I am pretty good about marking the heatcycles on tires as i go.

But over the course of last year, i lost track of what tires were which. i have 4 unique sets of wheels, i started with tires from year before and there were some 'scrubs' as well as some 'misadventures' that i couldnt keep track of.

I do some left and right swapping and also inside to outside remounts to maximize life. i am cheap i will run them until there is no life left.


I am looking to keep track of the new sets i have.
I guess i could make my own 'inventory number' for each and put them in a tire log book. This way i can plan without staring and markings and moving tires over the place.

For those of you who don't wing it.. do you have any bits of clever you would like to share?

 

Paint pen.

Outside of the tire gets current HCs.

If you're complicated (sounds like you are), notes on the inside.

 

+1 for paint pen

I use different colors depending on whether I flip or rotate tires, which helps tell me how many heat cycles per combo. You could use the paint marker to write whatever else you want on the tire to keep track.

 

yep, using the paint pen for HeatCycle count. I guess i could date each swap. not sure if people are tracking history somewhere other than the tire.

 

We just get a new spec tire every year. Makes it much easier to track.

 

I also track on a spreadsheet, which is also where I track all the maintenance items