Another tire question, do you rotate them?

Never.
I change mine out at 7 years and around 50k miles.
Now if I have rotated one if it gets flat spotted from braking issues at times.

When I re-pack the wheel bearings annually, the tires come off to do this so I rotate them. Can't hurt and only takes a minute to roll the tires to the other side before putting them on.

MM49 wrote:
Everybody should rotate their trailer tires. My tires wear twice as fast on the right side, (kitchen side). We all review our axle loads as equal and balanced. Nothing could be futher from the truth. I just wish it was easier to weigh each tire in the loaded. condition.
MM49

What make and size is your 5th wheel? Chris

Everybody should rotate their trailer tires. My tires wear twice as fast on the right side, (kitchen side). We all review our axle loads as equal and balanced. Nothing could be futher from the truth. I just wish it was easier to weigh each tire in the loaded. condition.
MM49

Tin Pusher wrote:
Every four years, rotate them out for NEW ones :)

Best answer yet! :-)

Lyle

Every four years, rotate them out for NEW ones :)

Thanks for the responses...

I service my brakes and axle bearings annually. I have x-ed my tires, just to get them rotating in the opposite direction (yes you can counter-rotate radial trailer tires), but generally I just swap front to rear on same side during the process. Tire rotation may not be necessary, but it makes me feel good.

Balancing is important to tire life, rotation on a trailer not so much. Rotation on a TV is important because the drive/stop/steer functions cause the tires to wear differently and rotating maximizes their life by evening out the wear. On a trailer they all just roll along. Unless you have alignment issues that cause feathering, etc., rotating really won't do anything. Unless you put a lot of miles on the trailer, the tires will age out long before they wear out.

This has been discussed previously. I rotate mine AND incorporate the spare(s). Try searching this Forum for `tires' then search the result for `rotate' or `rotating'.