Did you know the lifespan of a trailer tire ???

I have a 2000 Tandem trailer that has tires that look brand new still have the nipples on them and no signs of dryrot, cracks or anything out of the ordinary. But I blew 2 in 3 days. The tread peeled right off the steel belts.The tire pressure was at max cold and everything seemed fine. After I blew the first tire in the outer banks athe tire guy there told me I probably hit something on the road and damaged the tire without knowing so. On my way home we blew the second tire tread seperated from the belts same as the first tire this happened in Maryland. I was close to an exit so I checked my Garmin street pilot to see what was off the exit and luckily there was a Sears, Wal mart, Home Depot, Lowes, 3 tire companies, Sams club, Costco Carquest, Napa, an Rv store and a few other places that may sell tires after driving to the first tire store and checking with every other store there for 1 205-75-14 trailer tire and not locating 1. I had to beg the  one tire store to install a car tire on the trailer to get me home it took alot of begging to get them to do it because a car tire is not rated for a trailer. So I did finally get home.

MY POINT: Two of the tire companies said that all trailer tires should be changed every 5 years due to the fact they sit in one spot so long and the rubber delaminates from the belts. When they seen the tire that blew they said thats what happened.

Just passing on what I consider very useful information

Are the carlisle tires?...if so thats your initial problem
 
 

Have to put on new ones every yr, they dont last.
 

I just put new tires on my trailer this year. the old ones were on for 26 years. I put the trailer on jack stands for the off season. I do not think they were really that bad but I swapped them out of concern of their age.

I only ment to use a truck tire in an emergency if a trailer tire was not available.

I don't recall ever owning Carlisle trailer tires, but I have heard alot of bad things said about them on the several boating websites I visit. I bought a new 5800 lb capacity tandem axle EZ Loader in 2004. It came with Goodyear radial trailer tires. So far, I like the tires. Granted, I only tow about 400 miles a year on them.

5 years!  Wow thats a long time in my opinion.  I've never left a set of tires on my trailer for 5 years, even if there was little use which is rare for me.  As a rule, I like to change my trailer tires every other year regardless of what they look like because I've had them come apart on the road when they looked good.  I agree Carlisle suck, but even with Carlisle, if you change every other year, you'll be fine.  Its worth the $100 every other year for 2 tires (approx.).  Especially if you've been through a flat in the middle of Nowhere!

PS-ALWAYS HAVE A SPARE!!! And if you use Carlisles, Have two!!

I,as well as my buddies , all use radial tires on our trailers. Never had a problem. Boat tows just fine.

ORIGINAL: Toad

I had a year old Carlisle bubble out on the side wall a few weeks ago.  The tread hardly looks worn.  I guess I was lucky that it didn't blow out on the way up to the lake.

 
Toad, had the same happen to me a couple days ago, (not the first time either)just got back from the dealer that sold them to me and he filled out paperwork to Carlilse, took a tread measurement for pro-rating and charged me $12 for a new one, mounted. Worked for me, but I'm shoppin for a better tire next year