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Location: Lake Elmo, MN | The real key (other than buying the right tool for the right application) is making sure you do not try to get too much life out of ANY tire simply because there is tread left. Tread is not always an indicator of remaining tire life. Rubber chemistry breaks down after extended exposure to atmospheric conditions. The oxygen in the air (around 20.9%) breaks down the rubber molecules slowly over time weakening the tire's ability to hold the load and inflation. Moisture in the air (humidity) does as well, causing rot etc.
If you have tires that are 5 years old, but look brand new from a tread perspective......then buy new ones or face greatly increased odds of a blowout while motoring down an interstate. It's one of those "pay me now, or pay me later" kind of deals. You WILL DEFINITELY be replacing those tires sometime very soon......do you want to be doing it while on the shoulder of Interstate 35 ??
To answer the original post tho.....I now run 5 (one a spare) brand new Maxxis 8008 tires. Got rid of 5 Goodyear Marathons (original equipment on my Ranger 620).
Edited by PSAGuy 8/15/2015 11:28 AM
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