[Healeys] Tires AGAIN

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I got a job re-capping tires back in the early seventies and we would buy  
used casings (old tires), grind the old rubber off of them, put on new 
rubber,  place them in molds and bake them at 300 degrees F while inflated with  
special tubes and steel rims at 180 lbs of air pressure. My rate of 
adjustment  for general use was about 2 per cent. At the same time the tire store I 
worked  for had an adjustment rate of a bit over 8 per cent for brand new 
tires.
    We were one of the first to re-cap radials and we  did truck radials 
for clients many time four or five times on the same casing.  The one tire 
that had the most failures during preparation was Firestone. It got  to the 
point that I wouldn't even try one of them for re-capping. I personally  had 
them on my own vehicles and never had a problem. So I think storing them in  
the dark, under cool conditions and moving them around every few months might 
 work. I think tires are our best insurance and yes I did have an old 
Michelin  come apart on me while driving down the freeway. Not a fun experience. 
So my  best advice is to inspect your tires often, keep the inflation 
correct and never  use Armor All on them. And like you Michael, I'm going to 
invest in a set of  these tires to keep in my garage, in the dark and ready to go 
when needed.
Steven Kingsbury
BN1 #598 
 
 
In a message dated 3/22/2015 12:56:53 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
varley at cosmos.net.au writes:

Hi Guys,  I believe the best way to store tires is in a dark place
Cheers
Larry  Varley

On 23/03/2015 6:10 AM, Michael Salter  wrote:



Yes  Tom quite true. I didn't know that Kuhmo made that size ever... I 
would have  jumped on a set for sure..

I  have been searching for 165/80 15 tires for about 40 years and these 
Classic  All Seasons are first I have ever seen in that size... 

I  know tires deteriorate with age but given how hard i had to look to find 
 these I going to buy another set...I'm betting that they won't be around 
for  long.


Michael  S








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