What is good in trailer tires?

[Blue Mule]

When I bought new tires for my utility trailer this spring, the difference between 10 ply and 12 ply was about $8 bucks per tire. It was a no-brainer for me.

As far as ride quality goes, you'll never know the difference unless you're riding on the trailer while somebody else is driving.

 

[nyone]

Cheap, black and round..they also need to be radial and hold air. In 8-10yrs your going to need to replace them anyway.

I run just cheap tires on nearly everything I own. And no I'm not changing tires every 500mi. Never had a blow out in 20yrs.

 

[sandman2234]

Cheap, black and round..they also need to be radial and hold air. In 8-10yrs your going to need to replace them anyway.

I run just cheap tires on nearly everything I own. And no I'm not changing tires every 500mi. Never had a blow out in 20yrs.

Tires are designed for a little bit shorter time frame than 8-10 years. I start looking for new ones at 6 years. I replaced the tires on my 20 ft enclosed trailer at six years before I went to Ft Lauderdale to haul an unknown weight back to Jax. They had less than 1000 miles on them, but had aged to six years. I wasn't taking a chance, time to bite the bullet.
If you haven't had a blowout, then you aren't driving enough.
David from jax

 

[nyone]

Tires are designed for a little bit shorter time frame than 8-10 years. I start looking for new ones at 6 years. I replaced the tires on my 20 ft enclosed trailer at six years before I went to Ft Lauderdale to haul an unknown weight back to Jax. They had less than 1000 miles on them, but had aged to six years. I wasn't taking a chance, time to bite the bullet.
If you haven't had a blowout, then you aren't driving enough.
David from jax

I log at least 3,800mi towing per year. Alot more than 1,000mi in 6yrs. I'm just carefull about not pulling over on the shoulder, not hitting things, checking air pressure and not overloading. Also every pit stop I touch every tire and wheel hub to check temp.

 

[RayIN]

Cheap, black and round..they also need to be radial and hold air. In 8-10yrs your going to need to replace them anyway.

I run just cheap tires on nearly everything I own. And no I'm not changing tires every 500mi. Never had a blow out in 20yrs.

Carlisle Tire used to recommend replacing Trailer tires every 3 years due to the extreme stress on tandem axles. That is also one reason ST tires are made with less tread depth.

 

[sandman2234]

I log at least 3,800mi towing per year. Alot more than 1,000mi in 6yrs. I'm just carefull about not pulling over on the shoulder, not hitting things, checking air pressure and not overloading. Also every pit stop I touch every tire and wheel hub to check temp.

I purchased the trailer in 2019 that was a 2015 model, with 2014 tires on it. Only two of us ever pulled the trailer since new, and the 3rd guy who tried burnt the transmission up in his truck, going to Disaster Relief. I purchased it and the team purchased a 14 foot trailer so that it could be hauled by other team members. I didn't need the trailer, but it makes a good storage unit.
As far as driving goes, I do about twice your annual mileage every month or about 100,000 a year...give or take a few. Checking the hubs and tires, used to do that on my personal vehicles, but now I use TMPS system that tells me the current pressure and temperature of each tire on towing vehicle and the trailer. Gives a lot better chance of catching problems sooner.
David from jax

 

[ning]

> What is good in trailer tires?
Air

 

[repete]

I log at least 3,800mi towing per year. Alot more than 1,000mi in 6yrs. I'm just carefull about not pulling over on the shoulder, not hitting things, checking air pressure and not overloading. Also every pit stop I touch every tire and wheel hub to check temp.

I do the same. I have three towing trucks so any type of electronic setup would be challenging. Those point and shoot thermometers work well.

 

[dieselscout80]

I also carry a IR temperature gun in my truck and check my hubs regularly.

 

[sandman2234]

I also carry a IR temperature gun in my truck and check my hubs regularly.

That is a lot better than some people, but even that has it's drawbacks. You have to actually stop to check them. (I used to walk around the vehicle, touching the tire and then the hub.)
I left home at 7am a couple months ago to run down to Stuart to pick up a Toro Workman 4x4 that a Lady had on F/B Marketplace. She agreed to hold it for me till 1pm. I got up onto the I-295 bypass and noticed my TPMS readings were a little skewed. While all the readings were at 85 degrees, front right tire was at 115 degrees. I drove to the next exit and it had climbed to 125 while the others remained constant. I pulled over, got out and checked and yep, somethings wrong. Seems the front right caliper was not releasing the brakes completely. I turned around took the truck home, called a friend who hooked up his trailer to his truck and I used his rig to go after the Toro. Point being, if I had waited till my Bride needed to stop for a restroom break, the truck would have already been broken down. Having the TPMS system added to my 2000 F350 and my trailers was a good move. The cost of the TPMS system was less than a road service to come fix my truck, or haul it and the trailer home. (plus I would have missed out on the Toro Workman 4x4)
David from jax