[Vintage-race] Trailer tires

[Elton E. (Tony) Clark]

*We've experienced exactly the same thing and are becoming convinced the
phenom is caused by the tires  sitting without movement for long periods of
time under the trailer weight . . It's going to be a minor pain in the azz
but I think we're gonna start blocking the trailer axles off the ground when
we know the trailer won't move for a month or so. *
*Tony in Texas  *

On Thu, Oct 2, 2008 at 7:08 AM, <John.Desantis at inficon.com> wrote:

>        Two friends of mine have recently had multiple trailer tire
> failures (tread pealing off) while on trips.  When purchasing replacement
> tires, friend #2 was told that trailer tires delaminate in about 4 years.
> The tire seller also mentioned that it was easy to determine when the
> tires were near failure.  He mentioned that the center section of the
> tread raises up.  So I go home and check out my 4 year old ST205/75-15's
> and they are very distinctly raised in the center, approximately 1/4 inch.
>  When I checked the spare that is the same age as the tires on the
> trailer- it looked normal.  I am planning to buy 4 new tires come spring.
>
>        Reading anything I could find on the web about trailer tires I
> found the it is highly recommended to replace them every
> 4 year.  I also found info on tread delamination, I could not find any
> thing mentioned about the tread raising up.
>
>        Has anyone out there had similar experience with raised tread?
>
>
> John DeSantis
> Inficon
> Phone 315-434-1196
> Fax 315-434-9908
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