| bentspoke | -- 08-01-2022 @ 10:54 AM |
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Is it possible to determine date of manufacture on vintage tires? I am wondering about the Goodyear tires on my '34 Ford- "Goodyear Safety All Weather" 5.25/5.50-17 4 Ply. I am not finding any definite information when searching the forums. Thank you.
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| same | -- 08-01-2022 @ 11:57 AM |
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hey bentspoke,look at side wall facing inwards. depending how old tires are might be a month and yr. next to DOT if not could be just a month/yr . i have a spare in my basement from my '37 fordor is sears allstate 1944 date. jack one wheel off ground and look at backside of tire/tires and take pictures of all numbers and show on forum you may be able to decifer. Tom. by the way,if those tires are 7 yrs. or older prob not safe to run. the 6:50-16 bias ply firestones on my '37 have been on there since 2014 and dont look to dried out. the old gent that passed away had owned the car since 1956 and has been kept in garage all the time. even so they still look road worthy i'm still thinking of putting modern radials on next. This message was edited by same on 8-1-22 @ 12:18 PM
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| Big Red 51 | -- 08-01-2022 @ 7:24 PM |
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bent, The DOT manufacturer date appears to be the 44th week of 1994 in your picture. (4494) in your picture. Not sure how far back that format goes. Don
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| same | -- 08-02-2022 @ 6:54 AM |
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wow if those tires were made in 1944 they look pretty good. almost better than the pie crust firestones on my '37. that is a good decifer of date code i would concure. Tom. i went back and looked at pics of tire again. by the nlook of valve stem those appear to be tubeless tires? This message was edited by same on 8-2-22 @ 7:03 AM
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| 3w2 | -- 08-02-2022 @ 2:55 PM |
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Time for new glasses; '94, not '44.
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| Big Red 51 | -- 08-02-2022 @ 8:05 PM |
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Yes, Just like I said.
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| same | -- 08-03-2022 @ 6:16 AM |
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hey,'44/'94 thems old tires any way u see it. Tom.
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| Big Red 51 | -- 08-03-2022 @ 7:26 AM |
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You are right Tom,They are old. The current structure of the DOT code is in this case, 4494, first two numbers(44) represent the week of build and second two numbers (94) represent year of build. Most of the codes are in-circled in an oval mark some are not.
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| bentspoke | -- 08-03-2022 @ 12:04 PM |
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Thanks for the help and information. At the risk of making this question more difficult, when viewing the tire firsthand the code appears to be "7 M9NM494".
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| same | -- 08-03-2022 @ 1:17 PM |
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well bentspoke,maybe 4th week 1994. ha,i guess we all did not see that well. Tom. what do ya say 3w2. This message was edited by same on 8-3-22 @ 1:18 PM
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| 3w2 | -- 08-03-2022 @ 5:55 PM |
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A good place to start is to remember that the tires made in 1944 were few and far between for the retail market given what was going on full bore in the world at that time. And the another detail was that tires were not date coded until several more decades later than 1944.
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