Trailer tire life

Any suggestions on how to lengthen the life of trailer tires? On all my trailers they've dry rotted long before the tread's gone.

use the trailer more and wear the tires out going back n forth to the lake

Keep em out of the sun.

Keep air pressure at proper level at all times. Like Wilbur said keep out of the sun. If it has to be parked outside get some RV wheel covers. Don't use tire dressing.

X2 don't use tire dressing

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Originally Posted by cray

Keep air pressure at proper level at all times. Like Wilbur said keep out of the sun. If it has to be parked outside get some RV wheel covers. Don't use tire dressing.

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Best advice right there.

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Originally Posted by wilbur

Keep em out of the sun.

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+1000

I have always heard to replace them every 4 years no matter what they look like. My understanding is they can look good but still be dry rotted. The problem with trailer tires is......they are not used everyday to build up heat to dry the moisture out of them that they absorb and thus they rot.

I bought 4 RV tire covers, and 2 covers for my trailer spares off Amazon for just under $100. They're nice covers.

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use the trailer more and wear the tires out going back n forth to the lake

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That's me. Wear the tread out and replace every two years. In the vulcanization process in manufacturing rubber (tires) sulfur is added as a curitive. Over time, it dissipates and leaves the rubber brittle - or dry rots. Think about how a rubber band becomes brittle before long. Just my thoughts.