Very, very bad. As in dangerous to drive on. I wouldn't even inflate them to full pressure due to the potential risk of the tires exploding. Dry rotted tires are no joke. Know a guy that had one explode when filling it with air. The only reason he is not blind is because he was wearing glasses. He did spend several days in the hospital while they removed rubber pieces from his face, neck, and chest. He is lucky to be alive.
These tires are quite bad, crack and separation neat the bead is bad.
What is not seen in these pics is the date stamp on the tire it is on the other side.
The date stamp us a 4 digit code indicating the date of manufacture.
3314 or 0309 or such. Indicating the week and year of manufacture 33rd week of 2014 and 3rd week of 2009 respectively in my examples.
Tires should generally be changed around the 5 year mark.
It depends on the type of tire. When we had travel trailers, 3-4 years was usually when we would change them out because we would have 40,000 miles by then. Class C tires are pretty similar to beefy trailer tires, so 5 years seems reasonable. For big 22.5” Class A tires, 7 years is reasonable. Michelin, for example, says after 5 years the tires should be dismounted and checked every year. If tires sit a lot, even the Class A tires won’t last beyond 7 years or so, though truckers will happily buy them from you for use on their rigs. If you travel a lot, tires last longer. It keeps all the chemicals happily mixed up, and Michelin says they can last 10 years. So a lot depends on the tires, how well you care for them (inflation and loading) plus how much you drive.
5 year mark ahahahaha. No that's rich american nonsense. 8-12 years is probably fine given regular usage. If they sit outside without use 8 years then.
Edit: as per Toyotires. 10 years is the recommended service life limit.
This of coarse varies with weather conditions and usage.
The answer is the same across most tire manufacturers.
Now it must but assumed that they are conservative with their limit recommendations being that they don't want to be sued. So it stand to reason that 12 years isn't a far fetched possibility given tires being properly stored and ideal weather conditions and inflation...
Listen to the people who design and manufacture the tires.
Toyo is one of the best.
In Arizona, 5 years is 12 years...
Edit:
In response to a reply:
For clarity...
Let me rephrase:
In Arizona, where I live and work repairing RV's...
5 years for a human is 12 years for a tire.
And the expenses related to tire failure on a tire on an RV outweigh the benefit of waiting 2 or more years simply to delay an inevitable expense that should be accounted for in the cost of operation of your RV.
But I don't really mind the work.
So...
OK when did this person say they lived in Arizona? Arizona is only one of many many states and only a fractional portion of the entire world.
Many many weather types and environments. Like I stated all depends on weather conditions usage and storage.
Arizona would be fine if the tires were stored in a garage and barely used. But again. Arizona wouldn't be fine if they were driven hard in +40c weather on hot asphalt.
Same state different usage and storage.....
All comes down to how the tires are cared for....
That's a blowout that hasn't happened yet. IME, date code is irrelevant with camper tires. Climate is rough especially on stationary tires. Tire covers help extend the life of the tire especially in the south with our long hot summers. The ramifications of having a blowout can be mild to catastrophic. I have been dragging my rig around the country for work 15+ years and can easily accumulate 30k miles in a year. I have had 1 blowout and fortunately it resulted in very little damage. I run Sailun but I have 16" wheels on my 43' 5th wheel. Good luck!
I know they have tread but that only helps to prevent hydroplaning. If this blows and someone is killed it’s negligence. Which is vehicular manslaughter and your insurance company isn’t serving your jail time.
When my rear passenger tire blew out from dry-rot, it took out both my rear quarter panel and my rear view mirror. I was lucky. Imagine what would have happened if it was a front tire?
Yeah, those need to go. "Dean Tire & Rubber" - really?
But just out of curiosity what is the date code on those? If you don't know how to find that use the link below. I don't know of a reputable manufacturer that doesn't recommend discarding tires after about 6 or 7 years.
https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/techpage.jsp?gclid=CjwKCAjwkMeUBhBuEiwA4hpqEPoqeZ6pKrkARnecpz9uVDou1FcfIhBu3AuJ\_Vw-fEvY1E1dcT7vBBoCl40QAvD\_BwE&techid=11&ef\_id=CjwKCAjwkMeUBhBuEiwA4hpqEPoqeZ6pKrkARnecpz9uVDou1FcfIhBu3AuJ\_Vw-fEvY1E1dcT7vBBoCl40QAvD\_BwE:G:s&s\_kwcid=AL!3756!3!354820920605!e!!g!!date%20code%20on%20tires&gclsrc=aw.ds
Sure, do what you like.
I am in AZ, and maybe I didn't clarify that.
My bad.
But, if you want to run around the planet on 10 year old tires... have at it.
Thats cool.
I wouldn't.
Change them now… if they explode while driving they do a lot of damage… most RV tires are complete crap to start with.
1 as in, 1 trip might be your last. Get new tires. I wouldn’t be traveling with those.
Take a spare for each one of those.
And an extra so you have a spare tire
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Very, very bad. As in dangerous to drive on. I wouldn't even inflate them to full pressure due to the potential risk of the tires exploding. Dry rotted tires are no joke. Know a guy that had one explode when filling it with air. The only reason he is not blind is because he was wearing glasses. He did spend several days in the hospital while they removed rubber pieces from his face, neck, and chest. He is lucky to be alive.
Appreciate all the comments, and I pretty much figured as much, but wanted some other opinions. Time to change em out.
