Trailer Tires
06-29-2024 | 07:37 AM
#11
Registered
Joined: Jan 2021
Posts: 902
Likes: 408
From: Gothenburg, Sweden
I always thought that is what rips the tread off the tires on my dual axle boat trailer. Single axle boat trailer tires die different deaths…
06-29-2024 | 12:31 PM
#12
Registered
Joined: Jul 2017
Posts: 712
Likes: 578
From: Bradenton, Fl.
"Doesn’t matter if the tires are old when you buy them. They have only been sitting in a warehouse."
Read the first paragraph of the tire article that bajaman posted. There are also many articles from tire manufacturers stating the tires should be changed at the 6 year mark. Found one article where it said if the tires are stored properly, properly is key. Life expectancy would be between 6 and 10 years. So if you had the tires stored for 9 years. You'll only get one year of use. Check the date codes on the tire before install. I personally wouldn't have new tires put on my wheels that were older than six months old. Go to a high volume tire dealer.
Read the first paragraph of the tire article that bajaman posted. There are also many articles from tire manufacturers stating the tires should be changed at the 6 year mark. Found one article where it said if the tires are stored properly, properly is key. Life expectancy would be between 6 and 10 years. So if you had the tires stored for 9 years. You'll only get one year of use. Check the date codes on the tire before install. I personally wouldn't have new tires put on my wheels that were older than six months old. Go to a high volume tire dealer.
Last edited by AmiableDave; 06-29-2024 at 12:38 PM.
06-30-2024 | 02:29 AM
#14
Registered
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 4,806
Likes: 891
Change brands. 6-8 years is more like it on decent brands. In the rv world 8-10 is the expectancy.My grandfather spends 10k on a set every 8-10 on his prevost. He ain’t changing them every 4. Trust me.
06-30-2024 | 10:25 PM
#15
Registered
Joined: Jun 2024
Posts: 13
Likes: 13
From: Homosassa, FL
Agreed, however I have a bit of a different hypotheses...
When you drive down the road, the tires heat up, you get to the ramp and you back the trailer into the water, it INSTANTLY cools off the tires, almost like a heat treating of the rubber. They then begin to build up a tolerance to the heat, thus the upper part of the tread begins to take the heat differently than the side wall, I feel this is why in a shorter period of time they separate.
I can easily run my car trailer tires intill they are bald, where as boat trailer tires RARELY ever show any real wear yet they implode...
When you drive down the road, the tires heat up, you get to the ramp and you back the trailer into the water, it INSTANTLY cools off the tires, almost like a heat treating of the rubber. They then begin to build up a tolerance to the heat, thus the upper part of the tread begins to take the heat differently than the side wall, I feel this is why in a shorter period of time they separate.
I can easily run my car trailer tires intill they are bald, where as boat trailer tires RARELY ever show any real wear yet they implode...
06-30-2024 | 10:40 PM
#16
Registered
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 1,032
Likes: 365
From: 20.5 mm LOTO
What I am referring to is at least 2-3 hours minimum on the road at highway speeds with a load on the trailer. And.... If you go over 70 mph it drastically changes that number, 75 is the death speed.
I will add, most of the life of a boat trailer tire it is going to be also sitting in one place with all the weight distributed in the same area. Then instantly heated up, quickly cooled in that same area that has been "compacted". So?
Take my hypothesis of heating/cooling, it will take a toll on the life of a boat trailer tire. My car/equipment trailers, rarely will wear out from implosion, they wear out from usage.
Never said I was all knowing, just that I have a hypothesis and hands on experience. If you have a better explanation, I'm all for it?
Last edited by bajaholic; 06-30-2024 at 10:49 PM.
06-30-2024 | 10:49 PM
#17
Registered
Joined: Jun 2024
Posts: 13
Likes: 13
From: Homosassa, FL
I haul boats for a living, so my observations may a bit different? Let me clarify: I am not talking about taking a boat back and forth from a ramp. The tires will rarely get hot enough- long enough to create the separation unless there in most cases visible rot.
What I am referring to is at least 2-3 hours minimum on the road at highway speeds with a load on the trailer. And.... If you go over 73 mph it drastically changes that number, 75 is the death speed.
I will add, most of the life of a boat trailer tire it is going to be also sitting in one place with all the weight distributed in the same area. Then instantly heated up, quickly cooled in that same area that has been "compacted". So?
Now.... Take my hypothesis of heating/cooling rather it being from going in and out of the water or rain, it is still the same, it will take a toll on the life of a boat trailer tire. My car/equipment trailers, rarely will wear out from implosion, they were out from usage.
Never said I was all knowing, just that I have a hypothesis and hands on experience. If you have a better explanation, I'm all for it?
What I am referring to is at least 2-3 hours minimum on the road at highway speeds with a load on the trailer. And.... If you go over 73 mph it drastically changes that number, 75 is the death speed.
I will add, most of the life of a boat trailer tire it is going to be also sitting in one place with all the weight distributed in the same area. Then instantly heated up, quickly cooled in that same area that has been "compacted". So?
Now.... Take my hypothesis of heating/cooling rather it being from going in and out of the water or rain, it is still the same, it will take a toll on the life of a boat trailer tire. My car/equipment trailers, rarely will wear out from implosion, they were out from usage.
Never said I was all knowing, just that I have a hypothesis and hands on experience. If you have a better explanation, I'm all for it?
06-30-2024 | 11:02 PM
#18
Registered
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 1,032
Likes: 365
From: 20.5 mm LOTO
No better explanation, just 1st hand experience as well. Maybe it comes down to tire age? I have not had any problems with heat cycled tires coming apart. Heat cycled tires lose grip in racing situations, but not failures. I do change tires due to age even if they still have tread life.
06-30-2024 | 11:09 PM
#19
Registered
Joined: Jun 2024
Posts: 13
Likes: 13
From: Homosassa, FL
I tow trailers, big and small, have for almost 40 years. I do not think I have ever had a tire failure that was not caused by lack of inflation. I am sure that makes me lucky. You can rub my budda belly for luck if we ever meet if it make s you feel better 
P.S.
I would run on a rim before I used a goodyear tire.
P.S.
I would run on a rim before I used a goodyear tire.
06-30-2024 | 11:27 PM
#20
Registered
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 1,032
Likes: 365
From: 20.5 mm LOTO
I tow trailers, big and small, have for almost 40 years. I do not think I have ever had a tire failure that was not caused by lack of inflation. I am sure that makes me lucky. You can rub my budda belly for luck if we ever meet if it make s you feel better
P.S.
I would run on a rim before I used a goodyear tire.
P.S.
I would run on a rim before I used a goodyear tire.
