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20/12/2014 at 10:33am
Location: Near Stand Road Chesterfield
Outfit: Pilote Reference P716 LPR
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I would have thought it's the amount of mileage you do each year and/or the effect of the MH standing on the same spot for a long time which will affect how long your tyres last.
If you do a high mileage each year it will obviously wear away the treads.
Conversely having the MH stood on the same part of the tyre for month after month, think winter time, will cause that part of the tyre to bear all the weight and probably cause cracks to appear in one part of the tyre before the rest of the tyre.
About five years of average driving, say 30,000 – 40,000 miles, would be about the time to really think hard about replacement.
The last thing you want is your pride and joy having a blow out, especially when many MH only have the stupid rubber filler packs and no spare wheel, when you're away from home.
Cracks usually appear after a few years whatever mileage you've done and although most slight cracking is not a problem it would be best to check with a reputable, and hopefully trustworthy, tyre dealer whether they consider the extent of the problem requires you to renew your tyres before there's a real problem.
I have a ten year old Michelin Camping tyre which hasn't even touched the road yet to be used as a spare.
If it has to be fitted in an emergency it would be driven steadily to the nearest tyre depot for repairs or replacement to the damaged tyre but not used as a regular tyre.
Getting the correct tyre pressures, driving sensibly and checking them regularly will extend their life considerably but sometimes you have to bite the bullet and spend money on replacing them as old age takes the toll on them.
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22/12/2014 at 10:48am
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I was in the 'Tyre' business for 20 years until I retired, I am amused sometimes by the theories put forward by laymen or the friends of same, Firstly a blowout is a misnomer, tyres 'blowout' because of deflation causing over heating, tyre falls into the well of the wheel and gets chewed up, the debris flies off causing the eventual damage some of you have mentioned. The age of tyres are not that important, it's the usage, you will often find the inside wall of the tyre is not affected, the outside takes all the weather and most cracks are just cosmetic and if you had a spare from new that had not been used it is just as good as a brand new tyre and it would not bother me at all using it. There is a well documented case in France, of a Citroen car owned by a farmer that had done over 100000 miles on the same set of Michelin ZX tyres and he used it every day, all I would say is that you try to use your motorhome as much as possible, mine is in storage and drive it round the site every week and check the pressures regularly.
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