Hi,
I am in Montreal (QC).
Today switched to winter RFlat tires(Continental 225 45 17).
The guy told that my tires are not good and told they are about ended.
For some reason I don't see the tread depth in the paper work. Usually, it was always there.
I have to drive 2 winters before lease end. So kind of don't want to spend money... From the other hand if necessary I will do it.
I do about 4000KM per winter season and 60% of it in the slow city traffic.
I have a Milton tread gauge meter. Please see the pic and tell if I can still use the tires if let say all of them are in this state. I will properly mesure all 4 in 3 threads if somebody will give a positive answer for using them in above conditions.
Also, I am not sure in what units my tool works (mm or inches. Not marked). Sorry, for luck of knowledge in this topic.
Here is what I found in Canada safety regulations...
Winter tires
7.162 (1) A winter tire under section 208 of the Act must have at least 3.5 mm of tread depth.
Thanks for advise.
Hey, your gauge is in 32nds fraction of an inch. Your reading about 5/32 which converts to 3.96mm. So you barely have legal tread depth. Hope this helps.
Last edited by Loose}{Cannon; 12-05-2016 at 06:08 PM.
Could you please to give me a lesson. Sorry, I studied metric system. Even I am leaving 21 years in Canada and generally understand imperial system,
I have a difficulty to interpret Milton gauge tool results. How for god sake you "see" these 32 seconds?
It shows half of number 4, a bit above 5 and next not on the pic on the mark below 6.
If the explanation is not time consuming plz try to explain. I am a quick learner ...
And sure I will start to look for tiers.
Thanks.
1 inch is typically divided into smaller fractions of half, quarter, 8ths, 16ths, and 32nds.
1 inch split 32 times = 32nds of an inch. Your gauge is showing closest to the 5/32 of an inch mark. 5/32 converts to 3.96mm.
Last edited by Loose}{Cannon; 12-05-2016 at 07:18 PM.
thanks. you refreshed my memory... just took a look to conversion table. 32 of the inch is just 0.79375 mm
it reminds me music measures. in one are two halfs, 4 quarters and etc...
Thanks again.
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