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Originally Posted by noreast
Don't skimp on the tires!
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Agreed.
My experience has been to use them until they are 5 years old, then replace them regardless of how they look. I also run them 20% over-inflated for longest life. Yes, it wears the tread in the center faster, but trailer tires rarely fail due to tread wear (unless there's an axle alignment issue), they usually have tread delamination or belt failures. I used to be a proponent of buying expensive Goodyear Marathon tires, but these days they are made in China like every other trailer tire. If your trailer came with 205-75-14s (really common trailer size), you can likely fit 215-70-14s and gain 120 lbs more capacity per tire for the same price as the 205s. The best deals I have found on trailer tires locally are at NTB.