Tire Dry Rot

JESSE1 · Dec 17, 2017

I've had the tread come off and at least one blowout on tires that look new but were at least six years old. I plan on replacing the tires on my trailers this year because of their age. Not a small amount of money, I'll need at least twelve tires. I use 235/85R16 LT tires on my trailers.

Tractor Seabee · Dec 18, 2017

If you can detect dry rot it is already too late to fix. Think of others on the road and get new ones.

Ron

Lineman North Florida · Dec 18, 2017

The Firestone tires on my Gooseneck stock trailer are original and have had signs of small cracks/dry rot for at least 10 years, but since it only gets used about 3 times a year to carry yearlings to the market I have postponed buying new ones , the trailer is an 1987 model so they are 30 years old, I think I got my moneys worth out of them. The trailers is barn kept and has been since new maybe that is what has helped them last so long, I think I will go ahead and replace them before they fail.

fried1765 · Dec 18, 2017

Lineman North Florida said:
The Firestone tires on my Gooseneck stock trailer are original and have had signs of small cracks/dry rot for at least 10 years, but since it only gets used about 3 times a year to carry yearlings to the market I have postponed buying new ones , the trailer is an 1987 model so they are 30 years old, I think I got my moneys worth out of them. The trailers is barn kept and has been since new maybe that is what has helped them last so long, I think I will go ahead and replace them before they fail.

I have a 7000 GVWR box trailer (2010), and a 14,000 GVWR equipment trailer (2015).
They are both stored in a fully enclosed building.
They are also both jacked up, and put on blocks, when stored for the winter (9 months).
With no sun damage, I expect my trailer tires to last 15 years ....maybe.....
I will be 85 when the (first) 2010 trailer hits the 15 year tire age.
Maybe time to sell BOTH trailers by then.

Btown · Dec 18, 2017

Tires on my horse trailer are going on 17 years, it’s not stored indoors, but the tires do not get much if any direct sun light. It only gets used 4-5 times a year. The tires are also LT not ST.

Tractor Seabee · Dec 18, 2017

Btown said:
Tires on my horse trailer are going on 17 years, it’s not stored indoors, but the tires do not get much if any direct sun light. It only gets used 4-5 times a year. The tires are also LT not ST.

Maybe the life you save Will be your horse's