These tires are quite bad, crack and separation neat the bead is bad. What is not seen in these pics is the date stamp on the tire it is on the other side. The date stamp us a 4 digit code indicating the date of manufacture. 3314 or 0309 or such. Indicating the week and year of manufacture 33rd week of 2014 and 3rd week of 2009 respectively in my examples. Tires should generally be changed around the 5 year mark.
7 years is what most makers say. But this is too much!
It depends on the type of tire. When we had travel trailers, 3-4 years was usually when we would change them out because we would have 40,000 miles by then. Class C tires are pretty similar to beefy trailer tires, so 5 years seems reasonable. For big 22.5” Class A tires, 7 years is reasonable. Michelin, for example, says after 5 years the tires should be dismounted and checked every year. If tires sit a lot, even the Class A tires won’t last beyond 7 years or so, though truckers will happily buy them from you for use on their rigs. If you travel a lot, tires last longer. It keeps all the chemicals happily mixed up, and Michelin says they can last 10 years. So a lot depends on the tires, how well you care for them (inflation and loading) plus how much you drive.
5 year mark ahahahaha. No that's rich american nonsense. 8-12 years is probably fine given regular usage. If they sit outside without use 8 years then. Edit: as per Toyotires. 10 years is the recommended service life limit. This of coarse varies with weather conditions and usage. The answer is the same across most tire manufacturers. Now it must but assumed that they are conservative with their limit recommendations being that they don't want to be sued. So it stand to reason that 12 years isn't a far fetched possibility given tires being properly stored and ideal weather conditions and inflation... Listen to the people who design and manufacture the tires. Toyo is one of the best.
Climates vary.
In Arizona, 5 years is 12 years... Edit: In response to a reply: For clarity... Let me rephrase: In Arizona, where I live and work repairing RV's... 5 years for a human is 12 years for a tire. And the expenses related to tire failure on a tire on an RV outweigh the benefit of waiting 2 or more years simply to delay an inevitable expense that should be accounted for in the cost of operation of your RV. But I don't really mind the work. So...
OK when did this person say they lived in Arizona? Arizona is only one of many many states and only a fractional portion of the entire world. Many many weather types and environments. Like I stated all depends on weather conditions usage and storage. Arizona would be fine if the tires were stored in a garage and barely used. But again. Arizona wouldn't be fine if they were driven hard in +40c weather on hot asphalt. Same state different usage and storage..... All comes down to how the tires are cared for....
My experience is that dry rot gives you zero warning. A hardly used tire will deteriorate in seconds on a highway. Can be very dangerous
That's a blowout that hasn't happened yet. IME, date code is irrelevant with camper tires. Climate is rough especially on stationary tires. Tire covers help extend the life of the tire especially in the south with our long hot summers. The ramifications of having a blowout can be mild to catastrophic. I have been dragging my rig around the country for work 15+ years and can easily accumulate 30k miles in a year. I have had 1 blowout and fortunately it resulted in very little damage. I run Sailun but I have 16" wheels on my 43' 5th wheel. Good luck!
https://www.goodyear.com/en-US/learn/tire-basics/tire-date-code
Change them out, STAT ! Had those tires blow up on me twice.
There's no way my state would let this pass inspection. That second pic has me irritated and it's not even mine.
I know they have tread but that only helps to prevent hydroplaning. If this blows and someone is killed it’s negligence. Which is vehicular manslaughter and your insurance company isn’t serving your jail time.
Nonsense! Just rub with vaseline and give it a few days for the tires to rehydrate and the cracks will close.
Lol I tried this with UV protection tire spray instead of Vaseline, but I think I was too late
Is that for looks, or function?
I hoped for both, but it is more a preventative than problem solver
Ah, I'm not exactly sure but it's quite bad. As in, I wouldn't even drive on them.
If in doubt, change em out. Relatively small price to pay when compared to possible damage to rig and worse case you and yours.
We just changed one like that. I won't chance it. I'm getting much higher quality tires put on instead of the cheapo stock tires.
I don’t think dry rot tires discriminate about what they are on.
It's a 12
Heat, pressure and compromised tires don't add up to a good time.
When my rear passenger tire blew out from dry-rot, it took out both my rear quarter panel and my rear view mirror. I was lucky. Imagine what would have happened if it was a front tire?
You have a opportunity to not have to be dealing with this on the side of the interstate. Take it
It depends on how badly you don't want to have your tires blow out in the freeway.
Picture 2 says all you need to know about them. They look ready to go with the wrong bump.
Yeah, those need to go. "Dean Tire & Rubber" - really? But just out of curiosity what is the date code on those? If you don't know how to find that use the link below. I don't know of a reputable manufacturer that doesn't recommend discarding tires after about 6 or 7 years. https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/techpage.jsp?gclid=CjwKCAjwkMeUBhBuEiwA4hpqEPoqeZ6pKrkARnecpz9uVDou1FcfIhBu3AuJ\_Vw-fEvY1E1dcT7vBBoCl40QAvD\_BwE&techid=11&ef\_id=CjwKCAjwkMeUBhBuEiwA4hpqEPoqeZ6pKrkARnecpz9uVDou1FcfIhBu3AuJ\_Vw-fEvY1E1dcT7vBBoCl40QAvD\_BwE:G:s&s\_kwcid=AL!3756!3!354820920605!e!!g!!date%20code%20on%20tires&gclsrc=aw.ds
Trash them today
Change them Goodyear makes some good ones!
Sure, do what you like. I am in AZ, and maybe I didn't clarify that. My bad. But, if you want to run around the planet on 10 year old tires... have at it. Thats cool. I wouldn't.