Dolly tires?

[JamieGeek]

For those of you who have owned a dolly for a length of time: Have you replaced the dolly's tires? If so how did you determine the tires needed replacement? Age? Wear?

Our dolly sits as much as the RV--maybe a little more as there are trips we take without the dolly. Do those tires age like the RV's tires do? (EZE-Tow dolly with its 10-ply tires?)

Asking because this summer we'll be taking the dolly on a 3500 mile journey and its 6+ years old now. Thinking I may just replace those tires to be safe.

Thoughts?

[paulwadley]

The tires do age and I would be cautious using them if they are that old. The sun and weather conditions age the tires. They are supporting the front end weight of your towed car. I would change them out with new ones at this point. I just bought a tow dolly and have extra tires that came with it in the deal. I wrapped them up and placed them inside my garage out of the elements to keep them as fresh as possible for future use.

Paul

[Bob Denman]

Buying tires is a whole lot cheaper than fixing damage to toads...

[JamieGeek]

Originally Posted by Bob Denman

Buying tires is a whole lot cheaper than fixing damage to toads...

Yeah that is the direction I've been leaning.

[Trkyte@msn.com]

I personally would replace the tires and p
Repack the bearings.

[Bob Denman]

Originally Posted by JamieGeek

Yeah that is the direction I've been leaning.

I'm not quite as stupid as I look...

[atreis]

Age, usually, as they usually don't get enough miles put on them to wear them out. IMO, if they're ST tires then at around 6 years old, according to the DOT date code on the tire, it's time to look for replacements.

[JamieGeek]

Well new tires on their way...

[ador]

I also have EZE-Tow dolly like you. I replaced the original tires after around 10K miles. One tire developed a bubble on one side. I posted a side by side picture of my tires at another forum site (when we had the Class C Forest River). It was suggested that the tires "may have had some sort of radial belt separation", which caused the tire to expand. I was glad we didn't had a blow out. My dolly is kept inside our garage when not in use. So no excessive sun exposure. At 6 years old, I would replace them. Tires are not that expensive. Damage caused by a blow out will be.

[Bob Denman]

Originally Posted by JamieGeek

Well new tires on their way...

"Peace of mind..."
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[paulwadley]

I know that my tow dolly tires have the balancing beads inside the tires so no lead weights are required. My tow dolly tires each use 2 ounces of balance beads per tire to correctly balance them. It is based on the size of the tire as to how much in balance beads are needed.

Paul