Another tire thread...

[Tstick333]

I have a dual axel trailer and I have replaced 2 of the 4 tires. What are some preventive things you guys do to extend the life of your tires? I wash, armor all, and use tire foam about once a week. Are there any other things I can do? Thanks!

[Duncan]

I have a dual axel trailer and I have replaced 2 of the 4 tires. What are some preventive things you guys do to extend the life of your tires? I wash, armor all, and use tire foam about once a week. Are there any other things I can do? Thanks!

All I do is religiously check the tire pressure before every tow. And keep an eye on the date code, changing tires before 4 years old.

[TeamAllen]

I jack up the trailer on jack stands in the off season.

[Joeprunc]

I jack up the trailer on jack stands in the off season.

#1 way to save your tires. Also put covers over them if they see direct sunlight.

[Tstick333]

Where's the date code?

[Duncan]

I jack up the trailer on jack stands in the off season.

Once upon a time, I asked about this here on TO. The consensus (at the time) seemed to be it did not help. (EDIT, I retract this -- I cannot find a thread in which this communicated; perhaops it was a discussion with the dealer).

Edit: date code http://www.tigeowners.com/forum/show...ight=tire+date

[Joeprunc]

I didn't elevate the tires last winter and I can see dry cracking on both wheels where they made contact with the driveway, one was very bad, the other was barely noticeable. I replaced the bad one, and keeping an eye on the later.

You can find the date code on the inside of the tire. I believe its a 4 digit number WWYY (week year) http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tirete....jsp?techid=11

[sincity]

i put the trailer on jack stands and let the air out of the tires for storage, dont know if this helps, but it cant hurt, direct sunlight is a killer also.
sincity

[Tstick333]

I can't find the date code on my two Goodyear tires on my trailer or the ones on my jeep. Any suggestions?

[urbanstd]

I would go to camping world and buy covers for the tires.

I also back my trailer onto 2" X 6" boards so they are not in direct contact with cement or the ground.

The Goodyear tires should have a DOT #, that is the mfg date.

[Dave S]

I can't find the date code on my two Goodyear tires on my trailer or the ones on my jeep. Any suggestions?

Try looking on the inside of the tire.

[Ewok]

From the tire rack website:
Since 2000, the week and year the tire was produced has been provided by the last four digits of the Tire Identification Number with the 2 digits being used to identify the week immediately preceding the 2 digits used to identify the year.





In the example above:
DOT U2LL LMLR 5107
51 Manufactured during the 51st week of the year
07 Manufactured during 2007

[Ewok]

As Duncan said, the #1 killer of tires is low pressure. Remember you don't need to leave air pressure for heating up and expansion, that is already factored into the cold max psi rating. You would be surprised if you weigh your boat with your normal gear and see how much weight is on the tires, they are usually close to the max weight rating, which requires max air pressure.

[Duncan]

As Duncan said, the #1 killer of tires is low pressure.

Learned it from TO

Someone in a past thread calcualted how much less weight capacity a tire had when just 5 lbs underinflated (looked, cannot find). That was a HUGE wake up call for me.

Honestly, I do not know how people safely own, operate and maintain a boat in the absence of a resource like TO. Friends and the dealership I guess.

[bigdaddy_houseboater]

Tire Rack ROCKS for tire info and pricing leverage. I use it to decide on my tires every time I buy.