WinterDeere
Super Member
- Joined
- Sep 6, 2011
- Messages
- 5,205
- Location
- Philadelphia
- Tractor
- John Deere 3033R, 855 MFWD, 757 ZTrak; IH Cub Cadet 123
I sold my 1963 IH Cub Cadet just a few years ago, still wearing original tires, and zero cracks. They had plenty of tread wear, but otherwise looked mostly like the day the machine was built, 50+ years earlier.I am willing to bet the new tires don't stay crack free more than 2 years.
Keep tires out of the sun, and they last a long time... like original owner's lifetime, long.
Leave them out in the sun, and yes... less than 5 years. We've all seen that on our trailers and recreational equipment.
Come to think of it, the tires on my racing boat trailer are coming up on 20 years soon. They still look like the day I bought them, but the thing stays in a garage about 360 days per year.