Tyres on eBay

[HotelJuliet]

Are these Ferret tyres on eBay here?

[DFC1943Fl.Lt.]

Hi, yes they are the sort of tyres found on a ferret but they look really bad. Be very careful of tyres of this age with cracks in them, the last thing you want is for one of these tyres to break down when you are driving 3tons of amour around.

[HotelJuliet]

Having taken a closer look at my new (but old stock) tyres, I can see signs of cracking on two of them - see photo. Is this something to worry about? Are these tyres already shot?

 

I'm not one for driving fast or over rough terrain, but as you say, these tyres still have to support a hefty weight even standing still.

 

I notice from a much earlier thread and seeing other Ferrets that there are alternatives available, but nobody seems convinced they're good enough. Again, authentic is good, but safety is better - if alternatives are safer.

 

I'd welcome other owners' thoughts (and I suppose the same applies to other ageing vehicles, not just Ferrets).

 

Thanks,

Howard

 

[Bob Grundy]

If you saw the thickness of a Ferret Runflat tyre you would not be concerned with this minor cracking.

[HotelJuliet]

I took the ferret to the local tyre maintenance fitters today. They didn't seem too worried about the cracks in the tyre rubber. The strength is in the plies.