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Re: Age/Weather Cracks
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Posted by Hugh MacKay on December 05, 2003 at 13:39:44 from (209.226.247.82):
In Reply to: Age/Weather Cracks posted by Bud on December 05, 2003 at 07:50:14:
Bud: I'll put my money on Bob's opinion. Those UV rays are your main culprit. I put new tires on my SA 10 years ago, and religiously kept it in not only a closed building but one with no windows. Not a sign of a crack for 8 years, and then it was outside for about 3 months. My tires are now just a mess of cracks. This is not new, I've seen this for 40 years. You keep your tractor in a dark, dry building other than when in use, and your tires will go 20 years without a crack.
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