| Re: [GMCnet] Date Code on Blown Tire [message #91518] |
Sat, 10 July 2010 17:58  |
jimk
Messages: 6734
Registered: July 2006
Location: Belmont, CA
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A statement: Do as I say, not as I do.
I was told at a GMC seminar to record dates when things were last done on
the coach. Well, I thought they were talking to "Older" people. All 6 of my
tires damaged the fender wells one at a time , yet refused to verify the
date of production as The tires looked like new.
Did I learn my lesson? Where is that note
pad??????????????????????????????????
I heard that some Ornamental were smart. Maybe I'm not one of them.
So, do as I say and check your tire codes and get new ones if they are over
5 years old.
If they still look good,try to sell them to me.
On Sat, Jul 10, 2010 at 3:44 AM, Rob Mueller <robmueller@iinet.net.au>wrote:
> Gary,
>
> Using my Captain Video Secret Decoder Ring I can tell that tire was made:
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> 26 = week
> 03 = 2003
>
> They were three years old when the PO bought them!
>
> IIRC Michelin recommends replacing their tires at 7 years.
>
> Regards,
> Rob M.
> USAussie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gmclist-bounces@temp.gmcnet.org
> [mailto:gmclist-bounces@temp.gmcnet.org] On Behalf Of Gary Berry
> Sent: Friday, July 09, 2010 10:23 PM
> To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
> Subject: [GMCnet] Date Code on Blown Tire
>
> Hey;
>
> JimK had asked about the date code on the Michelin tire that blew
> out on me today here in beautiful Salem, Or. I went out and I think I
> got it. It is the same on both the rear tires on the bogies. It's DOT
> B3JH FBXX 2603. Now I've never really read these before, but from my
> very rudimentary knowledge of DOT numbers, this just looks bad for me.
> We bought this rig in July of 2006, and the PO had just put these
> tires and rims on in April. So, I never thought to look at the age,
> and just assumed that the tires were NEW when installed. Stupid,
> stupid, stupid. Well, four of them have gone by the wayside due to
> wear and have been replaced with the Commercial T/As. Looks like the
> last three will be replaced next week.
>
> --
> Gary and Diana Berry
> 73 CL Stretch in Wa.
>
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Jim Kanomata
Applied/GMC, Fremont,CA
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| Re: [GMCnet] Date Code on Blown Tire [message #91536 is a reply to message #91533] |
Sun, 11 July 2010 07:28  |
Steven Ferguson
Messages: 3447
Registered: May 2006
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Gary,
Another reason you should have come thisaway for your vacation. I
have two BFGs mounted on near new Alcoas and we coulda done some horse
trading.
On Sat, Jul 10, 2010 at 10:27 PM, Gary Berry <duallycc@gmail.com> wrote:
> I had two BF Goodrich Commercial T/As put on both the rear bogie
> rims. I was talking to the manager at Cascade Tire Center in Salem
> (the only place that I could find that had the Commercial T/As in
> stock) about how the Michelin tires I had were put on 4 years ago, but
> the DOT date code said they were 7 years old. He said that Michelin,
> in his experience, does this all of the time. As it turns out, the two
> Commercial T/As that I had installed have a date code of 2008. So they
> are already 2 years old. I plan to run the crud out them, and should
> wear them out before the 5 year limit. Anyway, these tires are very
> nice, ride smooth, and look good. Love the ragwalls with the steel
> treads. Now I have to find one more so I can get the last Michelin off
> of my spare rim. I will say that I got 40k miles out of the Michelin
> tires.
>
> --
> Gary and Diana Berry
> 73 CL Stretch in Wa.
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Steve Ferguson
'76 EII
Sierra Vista, AZ
Urethane bushing source
www.bdub.net/ferguson/
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