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Originally Posted by studebaker53
Couldn't outdated old tires be considered...."improper equipment" in the event of state inspection or something bad occurring??
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The risk from hitting an old tire carcass, nail, bottle or whatever on the road is 100 times greater than having a blow out from the tire being old unless it is really dry rotted, you are doing well above the speed rating, or it is massively under/over inflated.
I have a buddy that owns a tire center. He has never seen a blow out from old age unless the tire is literally dry rotted. He said the most common cause is under inflation. The outside edges of the tires are gone.