Tire Dry Rot

[JESSE1]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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

 

[Btown]

Maybe the life you save Will be your horse's

I’m worried less about my 17 year old tires than I am a set of 3 year old set of Chinese ST tires.