Tips for Taking Care of Your Travel Trailer’s Tires

A travel trailer can turn any camping trip into an adventure worth remembering, but only if it gets you to your destination safely. We here at Schwab's RV World want to make sure your trip is exactly as exciting as you want it to be, so we’ve put together a few tips for maintaining the tires of your travel trailer. To learn more, or to check out RVs we have for sale, get in touch with us at our dealership today!

Inspect Your Tires

When you’re gearing up for a camping trip, checking the tires of your rig should be a critical component of your pre-trip inspection checklist, so don’t skip it! You need to inspect your vehicle before you leave. Start by examining the tires to ensure that they are properly inflated.

Use a tire pressure gauge to get an accurate reading for all your camper’s tires, then inflate them up to the manufacturer’s recommended pressure level. While you’re checking the pressure, make sure that there’s nothing lodged in the tread that needs to be removed. You’ll also want to confirm that the tires are wearing evenly.

If your tires are all properly inflated and you’re noticing signs of improper wear, you should get your rig into the shop to have your suspension and axle checked. Old tires, especially those left to sit in the sun, will become brittle and susceptible to dry rot. Once you start noticing cracks in the side of your tire, it’s time to replace them. Unfortunately, most travel trailer tires are good for about four or five years; if you run your tires longer than that you’ll start risking a blowout on the road.

Weight Distribution

With the limited storage space your travel trailer has, it can be tempting to try and bring along everything you might need or want on board. However, the tires are only designed to handle a certain amount of weight, and if you overload them they can wear down much faster than is safe or burst entirely. Also, try to distribute the weight evenly from front to back and side to side to avoid wearing down your tires unevenly.

Storage

If you’re ever going to put your travel trailer away for an extended period of time, it’s best to get the tires off the ground entirely. Sitting on the same spot for too long can wear them down faster than the rest of the tire, causing a weak point to develop. If you aren’t able to lift the tires off the ground entirely, try to rotate them a quarter turn every few weeks to distribute the weight better. 

We hope that these tips will help you maintain your travel trailer’s tires. Get in touch with us at Schwab's RV World in Leduc, AB, for more information, or to see what we have got in stock right now. We proudly serve all those coming from Edmonton.