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BARN FIND 03-01-2006 10:08 PM

Firestone Wide Oval ID
 
Is there a way to tell what year a F60 Wide Oval was manufactured?

Mr70 03-01-2006 10:18 PM

Re: Firestone Wide Oval ID
 
Yes,within reason.What's the DOT on it?

BARN FIND 03-02-2006 02:00 AM

Re: Firestone Wide Oval ID
 
VCUD DL 1203

Mr70 03-02-2006 06:58 AM

Re: Firestone Wide Oval ID
 
That looks to me like it was manufactured in the last week of May,1973.

GTO_DON 03-02-2006 08:46 AM

Re: Firestone Wide Oval ID
 
RICK,HOW DO YOU DO THAT? CAN YOU EXPLAIN HOW YOU COME UP WITH THAT....THANKS https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/beers.gif

BARN FIND 03-02-2006 10:26 AM

Re: Firestone Wide Oval ID
 
Thanks, I appreciate the quick answer.

DaJudge 03-02-2006 09:29 PM

Re: Firestone Wide Oval ID
 
How does he do it, Rick let me know if I am wrong https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif

It begins with the letters "DOT" and indicates that the tire meets all federal standards. The next two numbers or letters are the plant code where it was manufactured, and the last four numbers represent the week and year the tire was built. For example, the numbers 3197 means the 31st week of 1997. The other numbers are marketing codes used at the manufacturer's discretion. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/beers.gif

Mr70 03-02-2006 09:44 PM

Re: Firestone Wide Oval ID
 
You got it Mike,but that's for tires made after the year 1999.Before 2000,the last digit is the last digit of the year manufactured,and the two numbers before that are the week in the year.
Example:...3197 DOT code after the year 1999 is 31st week of 1997.
3197 before 2000 is 19th week of a year ending in 7.This is where you have to figure out what year that last digit stands for.It could be 1967-77-87-97.
Now you have to understand the plant codes and what was up & running in those time frames at those locations to help narrow down the year manufactured.
This does not apply to ALL tires.

DaJudge 03-03-2006 10:12 PM

Re: Firestone Wide Oval ID
 
Thanks Rick https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/beers.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif

indyjps 03-07-2006 07:57 AM

Re: Firestone Wide Oval ID
 
mr70, sounds pretty confusing, glad you are willing to decode them for us.


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