I was surprised to see that my spare is mounted on a wheel that matches the other 4. Since the TH has relatively low miles, (and we are trying our best to fix that) what would you do for keeping all 5 tires in rotation?

On a trailer, I don't think it's THAT important to rotate tires. But, some folks do. It not so much the pattern, as long as it's the same pattern and you do at regular intervals. Determining miles on a trailer is a little harder than in a car or truck with an odometer. But your best guess would be every 1000 miles, 2000 miles, 3000 miles, as long as you are consistent with your intervals. Anticipate 40 thousand miles on your tires? Then you'll need to rotate them 5 times so they'll all be equal. That means every 8 thousand miles rotate. Take your own option for a pattern: click here.

I rotate front to back on my triple axle, but I don't rotate the spare in. Probably should.Tires that don't get used, rot faster than tires that do get used.

On my tandems, the rear axle tires always wear faster than the front. You can do a 5-tire rotation with the spare since most trailer tires do not have directional tread (easier to do than 4-tire). My spare sits inside and I do not rotate it in to use, but I do rotate front to rear tires once a year. For me, this is about 7500 miles between rotations and I wore the original tires out after 4.5 years.

Trailer tires seldom wear out, they age out. Rotate if you want but it will have no effect on the inevitable old age.Most common recommendation is six years for replacement.

The spare was down about 20lbs from the rest, so I figure it has never touched the ground.

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lincster
Explorer
Sep 12, 2016
I rotate front to back on my triple axle, but I don't rotate the spare in. Probably should.
Tires that don't get used, rot faster than tires that do get used.
DutchmenSport
Explorer
Sep 12, 2016
On a trailer, I don't think it's THAT important to rotate tires. But, some folks do. It not so much the pattern, as long as it's the same pattern and you do at regular intervals. Determining miles on a trailer is a little harder than in a car or truck with an odometer. But your best guess would be every 1000 miles, 2000 miles, 3000 miles, as long as you are consistent with your intervals. Anticipate 40 thousand miles on your tires? Then you'll need to rotate them 5 times so they'll all be equal. That means every 8 thousand miles rotate. Take your own option for a pattern: click here.

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