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RTFMOK
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Apr 29, 2018

Tire brands and life expectancy for 5,000 pound TT?

Yesterday, I saw the date codes on my lady's TT tires. 8 years old... Does the normal 5 year recommendation for car tires also apply to trailer tires? And if so, what are the good and bad brands...
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gmw_photos
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Apr 30, 2018
My next set of tires for my travel trailer are going to be Hankook RA18 light truck tires. IMO, this would be a good replacement option for what the OP has.

It has a load rating 104 which if I remember right is 1984 lbs at 65 psi for this tire. That would be approx 25% reserve for a 5K lb trailer:

https://www.amazon.com/Hankook-Vantra-RA18-195R14-106R/dp/B01G2C14U4

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