New Tires For A Brand New Trailer

[Abbadox]

So as someone that has yet to own a travel trailer I have been watching YouTube and a couple of the videos are recomending getting new tires or upgraded tires when you buy a new or used RV. I plan to buy a new Della Terra. How do I know if the tires that are standard on it are good enough or if they need to be upgraded.

[guidry]

I’ve only gotten maybe two years off new tires on new trailers. Manufacturers get their tires from the lowest bid; you think they are quality!? I’ve had a blowout on a one year tire and the other two of four were separated. That’s when I upgraded to higher rated tires. You really can’t go wrong with higher quality tires replacing the cheaper ones. Even if you check them at each stop and have a TPMS you’re still at the mercy of those manufacturer tires.

[Tvov]

Run a brand new camper for only a couple seasons then replace the original tires?? If they are truly under size for the camper, sure. But if they are the correct size and in good shape, you should get at least 5 years out of them.

This is the first time I've seen people say to replace tires at 2 years... usually it is recommended to replace tires at 5 to 7 years old.

Has something changed in the camper and/or tire industry in the last few years I'm unaware of?

[Lynnmor]

It is easy to sell practically new tires to offset the cost of the new higher quality tires. If you run on the cheap tires for a few years, they will be worth little.

[tragusa3]

I used my original tires for 2 seasons. Tip: grease the bearings, even when brand new. I had a failure because the factory does not do a good job at it.

[jfkmk]

Abbadox wrote:

Old-Biscuit wrote:
New....run for a couple of seasons

Used.....check the mfg date on sidewall if tires ---4 digit number week/year
Usually on sidewall that is on inside of trailer so you will have to crawl underneath to see it
If older then 4 yrs ....NEW tires

I know it is wrong to assume things but when buying a brand new travel trailer I would expect the tires to be fairly new as well in terms of the manufacturer date and proper rating. Am I foolish to expect this much or ?

Actually, the tires could be a bit older than the trailer. The frame probably doesn’t change for years, and somewhere they may be pulling from an old stock of tires. I’d check them, but if not too old, use them until they’re about 3 years old.

[Abbadox]

Old-Biscuit wrote:
New....run for a couple of seasons

Used.....check the mfg date on sidewall if tires ---4 digit number week/year
Usually on sidewall that is on inside of trailer so you will have to crawl underneath to see it
If older then 4 yrs ....NEW tires

I know it is wrong to assume things but when buying a brand new travel trailer I would expect the tires to be fairly new as well in terms of the manufacturer date and proper rating. Am I foolish to expect this much or ?

[Old-Biscuit]

New....run for a couple of seasons

Used.....check the mfg date on sidewall if tires ---4 digit number week/year
Usually on sidewall that is on inside of trailer so you will have to crawl underneath to see it
If older then 4 yrs ....NEW tires

[time2roll]

If the tires are fresh I would give them a season or two before you replace.
Otherwise post up the exact tire and size when you bring the trailer home.

I recommend getting tires that cover the full GVWR of the trailer.

[Lwiddis]

They are “good enough” if they haven’t aged out, if you don’t overload the TT, if you keep the air pressure at the sidewall stated max pressure, if you don’t exceed the max rated speed, and if you cover them when not towing. My TT came with load range C tires. When they aged out I moved to LR Ds.