Tires And The Sun

Todd Gross · 05-14-2018, 10:47 AM

I had bought a new three axle trailer in 07. The down turn hit and racing for me stopped. My trailer maybe had 2000 miles on it, if lucky. It sat parked, outside, at a friends place for years. I would pick it up at least once a year to clean and pamper the poor forgotten thing then put it back away.
After about five years of watching it age I decided to sell it. Going over things before delivering I noticed the 3 right side tires were cracked severely. The three lefts looked absolutely flawless. The difference was the right side had constant exposure to the sun. The left side was up against a building, shading it from the sun.
I replaced the three on the right before selling , but advised that the lefts had age.

Jeff Stout · 05-14-2018, 12:07 PM

Nitrogen filled trailer tires have helped in reducing higher tire temperature when traveling. Taking care of inside of tire may help as much as taking care of outside of tire. I felt leaving trailer in place and weighted down plays a part on tire fatigue in the area thats holding the load. Bottom of tire and constant sidewall stretching becomes damaged over time.

Eman · 05-15-2018, 09:29 PM

2 weeks ago we heard a huge BOOM and it took a minute to figure out what it was. My always covered spare tire mounted on the frt. of my trailer blew out. I hadn't ck'd the air in it since the end of last year so it wasn't overinflated. This was a 16" 10 ply Chinese tire. I don't know how old it was but I'd say age is what the problem was.

05-14-2018, 10:47 AM	#1
Todd Gross Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Crete, IL Posts: 167 Likes: 262 Liked 54 Times in 24 Posts	Re: Tires And The Sun I had bought a new three axle trailer in 07. The down turn hit and racing for me stopped. My trailer maybe had 2000 miles on it, if lucky. It sat parked, outside, at a friends place for years. I would pick it up at least once a year to clean and pamper the poor forgotten thing then put it back away. After about five years of watching it age I decided to sell it. Going over things before delivering I noticed the 3 right side tires were cracked severely. The three lefts looked absolutely flawless. The difference was the right side had constant exposure to the sun. The left side was up against a building, shading it from the sun. I replaced the three on the right before selling , but advised that the lefts had age. __________________ Todd Gross 3323 FS/E,F

05-14-2018, 12:07 PM	#2
Jeff Stout VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: phoenix Posts: 1,489 Likes: 66 Liked 706 Times in 283 Posts	Re: Tires And The Sun Nitrogen filled trailer tires have helped in reducing higher tire temperature when traveling. Taking care of inside of tire may help as much as taking care of outside of tire. I felt leaving trailer in place and weighted down plays a part on tire fatigue in the area thats holding the load. Bottom of tire and constant sidewall stretching becomes damaged over time.

05-15-2018, 09:29 PM	#3
Eman Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: E TN Posts: 473 Likes: 16 Liked 133 Times in 76 Posts	Re: Tires And The Sun 2 weeks ago we heard a huge BOOM and it took a minute to figure out what it was. My always covered spare tire mounted on the frt. of my trailer blew out. I hadn't ck'd the air in it since the end of last year so it wasn't overinflated. This was a 16" 10 ply Chinese tire. I don't know how old it was but I'd say age is what the problem was.