Tire age

I was buying some used roller tires I was talking to the tech about used tires.

He shared a story he said he saw first hand.

A 90 something jeep Cherokee with the OEM spare which sits inside the left rear passenger compartment.

The customer came in for new tires and while there the spare exploded in the car blowing out the windows.

No one had touched the tire at the shop.

It was unknown if the owner had done anything to it.

I bought the used rollers and went home. It's been a few months and there is no signs of problems. The tires are less than 10 years old so I feel ok for their intended use.
It's a fact that they are surely dangerous. No doubt. I used to work at a trucl tire shop and changed a lot of lock ring wheels. A lot. In fact, I won the southeastern championship one year using a hammer and tire irons. I had it changed in under a minute. Airing up was not required and the tires were not aired up to begin with. I can still do it........but not like THAT. LMAO