dana gear
Hot Rolled
- Joined
- Feb 27, 2013
- Location
- Northern califorina, usa
In 1957 my father in-law and his best friend took a brand-new Oldsmobile from northern California to Mexico City and back, two years later the Olds was rear ended and totaled. My father-in-law pulled the front spindles, hubs tires and wheels, and in 1960 he built a pipe hauling trailer utilizing the Olds parts.
Fast forward to 2022 and we still have that pipe trailer here. The amazing thing is the Good -year tires that were made in 1957 are still on that trailer and still holding air.
In this age of the recommended 4-year life span Irregardless of mileage for truck/trailer tires. I find it interesting that these 64-year-old tires are still holding air and holding their thread. The trailer does get parked inside the steel Wherehouse so it's out of the sun.
We still occasionally use it to move long pipes into the shop.
Fast forward to 2022 and we still have that pipe trailer here. The amazing thing is the Good -year tires that were made in 1957 are still on that trailer and still holding air.
In this age of the recommended 4-year life span Irregardless of mileage for truck/trailer tires. I find it interesting that these 64-year-old tires are still holding air and holding their thread. The trailer does get parked inside the steel Wherehouse so it's out of the sun.
We still occasionally use it to move long pipes into the shop.