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Take off tires a thing of the past #8359788
03/07/25 05:34 PM
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Law Dog Offline OP
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I run Nexen MTX tires on all of my trucks the highway tires marked M/S are not mud/snow tires just mismarked highway tires to me. LOL I took the new truck straight over to the tire dealer so less than 300 miles on them it was picked up from another dealer. I asked if they would be interested in the take off tires a common practice years back not so popular today.

They offered me $75 a tire for Michelin 265-65-17s BW I said I should be able to get $100 on the local FB page so they went with me no deal. A guy out of NE picked them up today $100 each no games. The tire dealer said they go for $200 a tire you would think a few hundred dollars profit would have been appealing but I guess not.


Was born in a Big City Will die in the Country OK with that!

Jerry Herbst
Re: Take off tires a thing of the past [Re: Law Dog] #8359795
03/07/25 06:01 PM
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It's all a percentage game nowadays. If their number isn't high enough it's a pass. That's they're bottom line


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Re: Take off tires a thing of the past [Re: Law Dog] #8359803
03/07/25 06:26 PM
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Recall when was just first driving. Seemed every gas station that did service work. Had a rack with used take offs at cut rate price. If it held air kept us high school kids beater cars on the road. Now tires like everything else have expiration date. Dealer probably doesn't want possibility liability hassel.

Mac


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Re: Take off tires a thing of the past [Re: Law Dog] #8359813
03/07/25 06:40 PM
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Recall $10 recaps for my '67 Chevy shortbox . . .


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Re: Take off tires a thing of the past [Re: Law Dog] #8359848
03/07/25 07:28 PM
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When I bought my jeep I drove it to a glass place and had them put a real mirror on the passenger side stead of a closer than they appear junker. Went to the auto parts store and bought a couple small spot mirrors to put on the bottom corners. Few days later I put some real tires on it. (3 years ago need new ones before winter comes back) Same thing. They were not interested in the ones I replaced at all. Sold them myself to an individual. Have not decided what to get this fall.


Those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
Re: Take off tires a thing of the past [Re: Law Dog] #8359863
03/07/25 07:57 PM
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Mexican use tire shops in my area, 2 that I know of, and maybe more.

Buy, Sell, Mount, and Ballance, probably even fix a flat, No cash back.

Some English. Not bad to deal with if you need a spare in a hurry.

Last edited by Mike Cope; 03/07/25 08:02 PM.
Re: Take off tires a thing of the past [Re: Law Dog] #8359887
03/07/25 08:56 PM
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What I got out of the take offs won’t pay for 2 tires of the new set but will cover a spare at least.


Was born in a Big City Will die in the Country OK with that!

Jerry Herbst
Re: Take off tires a thing of the past [Re: Law Dog] #8359890
03/07/25 09:11 PM
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Tires, don't get me started. smirk


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Re: Take off tires a thing of the past [Re: Law Dog] #8359899
03/07/25 09:20 PM
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Bought tires for our Jeep today from WalMart. They were $443 for all four. Local tire shop wanted $860 for their lowest price option. I tried to tell them we drive this thing less than 50 miles a year, actually, less. Apparently, he no comprende'. Soooo, these are it.
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Re: Take off tires a thing of the past [Re: Law Dog] #8359902
03/07/25 09:23 PM
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I need 10 ply. to many hedge thorns here


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Re: Take off tires a thing of the past [Re: danny clifton] #8359905
03/07/25 09:26 PM
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Originally Posted by danny clifton
I need 10 ply. to many hedge thorns here

Yeah, this rig hasn't seen a gravel road in 10 years, lol.


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Re: Take off tires a thing of the past [Re: Law Dog] #8359929
03/07/25 09:45 PM
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I've been buying new tires at Walmart too. They are about half the price of any of the tire shops around here, such as Goodyear.

Keith

Re: Take off tires a thing of the past [Re: Law Dog] #8359967
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I’ve been in the tire business for 34 years. Learn to read the date of manufacture on tires .
Last four numbers of the DOT code are the week and year the tire was built. You don’t want “old new tires”

Re: Take off tires a thing of the past [Re: clintp1971] #8359971
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Originally Posted by clintp1971
I’ve been in the tire business for 34 years. Learn to read the date of manufacture on tires .
Last four numbers of the DOT code are the week and year the tire was built. You don’t want “old new tires”

I assume they dry rot over time. What's an old tire?

Re: Take off tires a thing of the past [Re: Law Dog] #8359984
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At 16 yrs old I could buy a new Multi Mile bias tire for $19


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Re: Take off tires a thing of the past [Re: WI Outdoors] #8359987
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Originally Posted by WI Outdoors
Originally Posted by clintp1971
I’ve been in the tire business for 34 years. Learn to read the date of manufacture on tires .
Last four numbers of the DOT code are the week and year the tire was built. You don’t want “old new tires”

I assume they dry rot over time. What's an old tire?



I learned about dare code when I bought my ranger about 5 years ago. It had the new rubber hairs on the new tires . I had about 300 miles of driving on them when ar 75mph on the interstate the front passenger tire came apart like a semi blow out . They looked new but were 11 years old.

Re: Take off tires a thing of the past [Re: WI Outdoors] #8360354
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Originally Posted by WI Outdoors
Originally Posted by clintp1971
I’ve been in the tire business for 34 years. Learn to read the date of manufacture on tires .
Last four numbers of the DOT code are the week and year the tire was built. You don’t want “old new tires”

I assume they dry rot over time. What's an old tire?


Any thing over seven years old is suspect, ten is considered the end of a tires life.

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