How often Do you Put air in trailer tires?

Craig Thompson · Apr 15, 2014

I have a 20 foot gooseneck trailer with two 7K axles with 16 inch rims with white "wagon" wheel rims, with 10 ply tires (load range E) every time the trailer goes out I check the tire pressure (run them at max at 80 psi), I can generally have a load/trailer combination weight of around 11,000 pounds. It seems like one of the four tires if not all are low a couple pounds of air, is this normal ? any suggestions/recommendations?
Thanks

D beatty · Apr 15, 2014

I have a 24Foot 14,000 lb low profile deckover with same ply and load range tires( 80 lbs. pressure). Every spring I have to blow some of the tires up.I check tire pressure before every run. My trailer and load run around a little over 12,000 lbs.

bob ia · Apr 15, 2014

temp will make that much difference

ericlb · Apr 15, 2014

its tempature change, mine does it too as well as my truck, i can check after a day of hauling and have 110 psi in the tires let it sit a cople days and its at 100, run it awhile and its up to 110 again

IAtractorKid · Apr 15, 2014

Check tire pressure, wheel bearings and lights every time I hook up. Adjust/repair as needed so your always on top of it.

JolietJames · Apr 16, 2014

Temperature differences will cause the pressure to vary but if you are always low I'd look into it further. I've had small leaks from bad stems in the past. How old are the tires?
I run 16 ply on my GN and haven't noticed any air loss but my bumper pull would get low from time to time. Only needed to add air maybe a couple times a year though.

Anonymous-0 · Apr 16, 2014

All tires will loose a few pounds of air some more than others just check and add as needed!!!

Craig Thompson · Apr 16, 2014

The tires are not that old maybe three years old, maybe 4000 miles. they are all inconsistent which is a pain to always put air in them, I guess I will bring them to a tire shop have them check them out and make do a valve stem check.

It seems like every time a go out I am putting air in them (almost a dozen times a year)

Anonymous-0 · Apr 18, 2014

After blowing 2 tires in one weekend, I replaced all 4 tires with F rated trailer specific tires and tubes with metal stems. No more air loss problems.

bobs old iron · Apr 19, 2014

a silly example, like water, in the cold it freezes to solid, in the warm it thaws to liquid,,, air in the cold contracts, making tires look/possible low, in warm, the air expands, making tires look fine/maybe overinflated... just have to check tires before traveling long distances, depending on weather conditions....

J.Wondergem · Apr 22, 2014

Get the tires checked out for leaks then fill them with nitrogen.

mj · Apr 23, 2014

(quoted from post at 18:53:20 04/15/14) Check tire pressure, wheel bearings and lights every time I hook up. Adjust/repair as needed so your always on top of it.

VERY good advice!

WayneB · Apr 23, 2014

I have several trailers. I check the air every time I use them, if they have been sitting more than a week. My tires are all less than 2 years old. On my Dually-Gooseneck, this is a several hour job.
Here in Virginia, especially in the winter, largely due to the great change in temperatures, I lose a lot of air, not so much in the summer.

Answer: Check your air every time. Cheaper than flats.

Eldon (WA) · Apr 24, 2014

(quoted from post at 17:53:20 04/15/14) Check tire pressure, wheel bearings and lights every time I hook up. Adjust/repair as needed so your always on top of it.

If I did that I would never get any work done....mine get checked in the spring, a shot of grease and good to go for the year. Buy a new trailer every 5 years and 40-50,000 miles.

Talked to a guy who said his trailer brakes had to be changed cause they were all oily, I asked him how often he greased the hubs, he said every day....Duh :roll:

farmer boy · Apr 25, 2014

The livestock trailer had really rusty rims on it. They wouldn't hold air for more then a week. Completely flat. I had them sand blasted and painted, and I haven't added air in nearly 5 years.

ditchwitch · Apr 25, 2014

Tires are pourus and will just leak down on there own in time. You can put nitrogen in them and it will hold the pressure a while longer than just regular air. reason is the nitrogen molecule is bigger than oxygen molecule therefore takes more time for the air to excape the pourus tire. and of coarse you can break them down clean up the rims would help

MSS3020 · Apr 28, 2014

The one that gets me is the spare.. Generally I check tires before heading out..like lights etc. esp if trailer has been sitting in shed awhile.. the Spare is the one that looses air and I tend to forget about when in a hurry and filling the four on the ground..

charles todd · Jun 24, 2014

(quoted from post at 16:52:59 04/15/14) I have a 20 foot gooseneck trailer with two 7K axles with 16 inch rims with white "wagon" wheel rims, with 10 ply tires (load range E) every time the trailer goes out I check the tire pressure (run them at max at 80 psi), I can generally have a load/trailer combination weight of around 11,000 pounds. It seems like one of the four tires if not all are low a couple pounds of air, is this normal ? any suggestions/recommendations?
Thanks

Usually as required. I always check tire pressure before using my trailers as part of my pre-trip check. Most of the time they are within a few pounds of each other.

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