[Land-speed] Trailer tires?

[Glen Barrett]

One thing I forgot to mention is all trailers sway and cause some side 
loading on the tires that will shorten the life of the side wall.
Glen
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Glen Barrett" <speedtimer at beyondbb.com>
To: "John Szalay" <john.szalay at att.net>; <land-speed at autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2007 10:43 AM
Subject: Re: [Land-speed] Trailer tires?


> Over the many years I have seen many blow outs on trailers, also the tow
> vehicle and a few motor homes with over loaded tires. Remember the desert 
> is
> hot and road temps can be over 150 degs. Keeping the speed down also 
> helps.
> Road conditions very and can sneak up on you if night driving. Good 
> judgment
> and pre-prep are on your side.
> Glen
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "John Szalay" <john.szalay at att.net>
> To: <land-speed at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2007 10:29 AM
> Subject: Re: [Land-speed] Trailer tires?
>
>
>>> Keith Turk wrote:
>>>> >> Who here lost a trailer tire going to or coming from the meets this
>>>> >> year?
>>>>
>>>> Anyone want to hazard a guess as to why this is such a dang problem?
>>>>
>>>> K
>>
>>
>> Having towed trailers for years I can venture my thoughts.
>>
>> As Always:
>> Your mileage and opinion, may vary !
>>
>>
>>
>> how old are the tires ?  I've always used  5 years as a guide. some use 7
>> years.
>>
>> protect the tires from sunlight and ozone exposure when not on the road ?
>>
>> Stay well within load capacity. and balance your trailer loading.
>>
>> maintain air pressures at all times. ( however, I used to jack the
>> trailers
>> up during the winter
>> and lower tire pressures  when there was no load on them)
>>
>> Goodyear and others  has some other advice..
>> (while this info is for RV tires, I believe that it applies  to car
>> haulers
>> as well.)
>>
>>  http://www.goodyear.com/rv/tirecare/tire_age.html
>>
>>  http://www.tiresafety.com/
>>
>>  http://www.rma.org/
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