Is there a tire made that lasts more than a few years?

rrman61 · Oct 17, 2021

Down here in the south if a tire is more than say 5 years old regardless of wear it is prone to fail.are there any 14,15,or 16 inch automotive type tires made that lasts like they used to?on my utility trailer I have to replace tires way before they are worn out

john in la · Oct 17, 2021

If you want to wear the thread of a tire out before it dry rots you have to use the trailer.
If you let your truck sit for 5 years the tires would dry rot off it also.

504 · Oct 17, 2021

Buy biased tires and not radials. Mine are worn out but they are over 20 years old. I put them on during the Ford Explorer mess when they crashed with 17 psi in the tires

Michael Soldan · Oct 17, 2021

A tire cannot take exposure to the sun year after year. The sun and the heat it generates breaks down the rubber and cracks the sidewalls making the tire less safe and durable. A lot of campers have the right idea when you see them put tire covers over the wheels on their RVs , usually a light coloured gray or beige which stays cooler in the sun. Sun is what ruins tires , coupled with age of the tire and age meaning years of exposure to the sun

rrlund · Oct 17, 2021

Better question, is there a tube with a decent valve stem. I had one go bad in an 18.4 38 last month. I had one in a 15.5 38 that was about 3 years old go bad Friday. I went to get the tractor out and the tire was soft. I pumped it up and just moving the stem a little while I was do it, the brass part snapped right off down inside the rubber.

Absent Minded Farmer · Oct 17, 2021

I run Interco on my truck & that sits out. Tires are 6 years old. Wipe them down good & it looks like I just put them on. They still have the t!ts on the sidewalls yet. Darned good tire!

Mike

Bruce from Can. · Oct 17, 2021

Been having the same problems with valve stems

Mike(NEOhio) · Oct 17, 2021

Tires are basically latex and carbon black. UV destroys the latex and the c-b is there to absorb the UV.

Geo-TH,In · Oct 17, 2021

Generally, warranties cover tires for four, five, or six years from the date of purchase, depending on the manufacturer.

Michelin tires in Indiana and car garaged will last me longer that 6 years. I usually get about 90k out of 70k tires. Usually put 10-12k a year on tires.

I got 10 years out of implement tires. Lots of tread left. Tire failure because of age.

Russ from MN · Oct 17, 2021

I use old car/truck tires on my trailers, some of them are over 25 years old, and I sometimes load them to the max. I keep plenty of air in them and try to keep them out of the sun as much as possible. I had one flat last spring, then I started carrying 2 spares and no more flats!

MJMJ · Oct 17, 2021

I think I paid five dollars for a set if four tire covers at Harbor Freight. Lot cheaper than replacing tires.

rrlund · Oct 17, 2021

Chloride seems to eat them right up.

1206SWMO · Oct 17, 2021

In modern times I have never worn a gooseneck trailer tire out....They usually separate in 3-4 years at half tread or less....They are kept properly inflated and are always indoors....

Even my car and truck tires are gone by 30,000-40,000 miles...We do drive some gravel..The best tire on my place is the original Firestone spare on my 1991 Ford Ranger that I bought 4 years ago....It had never been on the ground but I have put 3000 miles on it in the past couple of years....3 years ago I bought 4 new Douglas 40,000 mile tires for my 1991 Ford Ranger..They all separated in less than 10,000 miles...One only made it to 3000 miles.

Steve@Advance · Oct 17, 2021

Try to find some bias ply LT (light truck) tires.

The higher the load rating the better.

If on a budget, look at the used market. Find some factory take offs. They are not any better but they will be cheaper to sit and rot than investing in new. Go to the small mom and pop tire stores, not the big chains.

SVcummins · Oct 17, 2021

No . Finally drained all the liquid rusting compound out my tires because Im tired of replacing the tube every other year rots the valve stems off . This is a cheap tire 5 years old and its rotten .

Texasmark · Oct 18, 2021

I bought 13.6x28 Kelly Springfield 2000 series back in that year for 2 Ford tractors. To date, no cracking nor splitting...parked out of direct sunlight when not in use. I have Titans on my Branson 6530 and rears have zero cracks, fronts had little concentric cracks at the tip of the cleats, tire centerline area, when I bought the tractor new in 2007 that haven't gotten any worse over the years. Satellite views of their Rome Ga. facility shows lots of tires piled up and sitting out in the weather....guess that's where the cracks originated. I store my equipment under cover, no direct sunlight.

Destroked 450 · Oct 18, 2021

(quoted from post at 12:26:44 10/17/21) Better question, is there a tube with a decent valve stem. I had one go bad in an 18.4 38 last month. I had one in a 15.5 38 that was about 3 years old go bad Friday. I went to get the tractor out and the tire was soft. I pumped it up and just moving the stem a little while I was do it, the brass part snapped right off down inside the rubber.

I only use radial tubes in my tractor tires, even if the tires are bias
Radial tubes are twice as thick as bias tubes

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