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Caravan Tyres With a huge range of caravan tyres available - and the real benefit of fully mobile fitting for caravan tyres, each year we change countless caravan tyres at our customers' properties and at storage areas. We are familiar, equipped and trained with all the necessary tools and experience to remove and replace tyron bands. What could be worse than planning every detail of a holiday or long weekend - only to spend several hours on the roadside due to a caravan tyre failure? And yet every year throughout the season, you don't have to travel too far to come across a distressed holidaymaker on the hard shoulder with a tyre problem. And there's a very good reason for this as well! It's fair to say that it is almost unheard of to replace caravan tyres that have worn to their legal tread limit. Most caravan tyres never cover the sort of mileage required to wear a tyre out. So what's the problem? Regardless of its use or mileage, tyres have a lifespan. Even a tyre never driven on will deteriorate over time. Natural aging of the composite materials that form tyres occur from day one. It is widely recommended that caravan tyres should be replaced at 5 years old. New tyres have a date mark stamped on them to show week and month of manufacture. However, a tyre retailer can carry caravan tyres on the shelf for a number of years prior to sale. Therefore, a caravan tyre fitted, for example in 2007 may have been produced in 2004 - giving the impression that the tyre may have been on the vehicle for some time. With this in mind, it is not always possible to determine how long the tyre has physically been fitted to the wheel on the caravan. Following the advise of the Caravan Club (below) makes good sense. General rule of thumb should be that if you are in any doubt as to the age of the tyre, don't take the risk. Here's what The Caravan Club have to say: "It should go without saying that tyres which are damaged or worn to the legal minimum tread depth must be replaced immediately. However, tyres which are visually OK, and which have seen little or even no use are also recommended to be replaced when they reach a few years of age. As a general rule (and following guidance issued by the tyre makers' trade body, the British Tyre Manufacturers' Association, it's advised that caravan tyres should ideally be replaced when 5 years old, and should never be used when more than 7 years old." This advice is borne out by the Club's own research into caravan tyre failures, which confirms that the likelihood of a tyre problem increases after such age. Our research further suggests that tyres which need a high inflation pressure (say 50psi or more) require greater care still. Such tyres should be closely examined for signs of deterioration from 3 years old, and it would be strongly advised not to use them beyond 5 years old. It is not the case that all tyres over these ages will rapidly fail. "However, the statistical likelihood of a problem occurring increases noticeably with age. Given the disruption to your holiday that a tyre failure could cause (let alone the risk involved), it's strongly recommended that you follow this guidance. Since tyres deteriorate with age even when not in use (unless kept under very strictly controlled conditions of temperature, humidity, light level etc), it is usually necessary to consider a tyre's age from the date it was made, and not from when it was bought or fitted to the caravan." Source: The Caravan Club Checking your Caravans tyres You can check how old your caravan tyres are yourself, the information you need is found on the sidewall, and denoted by either 3 numbers if manufactured before 2000, or four numbers after 2000. For example: Where 34 denotes the week of manufacture and 9 represents 1999. This tyre was manufactured in the 34th week of 1999. Where 16 denotes the week of manufacture and 04 represents 2004, meaning this tyre was made in the 16th week of 2004. If your tyres are older than 5 years old, you should consider replacing them Tyron Bands A tyron safety band is a mechanical device that is fitted to the wheel once the new tyre has been fitted. It provides caravan users with a limited 'run flat' type effect in the event of a blow out or puncture. You may have seen the effect of a blow out perhaps during F1 racing where the tyre eventually 'winds' its way off the wheel. The tyron band fills the well within the wheel to hold the tyre beads in place thus preventing the road wheel from impacting the surface of the road. With tyron bands fitted, a caravan can be driven at a safe speed a short distance to a safer place to work on the vehicle. Not all tyre dealers have the facility or knowledge to deal with the replacement or removal of Tyron bands. Hometyre technicians are fully trained to handle all aspects of tyron bands on caravan tyres and are able to supply tyron bands for retro-fitment to your caravan. Open six days a week, now you don't need to tow your caravan to a fitting centre for tyres. Call Hometyre to arrange an appointment to have your caravan tyres fitted at home. Our support centre staff are fully versed in all aspects of caravan tyres, tyron bands and all the requirements/questions you may have regarding loadings etc. So for caravan tyres and puncture repairs ring 0800 783 93 10 |
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