Trailer tire weirdness found during inspection

Is this a trailer you’ve had for awhile? Looks to me like someone pulled a steer tire with some wear and put it on the trailer. If that’s the case you’ll be fine.

 

Anytime tires are mounted beside each other, they both should be measured around the circumference. This has a larger circumference than the inner tire and it will manifest itself in this way. The tires should be the same circumference to attain proper wear.

 

Looks to me that wear probably occured when it was mounted on a truck in a steer position... Keep an eye on it but probably will be fine.

 

Keep on truckin', nothing to fret about.

 

A steer tire being a steer tire needs to be a steer tire and not a trailer tire.

Although legal to put on a trailer, a steer tire will wear differently on a trailer than in its intended role. You may see splitting in the center of the tread of this tire as the miles accumulate.

The damage on the steer tire is called cupping and is likely the result of positive camber when the tire was in it's intended position.

As others have mentioned, there is no cause for alarm and you can go about your day safely.

It's always heartening to know that at least some newer drivers are concerned about the condition of their equipment.

The fewer drivers we have out there driving on bent rims willing to pass that problem off to the next guy behooves everyone.

 

Every place I've worked keeps the old steer tires and uses them on the trailers. The worst ones they put on the inside.