Didn't Believe about the Chinese Tires

SprinklerMan wrote:

Bird Freak wrote:
I'm just curious here and not trying to start a China tire war. Where did this age old wisdom of a tire must be replaced after 5 years come from? Was it a tire manufacturer or just some people decided you should buy new ones? There are a bunch of tires out there that run a lot more years than that. Where was something credible in print?

I own 6 tandem axle trailers and 2 single axle trailers ( including my TT), with spares thats 36 tires . Am I replacing them every 5 years , no way , thats why I run LT tires on the heavy tandems that see highway miles , on the local light weight ( dont carry anywhere their capacity ) I run passenger tires . The trailers that go to the landfill get the ST tires . ( they are the sacrifical tires). I replace tires when they are either worn out or are showing a problem .

same for me. I have two car trailers now. One open and one 36 ft enclosed for the show truck. I have never changed tires because of just age and only blown two tires on my fiver. Both Nexen Lts about 3 years old. Just junk tires. As long as they look good and not cracking out I run them.