Wal-Mart rant part 2

old · Jun 28, 2013

Well I did get them to honor the road hazard warranty on my tire. Saved me around $40 but $40 is a good saving since I got the tire back in 2004. Not real happy with having to go to a 265/70R15 instead of a 30/9:50/R15 but pretty close

fixerupper · Jun 28, 2013

At least they did honor the warranty. That's a big plus right there. Jim

Royse · Jun 28, 2013

That tire's almost 10 years old, glad they made good on it.
Haven't they made it illegal now to sell a new, unused tire if
it is more than three years old?
I know they were trying to here in Michigan at least.
Even though they have never been used the rubber breaks down.
I must drive too much. I haven't gotten more than 3 years out of a
set of tires in the last 20 years. Most are gone at about 60,000 miles.
Gone, or relegated to implement duty at least!

Rick Kr · Jun 28, 2013

I thin in Michigan now, they will not mount a tire that is more than 5 years old. They will dismount for you.

I have tire spoons, but I try to have the tire shop bust them loose/off, they I spoon on my "old" "bad" tires that are more than 5 years old.

Rick

OldBuzzard · Jun 29, 2013

Useful tire life on tires is right at 6 years. Any tire older than that being driven at highway speeds is a blowout waiting to happen. Tread depth, lack of weather checking, etc. has no bearing on that.

Wal-Mart gave you $40.00 more than you deserved.

If you are going to be driving that vehicle on the highway, do yourself a favor and replace ALL of the tires, before you kill yourself and/or someone else.

This tire was on the used motorhome that I recently bought. I knew the tires were old, and was planning of replacing them anyway, but this happened first. The tire was 10 yrs. old, and looked great, but was beyond it's useful life. I'm just glad that it was one of the rears and not one of the steering tires. Note the tread depth.

bison · Jun 29, 2013

(quoted from post at 22:26:15 06/28/13) Useful tire life on tires is right at 6 years. Any tire older than that being driven at highway speeds is a blowout waiting to happen. Tread depth, lack of weather checking, etc. has no bearing on that.

Wal-Mart gave you $40.00 more than you deserved.

If you are going to be driving that vehicle on the highway, do yourself a favor and replace ALL of the tires, before you kill yourself and/or someone else.

This tire was on the used motorhome that I recently bought. I knew the tires were old, and was planning of replacing them anyway, but this happened first. The tire was 10 yrs. old, and looked great, but was beyond it's useful life. I'm just glad that it was one of the rears and not one of the steering tires. Note the tread depth.

railer tires and RV tires are usually notorious for bad quality to start with
There is no reason a tire should not last 10 years or beyond if kept out of the sun.

I have tires on some of my tractors that are in excess of 25 years old and still in good shape although the tread is getting there.

OldBuzzard · Jun 29, 2013

I have a Bolens garden tractor that has the original tires from 1964 that are still useable. However they aren't being used at highway speeds, and carrying a big load. Old tires are OK for some applications, but NOT on the highway at 60-70 mph.

As for RV tires being notorious for poor quality? They are the same tires that are used on trucks. Does that mean that ALL truck tires are poor quality?

T in NE · Jun 29, 2013

A friend runs the tire shop at the local co-op, says that often when a tire from walmart comes in needing a patch, when he scuffs the liner, he has to be real careful or he"ll chew it right out, it"s thinner than on tires procured elsewhere.

You may want to measure your tire height. 30x9.50-15 is considered equivalent to a 235/75-15, a 265/75 is considered equivalent to a 31x10.50.

Been going through this on tires for the Amigo. 31x10.50"s were optional, but you tell a shop what they are going on and they tell you it"s the wrong size.

Anonymous-0 · Jun 29, 2013

A lot of things can affect the life of a tire or
cause a tire failure. Maybe the tire pressure was
too low or too high, maybe it had sat flat for a
while, etc. You bought a used motorhome and the tire
blew. It might have had nothing to do with it being
10 years old.

T in NE · Jun 29, 2013

Oh, hope you're ready to go on another rant:
30x9.50R15LT at walmart

MarkB_MI · Jun 29, 2013

OK, it's nice that the road hazard warranty saved you 40 bucks. Now tell us how much you paid extra for road hazard on that set of four tires. I'm guessing you broke even on the deal, and Walmart had your forty bucks for eight years. Had you skipped the road hazard, you could have told Walmart to get stuffed when they couldn't come up with the right tire and instead gone down the road and given your business to a real tire store.

mmidlam · Jun 29, 2013

try this size conversion link
tire size conversion

GVSII · Jun 29, 2013

(quoted from post at 23:02:37 06/28/13) A friend runs the tire shop at the local co-op, says that often when a tire from walmart comes in needing a patch, when he scuffs the liner, he has to be real careful or he"ll chew it right out, it"s thinner than on tires procured elsewhere.

You may want to measure your tire height. 30x9.50-15 is considered equivalent to a 235/75-15, a 265/75 is considered equivalent to a 31x10.50.

Been going through this on tires for the Amigo. 31x10.50"s were optional, but you tell a shop what they are going on and they tell you it"s the wrong size.

Me thinks your friend at the co-op is full of.....prunes!

John in Nebraska · Jun 29, 2013

Steel belted radial tires more than 7-8 years old have a tendency to disintegrate at highway speeds. Had 3 let go in a single week, asked around and other guys with old cars were having the same problem. Seems the belts start rusting, then the side wall opens up, regardless of tread depth. I"d trust a 30 year old polyglass tire, before a 10 year old steel belt radial.

geok · Jun 29, 2013

Not trying to steal the thread but since it is on tires. I have a suv that picks up road noise a little more than I like to hear. Has anyone found a tire that picks up less noise? thanks for any replies.

Anonymous-0 · Jun 29, 2013

"I have a suv that picks up road noise...

Has anyone found a tire that picks up less noise?"

I didn't know noise was something you could pick up off the road??? Does different asphalt have different noise added to it? Maybe that's why roads get cracks and potholes... too much noise in the mixture trying to get out. LoL

oldtanker · Jun 29, 2013

Stick I get tire noise sometimes depending on the road surface. Mostly on concrete depending on how it was finished.

Rick

big fred · Jun 29, 2013

After I decided that I was probably never going to haul heavy loads (bulky yes, heavy no) with my 95 F-150, I switched from light truck tires to passenger car tires and was amazed at the reduction in road noise.

old · Jun 29, 2013

Ah but the tire place I checked at it would have been $200 plus for a 30/9.50/R15 or $120 at China mart.

old · Jun 29, 2013

With just under 2 million driving miles under my belt I do know a good bit about how and what can happen with tires BTDT way to many times. As for highway speed this is a farm truck and used only for hauling machines and when I am doing that I drive as per the load and if I ever get up to highway speed it is unloaded and I can handle a blow out better them most can. Knock on wood I have NEVER lost control when I have had a blow out and I have had more then most and that is on 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 18 wheels

farmer boy · Jun 29, 2013

The tires make the noise. The SUV itself is quiet. Mostly has to do with width and tread pattern. The more aggresive, the noisier it is. Buy summer passenger tires(not all-seasons) with unaggresive tread.

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