Average life span for trailer tires?

horton333 wrote:
I don't recall which brand I had fine service out of for 10 years, they came with the trailer and were never a problem so didn't pay any attention to the brand.

I do tend to use Goodyear tires when buying tires, I have had very good service out of them on various vehicles and so they seem worth a few bucks extra. The engineer in me thought I would look at what a reputable manufacturer says to expect for lifetime of their product.

Goodyear warranty their RV tires for 5 years, and warranty against cracks (likely a larger issue on most moderate trailer usage setups) to 7 years. This would seem to indicate it is reasonable that 10 years was a very reasonable expectation given warranties tend to cover only the early life of a product. Everyone else seems to be posting they replace at like a third of that expectation, ..... maybe there should be a lot more Goodyears bought?

Goodyear info

My GY Marathons were junk in less than 4 full years, one exploded and put me on the side of the road. When we took the others off. They were so deformed, that they rolled crooked across the garage floor, you could see the tread moving across the tire. That will be my last GY ever.