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jacob smith · 01-30-2016, 04:52 PM

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

51 MERC-CT · 01-30-2016, 05:29 PM

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.

waterboychuck · 01-30-2016, 07:36 PM

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.

mrtexas · 01-30-2016, 08:36 PM

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?

jacob smith · 01-30-2016, 08:55 PM

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

Ken Bull · 01-30-2016, 09:17 PM

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Its best to be safe and buy new tires if history is not known. A blowout OR?, can be costly.

jacob smith · 01-30-2016, 09:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by waterboychuck

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.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ken Bull

Its best to be safe and buy new tires if history is not known. A blowout OR?, can be costly.

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.

51 MERC-CT · 01-30-2016, 10:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jacob smith

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.

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.

01-30-2016, 04:52 PM	#1
jacob smith Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: New ringgold pa Posts: 311	How old are my tires 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 __________________ Ford Last edited by jacob smith; 01-31-2016 at 12:17 PM.

01-30-2016, 05:29 PM	#2
51 MERC-CT Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: East Hartford, Ct Posts: 5,898	Re: How old are my tires 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. __________________ DON'T RECALL DOING SOMETHING FOR MYSELF BASED ON SOMEONE ELSE'S LIKES OR DISLIKES

01-30-2016, 07:36 PM	#3
waterboychuck Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Nine Mile Falls,WA Posts: 900	Re: How old are my tires 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. __________________ The sign of a good craftsman is how well they cover up their mistakes.

01-30-2016, 08:36 PM	#4
mrtexas Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Sugar Land, TX Posts: 4,395	Re: How old are my tires 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?

01-30-2016, 08:55 PM	#5
jacob smith Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: New ringgold pa Posts: 311	Re: How old are my tires 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 __________________ Ford

01-30-2016, 09:17 PM	#6
Ken Bull Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Port St Lucie Florida Posts: 398	Re: How old are my tires Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Its best to be safe and buy new tires if history is not known. A blowout OR?, can be costly.