updating tyres regularly

hi trucksters right i do the same thing with my tyres.mind you i work in the tyre buisness but most people can do it.now you buy a new tyre at $200 keep it untill its about half worn and sell them for $100-120.it will then cost$80-100 each for you to have new ones.it might sound silly that you have worn out half and still having to pay half but the first half has all the tread all the grip ect.where as if you wear them right down you get nothing for them and cost you $200 to replace.i used to keep my tyres for 20000-30000 sell them and bye new but finally coughed up for coopers so i might keep them now.we cant sell them so i dont get them cheap.we get people all the time looking for second hand 4by tyres and cant get enough.just an example if someone comes in with say a 31x10.5x15 tyre that we cant repair we go out the back find a half decent roadworthy one and get $30-40 just remember a new car tube fitted is about $25 so people dont mind paying it.looking foward to easter at jamieson

Damn some people are smart. I never thought of doing that. But thinking about it, you have got a good point. At half worn they are still worth something and it costs less to update and as you suggest truckster, the best bit is at the top! I'll check it out myself! Thanks for the idea.

If you look after your tyres and use the right pressures depending on the conditions, they will last longer and therefore save money in the long run. The tyres I am currently running have lasted nearly 100000kms over 4 years. I had them new when I bought the truck and have done everything from sand to rocks to mud and over 15000 kms of outback Oz. I get my truck serviced regularly and ensure that the tyres are rotated. They still have heaps of tread on them, but I will be replacing them in the next few months with some Coopers.

What brand have I got? Olympic Overlanders.

If my new tyres last as long, I'll be saving more money than selling them after 15-20000 kmsJust Do It!

Truckster,

My tyres are All Terrains and so far (touch wood) I haven't even had a puncture.

I do appreciate all your knowledge on tyres though and it has helped me decide to get Coopers next time.

CheersJust Do It!

There might be somethin to it!!!!
BUT I have just replaced Brigestone desert duelers with 80,000 klms ++(shared between 5 tyres, regularly rotated- NO PROBLEMS apart from one flat about half that klms.!
I'm happy mate!
BUT you have to be a lot more careful in the wet once they are half worn!!