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groundhogy
Explorer
Feb 07, 2018

Trailer has sat awhile, should I be scared about my tires?

My trailer tires have sat close to a year. I have heard of people having blow outs and in my imagination, Im thinking if you let your tires sit on one spot, will they get like a hard spot? And it wil...
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gbopp
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Feb 07, 2018
groundhogy wrote:
Ok, Im not near the trailer at the moment, but what Im hearing is that it depends on how old the rubber is?

How many years old rubber would start to make you guys nervous?

I think 6-10 years is when many replace their tires because of the age. You should check for cracking or other damage.
Find the DOT code to determine the age of your tires. Don't go by the age of the RV. A new RV could have tires that are a couple years old.

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