Travel Trailer Tires

…the tires are cold. If the trailer must be driven to a source of compressed air you may need to wait to set pressures. The definition of a cold tire is one that has traveled one mile or less, or has cooled for three to four hours. Ambient temperatures are a consideration when setting tire pressures.…

…cars trailered to events could make tire calendar age an important consideration. Tire age is also a concern for the often unused spare tire in a car's trunk, suspended under a pickup's cargo bed or hung off the back of an SUV. Unfortunately no one is absolutely sure of how long tires will last…

…insufficient visibility, etc. Note that a run-flat tire's endurance is dependent on operating conditions such as the flat tire's position on the vehicle, vehicle load, ambient temperature, driving speed and distance traveled. Run-flat tires cannot be driven faster than 50 miles per hour and…

…allocated to the four tires if a rear tire loses pressure or goes flat. Recreational vehicle motorhomes (RVs) continue to travel American highways, and pickup trucks have evolved from hard-working commercial vehicles to become daily drivers that occasionally tow fifth-wheel trailers in support of…

…temporary spare tires are usually accompanied with warnings that advise against towing a trailer, or traveling over 50 miles per hour for further than 50 miles. Check the spare tire's air pressure with a tire pressure gauge on a monthly basis, when you check all other tires on the vehicle. There's…