How old are my tires

jacob smith

jacob smith

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I now that there have been countless threads on this subject but I just not sure I am getting it.

My tire are wide white on one side made by General the following is everything that is marked on the tire

general 6.00-16.

Nylon4 ply
eyk047181.
Pat no 2964083
Cl 3976 2
 
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If it doesn't have a DOT code on it it probably made before 2000.
And then it's just a question of how long before.
 
Even if they were made before 200 they would still have a code on them but a different code. You can find the DOT date stamped on the sidewall of your tire. For you to get this correct look up DOT tire codes on line.
 
Code is 3 numbers before 2000 and 4 after. Before has only one number for the year. The other number is for the week. Got Google?
 
what I have listed is every mark that is on the tire. I know that the tires are older then 1994. When did they start putting dates on tires. I looked up the Patented number and it was applied for in 1951 and given in 1961. So I am not sure if the tires come from that time period
 
waterboychuck said:
Even if they were made before 200 they would still have a code on them but a different code. You can find the DOT date stamped on the sidewall of your tire. For you to get this correct look up DOT tire codes on line.
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Ken Bull said:
Its best to be safe and buy new tires if history is not known. A blowout OR?, can be costly.
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Ken
Replacing them is already on my list. I am just trying to figure out if the tires have been on the car since my grandfather passed away in 1963.
 
jacob smith said:
Ken
Replacing them is already on my list. I am just trying to figure out if the tires have been on the car since my grandfather passed away in 1963.
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The Pat. no. 2964083 was issued 12/13/1960.
It's possible that they may be that old.
If who ever possessed the car after your grandfather passed didn't put on new tires then they probably are that old.
 
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