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Thanks for the correct, Ray, and my condolences on your loss.

It looks like tires are gonna be my next boat buck!

For members that are located near a Canadian Tire store, the "Mastercraft Digital Temperature Reader Product #57-4554-4" are on sale for $20 (from $100) - I think until June 8th.


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2014 topic worth "bumping". For many of us, it's easy to have "new" looking trailer tires that are actually pretty old.

Matt19020 wrote: ↑Wed May 14, 2014 7:02 pm Is there a recommended age of the tires to just replace them? I trailer 200 miles a year 100 in beginning of season 100 at the end of season. Tires have good tread but are weather beaten. They are 7 years old...Time to replace?

I know this has been discussed before; a good general rule of thumb is to check the tread depth or the wear indicators, but whatever method, tires should not be more than ten years old.

https://www.tirebuyer.com/education/how ... your-tires

I've never had a tire on a boat trailer that showed any measurable wear absent another problem. Over-inflation, under-inflation, and alignment issues can cause noticeable wear but every (boat) trailer tire I've ever replaced still had great tread. It's always been the sidewalls that first showed their age.

Depending on one’s environment, they can dry rot. Cracks form on the sidewall.

I place the trailer on supports when Nice Aft is covered for the winter. It gets the tires off the ground.

I use something like this.

NiceAft wrote: ↑Thu Oct 24, 2024 7:59 am Depending on one’s environment, they can dry rot. Cracks form on the sidewall.

I place the trailer on supports when Nice Aft is covered for the winter. It gets the tires off the ground.

I use something like this.

Interesting. I have jack stands like those.
What is the purpose of jacking up the trailer? Tires? Bearings?

Maybe I should do the same.

Jack stands to elevate trailer during off season storage helps avoid the tires taking on a ‘set’. More importantly they avoid the suspension system from taking on a ‘set’ (particularly important with the factory 26M trailer that has elastomer torsion springs). Closehaul

closehaul wrote: ↑Thu Oct 24, 2024 9:54 pm Jack stands to elevate trailer during off season storage helps avoid the tires taking on a ‘set’. More importantly they avoid the suspension system from taking on a ‘set’ (particularly important with the factory 26M trailer that has elastomer torsion springs). Closehaul

Ah.... thank. Good info. I think I'll go jack it up on stands.