Tire Age Question (pics)

Royse

Well-known Member
I've got this pair of tires, I'm wondering how old they are.
They are Pennsylvania brand, marked 12.4-28 on 11" rim, 11-28
on 10" rim on the side. I don't see a date code that I recognize.
I would think if they were newer, the would reference 11.2 instead
of 11-28, but they can't be too old if they reference 12.4. No?
As you can see, they have good tread and some weather checking.
Not trying to sell them, just trying to figure out approximate age.
Anyone know if Ford used this brand from the factory?

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Don't know if you can get what you're looking for using the following:

DOT Markings

Essentially the DOT marking serves as the tire's fingerprint. DOT signifies that the tire complies with U.S. Department of Transportation Tire Safety Standards, and is permitted for highway use.

For example refer to the following markings:

DOT M5H3 459X 064.

Tractor tires will not have “DOT”, just the code

The first letter and number following DOT designate the tire's manufacturer and plant code. The third, fourth and fifth number and letter, 59X, is the tire size code which is an optional manufacturers code that identifies the tire size and other specific characteristics of the tire. The final three numbers denote when the tire was produced, with the first two indicating the week, and the last number indicating the year (064 indicates the tire was built in the 6th week of 1994).

Write down the DOT number, then go to the link below, uncheck everything except "tires" in the left column and enter the first two digits after DOT into the "DOT ID" box at the bottom of the right column.

http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/rules/manufacture/index.html

Steve IA
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