New Trailer Tires... Goodyear v. others?
I have a heavy trailer and get nervous about the trailer tires. They're G-load. Goodyear. Got them after one blew up in rush-hour traffic in L.A. four years ago. Now that I'm looking again I'm lear...
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This is about peace of mind and reducing the chance of blowout inconvenience. If you're tight on cash, run them another 6 months or another year. If you have the money, buy yourself some peace of mind today.
Technically, tire rubber obeys the law of entropy. It begins to degrade from the moment the tire is produced, albeit so slowly and gradually that it doesn't really matter for several years. But when you come down to it, that tire is declining in weight carrying capacity continually as it ages. 5 to 7 year replacement is the common rule of thumb, but the closer one runs to capacity the earlier one should switch out.
Technically, tire rubber obeys the law of entropy. It begins to degrade from the moment the tire is produced, albeit so slowly and gradually that it doesn't really matter for several years. But when you come down to it, that tire is declining in weight carrying capacity continually as it ages. 5 to 7 year replacement is the common rule of thumb, but the closer one runs to capacity the earlier one should switch out.
