I need new tires for my trailer, what do you recommend?

I have auto air and watch my speed especially in heat etc
Pretty light most of the time. I drop air when turning etc
All of it helps, don’t know I get that out of all of them but trailers are always close to that
Just pulled my steers last 2 weeks ago and they were still good. Don’t like running them as far I did and those had 170k still maybe 25%?? Saved them for trailer spares but as mentioned. Never end up using. Tire shop buys them from me once I move to the next rotation

 

One manufacturer use to claim a million mile tire. I think it started on the steer then went to the trailer for the 1 million. Cannot remember who that was.

 

The #1 rule for extending the life of steer tires is NEVER, EVER turn that steering wheel when the truck is not rolling. All you're doing is grinding a round flat spot into the tread.

 

I used to get 200-250K out of Goodyear 362s on my drives back in the 1990s. Pulling van usually running at 78,000+ loaded.

Keep them at the right pressure (too much or too little are both bad for them).
Don't run over ####. Rotate them every 100K (or a bit before if you're already in the shop and they need to come off to work on something else.)
Some tires do better loaded at 32-34K on the drives loaded than running light. Pick the right tire for your application. If you run light most of the time, get a tire designed for that, and pay closer attention to your shocks.

 

Problem is not flat spots for me. I do as you say. But havent got any life out of steers like some claim on here.

 

How are those tires working for you?

 

I don’t pay any attention to turning is still and have t noticed any flat spots either
I try and pull steers before 200k. More like 180k simply because as I’ve mentioned before, the entire truck is depending on those two front tires and they take most of the direct hits with these nice roads

Here are 3 trailer and two steers I pulled off
All have the same tread and pretty close to same wear
Need 3 more and I’ll have a trailer set

 

200k ? I can't even get 100 out of mine

 

Just curious
What brand are you buying?

And why are they wearing or how?
Any pics?

I do an alignment every 6 months or earlier if a lot of garbage roads and new shocks every 75k and when tires replaced

 

was running michelin then went to bridgestone. both barely lasted 80k miles...so said f both of them and went with cheaper continentals this time and higher load rating... doing regional northwest and a fair bit of offroading every day... they dont wear bad at all. just dont last long... i hear guys getting 200k out of steers ... maybe you have to do otr and run nothing but highway miles to get that kind of milege