Repair / minimise tyre wall cracks
Discussion
Got an old trailer that I'm trying to sell from a lawn tractor. It has similar tyres to the trailers you'll get in halfords.
It's only suitable for off road work, certainly not suitable for road usage
The trouble I have is I'm trying to sell it and the sidewalls are cracked. It's not bad and in my minds it's not a problem. However it's putting off buyers and they are trying to knock of 50 quid for new tyres that I know they won't actually bother replacing. If I spend money on it it's not worth selling.
Is there something I can do to the sidewalls to reduce the appearance of the cracks
It's only suitable for off road work, certainly not suitable for road usage
The trouble I have is I'm trying to sell it and the sidewalls are cracked. It's not bad and in my minds it's not a problem. However it's putting off buyers and they are trying to knock of 50 quid for new tyres that I know they won't actually bother replacing. If I spend money on it it's not worth selling.
Is there something I can do to the sidewalls to reduce the appearance of the cracks
If and only if the tyres have not for road/highway use clearly stamped on the sides then I would paint them with the old fashioned tyre black, it's like thick black treacle, if they do not have the above stamped on the sidewall then you should not make any attempt to cover up the cracks as someone may use it on the road.
Surely the answer is to stick some new ones on, increase price to suit.
If punters are being put off by it (rather than nitpicking) it suggests that they will want to change the tyres, contrary to what you assume. If they weren't they would just use it as a bargaining chip to get money off.
Maybe you could find some good, used tyres for a bit cheaper?
If punters are being put off by it (rather than nitpicking) it suggests that they will want to change the tyres, contrary to what you assume. If they weren't they would just use it as a bargaining chip to get money off.
Maybe you could find some good, used tyres for a bit cheaper?
littleredrooster said:
So this is a trailer which is going to have to be - erm - trailered away because it can't be used on the road...?
I read it as it being a lawn trailer, typically towed behind a ride on mower to put the grass in or a quad to move shizzle around one's estate. However there's nobody as tight as people with land hence the teeth sucking. I would like one but I can't have one because I'm not in the Freemasons.OP - Boot polish & mud
I think your prospective buyers are telling you what you need to do. Accept £50 less, or change the tyres.
Or as one person has said, put the price up £50 and agree to accept £50 less.
Also in answer to your actual question. Tyre black will hide the cracks. But ask yourself how you would feel if you bought the trailer in good faith and then found the tyres were cracked and really needed changing.
Or as one person has said, put the price up £50 and agree to accept £50 less.
Also in answer to your actual question. Tyre black will hide the cracks. But ask yourself how you would feel if you bought the trailer in good faith and then found the tyres were cracked and really needed changing.
Edited by RGambo on Sunday 1st March 14:34
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