Posted by Texasmark on October 03, 2021 at 05:28:12 from (75.106.105.216):
In Reply to: Question about tires posted by kcm.MN on October 02, 2021 at 17:00:34:
In shopping for tires once I came across a dissertation from a tire mfgr. explaining how his tires were made. In the text he mentioned plasticizers that are included in the chemical compound which, when the tire is exercised....put in motion on the highway type thing, the plasticizers move through the rubber compound and keep it soft and pliable.
Tires that sit and especially in the sun, dry out and the rubber compound separates back to it's elements getting hard and brittle....my guess as I always protect my tires and keep them out of the sun, especially on things like trailers that sit unused for long periods of time. I have trailer tries over 10 years old with no weather cracking.
Cracking leads to loss of tread when placed under load and run at highway speeds. For general farm use it shouldn't be a problem. My 2c
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