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Marko59er

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My neighbor bought new tires for his tractor over a month ago. He has them sitting in his machine shed leaning against the wall in the dry and shade not on the tractor. He is waiting to put them on his tractor until spring. The reason he bought them then and is waiting to install them is because he said new rubber needs to be aged so that it doesn't wear as much. Also, he claims this helps toughen the tires against stalk problems. Is this true? I have never heard this before.
 
throwing salt over your shoulder is suposed to bring good luck too.


once that rubber tire is produced it starts aging... it's not like a wine or cheese where it gets better over time...

soundguy
 
While it is true that tire rubber hardens with time after exposure to the atmosphere, especially UV light and ozone, your neighbor would need to leave the tires against the wall in his shed for years before he would notice any significant effeect.

Dean
 
I'm scratching my head over how they'll "harden" more sitting there unmounted any faster than they would if they were on the tractor?
 
I had a friend that bought tires a year ahead and let them lay in the field and sun. He said new tires will be softer, therefore more thorns and/or cuts. He mowed hiways interstate etc. He had 13 White American 60s he knew flat tires!!!
 
So is the earth flat, all politicians have our best interests at heart, and the moon is made of green cheese.
 
And when they do harden up they'll crack! If they're made of a soft compound that'll stubble cut, time won't heal them. I like rrlund's reply. He'd just as well put em on now. Jim
 
Marko I can see quite a few guys posting replys have not been in the farm tire business. YES they will harden up, and yes, if possiable, they should be put on a tractor in the fall after all harvest work has been done, or left set in a shead as your neighbor is doing. Do not leave them out side as the liner inside the tire is not treated to be exposed to sunlight, it can crack and cause tube problems. The tires will NOT harden up enough to crack the casings.
 

The place where I bought my last TWO sets of tractor rears stores the brand new tires OUTDOORS, where they are exposed to sun, rain, heat, cold, snow, whatever, and he says he does that because it does harden the rubber and the tire will have a much longer life.
 
How does he know how old they really are? Or how or where they have been stored? How long after they come out of the mold is the magic figure for installing them?
 
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