Tires need help

DutchmenSport wrote:
Yes, and nothing stopped the dry rot process. I even kept them covered. The only thing that slows the dry-rot process down is for the tires to roll on the road as designed. They need to flex. That's why during the winter months when the trailer is shut down, I still hitch up and take the trailer for a 10 mile drive about ever 3 weeks, if not traveling (we take 2 trips over the winter months to South Carolina and Florida for a week each.)

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Thanks Huntindog, that is a good idea on the plywood. I learned that tires can look like new and still be dry rotted. My neighbor bought a cargo trailer at an estate sale that had been stored inside for 16 years. The trailer and tires looked brand new,I think it was never taken outside even once. Two of the tires blew within a week of lite hauling. You are right the first sign that your not camping enough is tires that time out instead of wear out.

Yes, and nothing stopped the dry rot process. I even kept them covered. The only thing that slows the dry-rot process down is for the tires to roll on the road as designed. They need to flex. That's why during the winter months when the trailer is shut down, I still hitch up and take the trailer for a 10 mile drive about ever 3 weeks, if not traveling (we take 2 trips over the winter months to South Carolina and Florida for a week each.)

Ramp Digger wrote:
Our Trailer tires almost always time out before they wear out. Has anyone ever used any type of tire dressing or rubber preserving product to help prevent cracking and sun damage?

Rubber is a natural material that starts breaking down from the day a tire is made. Nothing will stop the process. he best you can do is to slow it down ..... A little.
I do not think that any of the treatments are cost effective,, Same goes for fabric tire covers. IOW, the money spent on them over the life of the tire will not result in a savings over just buying new tires a little earlier. The fabric covers available can help, but they themselves breakdown, and they are not cheap.

Thr best thing I have found is to make plydood covers. THey work as well as the fabroc covers, and will last many times longer.
Mine were cheap (free) to make as I repurposed the plywood from an older project tht was no longer needed.

At best, you will gain one season out of the tires by covering them.

The very best thing to do.....Camp more.:B