Dot date

[johnnycuda]

Dot date year 67? Is this possible?
They look that old belted ta’s
G-60-14

 

[MidnightSwinger]

Yep, don’t drive on them.

 

[fishmens67]

Yep, don’t drive on them.

What a ya mean, that's a 150 mph tire.
I didn't think T/A's were around in the 60's, learned something new.

 

[MidnightSwinger]

What a ya mean, that's a 150 mph tire.
I didn't think T/A's were around in the 60's, learned something new.

As soon as you hit 150, you get a vertical takeoff from the tire exploding, early prototype flying car.

 

[mopowers]

Neat old tires. But the real question is were you able to get a photo of the rest of the sasquatch?

 

[johnnycuda]

What a ya mean, that's a 150 mph tire.
I didn't think T/A's were around in the 60's, learned something new.

Belted ta’s were

 

[johnnycuda]

Yep, don’t drive on them.

Opps too late, went up the block at 5 miles an hour, thanks for response!

 

[johnnycuda]

Neat old tires. But the real question is were you able to get a photo of the rest of the sasquatch?

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[michiganpat]

sorry, they were made in the 26th week of either 1967, 1977, or 1987....if I had to guess 1977?

 

[johnnycuda]

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sorry, they were made in the 26th week of either 1967, 1977, or 1987....if I had to guess 1977?

So They are 47 years old instead or 56?
Nah i'm going with 67 My advice is don't believe everything you read on the internet just because its there doesn't make it true.

 

[michiganpat]

So They are 47 years old instead or 56?
Nah i'm going with 67 My advice is don't believe everything you read on the internet just because its there doesn't make it true.

I suppose they could have bucked the industry norm and put a 2 digit year (which wasn't required in the dot date code until after 2000)....but my guess is still the first 3 characters of the DL2267 are a mold cavity identifier, the next 2 are the week (26th week of the year), and the last the year, so you can't be sure if they're from '67 or '77. still older than I would want to drive on.....

 

[johnnycuda]

I suppose they could have bucked the industry norm and put a 2 digit year (which wasn't required in the dot date code until after 2000)....but my guess is still the first 3 characters of the DL2267 are a mold cavity identifier, the next 2 are the week (26th week of the year), and the last the year, so you can't be sure if they're from '67 or '77. still older than I would want to drive on.....

For sure, the theory they were 67 was pretty cool tho.

 

[mcodecuda]

Belted ta’s were

We used to race on oval tracks on those belted T/A’s. We would first go into a warehouse and pick out the freshest ones. Then we would take them to a retreading facility and grind off half the thread. The guy who ran the grinding machine would have tears in his eyes. We would also soak them every week in tire softener.