tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129594103639249226.post346072865132825848..comments2023-03-27T06:50:01.083-04:00Comments on Winter in the Desert, Summer in the Mtns: Tires and brakeslynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05417850245451338218noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129594103639249226.post-86818260969001857372013-03-04T03:45:56.989-05:002013-03-04T03:45:56.989-05:00Got the Hercules Tires on mine also and the grip o...Got the Hercules Tires on mine also and the grip on them is just amazing. I can go with them at least 5 years but as tinycamper said, at least 3 years is fine.Hercules Tireshttp://www.wholesaletireusa.com/Hercules%2520Tires%26reset=1%26page=product/manufacturer/infonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129594103639249226.post-85318711536061098772012-08-14T09:14:36.207-04:002012-08-14T09:14:36.207-04:00We also worry about blowouts and try extra hard to...We also worry about blowouts and try extra hard to keep the tires inflated to the proper pressure and not drive too fast. The bearings got repacked last winter before we went to Arizona and they told us to get the brakes adjusted(?)in about a year. The trailer is truly another "little house" to keep up!<br /><br />I intend to keep writing about our adventures; we hope to attend several rallies in the next few months. <br /><br />The current cooler weather is prompting the camping itch! Hope you get to take yours out soon!lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05417850245451338218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129594103639249226.post-44517357398347718102012-08-13T19:44:50.143-04:002012-08-13T19:44:50.143-04:00Your little Chatta-Egg is so sweet!
About tires, ...Your little Chatta-Egg is so sweet!<br /><br />About tires, I've read way too much about them, too, probably. But the soundest-seeming advice to me is to replace them at 5 years. Even though they look great on the outside, they are probably dry rotting on the inside. Some people say 3 years, some say you can go 7, but I'm convinced 5 years is the magic number. I really worry about potential blowouts. <br /><br />And don't forget to have the bearings repacked. :)<br /><br />Someone else will have to advise you on the brakes because I don't know anything about maintaining them.<br /><br />And you aren't the only one who doesn't track mileage. We've done several trips to Florida, one to Texas, and several shorter trips since we got ours, but I have no idea how many miles we've put on it--or how many miles previous owners put on it. It would matter on an RV; not so much on a trailer, I don't think.<br /><br />Looking forward to reading about your next trip whenever it is! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com