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Camper tyres

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  • 13-06-2016 9:38pm
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    micko38
    Registered Users Posts: 94 ✭✭


    Just wondering what is your thinking on aging tyres. Camper is 10years old now with original tyres that have only 30,000 km and dont even look worn. According to most thsy should be disgarded after 6 years. What do you reckon are they dangerous


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    ianobrien
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    6 years is the recommended life of tyres for us here. The problem is that the tyres age and their elasticity degrades with age. This is due to the atmospheric temperature and UV light exposure. Once the elasticity is gone, they crack and that's when they fail under pressure (sustained driving). For example, the brother in the Middle East changes his tyres every 2 years. If they are left longer, they get rock hard (and would crack).

    Camping tyres (CP rating) have a different construction and are designed to be standing not moving for long periods so have a longer life span.

    As yours are 10 years, I'd be changing them as they are reaching the end of their life, are probably dried out and may start to crack. Once they crack, bin them. The tyres are the oy thing keeping you on the road?

    For example, I've a vintage car at home that has done less than 6k miles in 5 years on a set of tyres and I'm considering dumping the tyres due to age.


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    crabbypaddy
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    micko38 wrote: »
    Just wondering what is your thinking on aging tyres. Camper is 10years old now with original tyres that have only 30,000 km and dont even look worn. According to most thsy should be disgarded after 6 years. What do you reckon are they dangerous

    If theres any sign of cracking, crazing, bulges, irregularities scrap them, compound may also be hardened which reduces grip, increases stopping distances especially in cold and wet conditions.

    They may still be in serviceable in condition especially if kept correctly inflated regularly exercised and not excessively weathered hence why there is no age failure in the test. But there will be some degree of aging / hardening / oxidation / wear and tear.


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    niloc1951
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    Old tyres may not show signs of ageing on the sidewalls, but can often have unseen cracking between the threads.

    A tyre blow out can have serious consequences even if it doesn't result in loss of control of the vehicle.
    A friend of mind and one of the tyres on the twin wheels of his Transit go and before he could bring the vehicle to a stop the flailing tyres did over €2000 of damage to the wheel arch, body trim, floor and internal furniture of his camper. He was lucky the fridge was over the wheel on the other side otherwise he could have been adding another €1000 to the bill.


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