Trailer Tires

[SNMike]

Bottom line IMHO is that any of the tires will perform fine if you take care of them. What that means is do not run them low on air. Inspect the tires often and if you see signs of failure replace them before you have a problem. Most blow outs are probably caused by neglect.

Agreed!! Also, if your trailer is parked outside, even if it's inside, keep a tire protectant on them to prevent dry rot.


Mike

[Mikeski]

And keep them off the curbs...

[2gofaster]

My 28 ft enclosed race car trailer came with Goodyear Marathons. We would blow them out left and right. Went to the Carlisly Radial Trail and went from losing a tire every 500 miles to loosing a tire every 5000 miles.

Regardless of what tire you use, if you store it outside I would do more than even using protectant. I would buy tire covers for them. A tire that sits in one spot while being exposed to sunlight will break down and fail a lot quicker than one kept out of the light.

[MikeC]

I replaced my Goodyears with Goodyears, simply because they have given me 5 good years (no pun intended) of service. They would have lasted a few more years but I got a nail in the sidewall of one and another was worn pretty bad from the tight turn after coming out of my garage (the left rear tire gets dragged around pretty hard in the turn). I just bought a pair of hydraulic wheel dollies so I won't have to drag the tires around the tight turn, it will take me a few extra minutes so I'll decide if it's worth it after the season is over.