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Adirondack case guy · Mar 19, 2017

I have 4 NOS Good Year 159 truck tires, size 8.25 R 20 tube type unisteel. DOT# MC2D-1POW-079
I bought them new back in 96 for an IH 1600 loadstar that I had, but never mounted them on it.
I want to do some horse trading with my local tire dealer for some new front tractor tires.
Loren

MSM · Mar 19, 2017

Problem with them is the age. For someone to use them on a piece of equipment or an around the farm truck they will be ok.Tire over 10 years old won't pass a DOT

Adirondack case guy · Mar 19, 2017

That is why I posted the DOT# I didn't know the age limit. They have been stored in a dark back corner of my shed so the sun never got to them.
Loren

D beatty · Mar 19, 2017

When did DOT start 10 years on tires. I know you have to have good tires (no caps) on steer axle but but drives and trailer we ran caps that had been capped many times and well over 10 years old.When our steer tires got wore down boss had those capped and used on drive axle.

markct · Mar 19, 2017

They won't pass recap specs, as long as they are not cracked they will pass dot inspection just fine

markct · Mar 19, 2017

A tire dealer likely won't touch them, 20 year old tires would be a tough sell for liability involved and all. If you are lucky you can find someone on craigslist who needs them, I wouldn't be afraid to use them myself but I doubt a tire dealer would want his name on reselling them

Ray · Mar 19, 2017

I had 6 of them mounted on rims I took off a grain truck i bought at a farm sale.I put on bigger tires.I took all 6 to an auction at Archibold ohio the day before the sale.I went to the auction and my tires were gone.Not much help here.

john in la · Mar 19, 2017

Those tires were built (079) in the seventh week of a year ending in 9.
Since you say you bought them in 1996 we have to assume they were made in 1989.
This is why in 2000 they went to a 4 number code with 2 year numbers to stop the confusion.

Fmcsa has no set rule as to age that I know of but it is common practice not to use tires over 10 years old.
Some like to limit it to 6 years.

Even though the tires were kept out of the sunlight they are still bad.
Oxygen turns tire rubber hard over the years and will cause them to separate at speed.

M-MAN · Mar 19, 2017

I woulden't give a nickel for twenty five year old tires. I removed two good ones from my pickup a few months ago after noticing they were 13 years old.

Lazy WP · Mar 19, 2017

I will add that I have bought a number of tires that are 30 years old, and never been mounted. I am not afraid of them and would not hesitate to buy another set, but not out in New York.

JBDyer · Mar 19, 2017

I would run them on the drive axle without a worry, put them on craigslist, someone will buy them, probably better than todays modern Chinese junk anyway.

ss55 · Mar 19, 2017

Few people would risk using 28 year old tires on a commercial vehicle, but someone will want them for a farm grain truck. Look up what new ones cost today. I would list them on Craig's List for 33 to 40 percent of today's new cost.

LarryH · Mar 19, 2017

if you run them on the road yo are responsible for any accident

2x4 · Mar 19, 2017

$40.00

caterpillar guy · Mar 19, 2017

You'll be responsible for any accident anyway. I would run them and not worry about it on any wagon or farm truck.
There is no law against running caps on the steer axle on a truck. I do run caps on the drives. I can not get caps to hold on the spread on my trailer though.I am guessing that it might be the extra weight allowed on them. Since I can have up to 40,000 on the spread.

Trkr · Mar 19, 2017

You can have caps on a steer axle of a truck,but not on a bus.Not wise,though.

JOCCO · Mar 19, 2017

The real issue is finding someone that wants them at least in my area!!! Far as price 50 to 100 if there is any demand.

ztrmowers · Mar 19, 2017

10 TO 40 IF YOU CAN FIND TAKER tire guy will not want them

D beatty · Mar 20, 2017

I worked for a commercial carrier for 38 years and hauled anything that would fit in van body or rag top trailer. We carried a spare tire ( mounted recap) on every truck and tractor. If we had a flat on steer axle we had to wait for somebody to bring a non capped tire. I would never run a capped tire on steer axle after see how many we went through. We use to throw a lot of caps and I had a number of newly recapped tire throw the complete cap.

W_B · Mar 21, 2017

I took the spare I removed from my '89 Ford full size van to the consignment sale last year. It was covered its whole life inside the vehicle and had never been on the ground. Got $35 for it, maybe there were buying the rim as much as the tire, it was essentially new also. Shocked me because when I unloaded it the guy said if it didn't sell I'd have to come back and get it, I assumed there was no market for them.

BarnyardEngineering · Mar 21, 2017

Old truck tires are a hard sell at an auction. Lucky to get $10 for a pallet of truck tires. Only exception was a set of three NOS 7.50x20's that I wanted for the grain drill. Had to bid them up to $45.

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