had to double check I got it in gear and that the tcase was in range.
The bus that nearly collected me wasnt ready for it either.
Regardless of the law... In this case... Its Your backside... Do you really want to run 5+ year old tyres?
Theres a BIG thing from manufacturers about them, the cords are aged, the carcass is subject to moisture and they can fail catastrophically...
All manufacturers put only a 5 year life on their tyre products..
I say, dont chance it, your life and other motorists around you are more important...
Serious question - so does blacking your tyres or spraying them with something, such as light oil (Lanolin?), actually make any difference to slowing down their hardening, or is that just a myth?
it has the potential to increase the life of the rubber by keeping it "oily"
(roughly speaking oil content is the difference between some plastics and rubber)
but it also increases the chances of lamination failure depending on what oil, what rubber and what process was used in the manufacture of the rubber in the tyre and the tyre itself.
Bloody hell, the things you learn ... :D
Is that why they say spares should have covers?
yep.
Hmmmm
Suddenly more folks are agreeing the tyres are not salvageable and best to get a new set for the sake of his and others safety.
Roadies for the road and Off-roadies for off-road.
Can't get any simpler than that.
Thanks for clearing that up.
My roadies ARE muds:DQuote:
Originally Posted by big guy
Except that Land rover sell the 130 with off road/Mud tyres from the factory.Quote:
Originally Posted by big guy
I don't think anyone could call a Michelin XZL an HT tyre.
Your argument doesn't hold water. (pun intended :D)
(and BTW, all the mining companies, large stations, t/bred studs and utility companies fit MT's to their vehicles around here. I'm sure their insurance bods would have stopped the practice by now if there was a hint of a problem. Unlike weekend warriors we are constantly going farm track/goat track/no track/highway in the bush. Two sets of rims/tyres are impractical and modern MT's are fine on the blacktop in wet or dry weather. Modern compounding has come a long way)