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Here is something everyone can answer from first hand knowledge, not hearsay.
Simply answer the questions honestly.
1. How often/when do you check the pressure in the tires on your trailer?
2. How often do you have to add air/nitrogen to your trailer tires?
3. What tires do you have on your trailer?
Examples of answers:
1. At the beginning of every trip/every morning before leaving when on the road or TPMS installed/every so often.
2. Twice a year...once a month...every time I check them, you get the idea
3. Goodyear Marathons ST225/75R15 LRD or Michelin XPS LT225/75R16 LRD/LRE etc.
Be honest. No judgment calls, just simple straight answers please.
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fla-gypsy
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1. Before each trip
2. Rarely
3. Maxxis ST225/75/R15D
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Big_Johnson
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1. How often/when do you check the pressure in the tires on your trailer? Once a month
2. How often do you have to add air/nitrogen to your trailer tires? A couple times a year
3. What tires do you have on your trailer? Maxxis ST225x75R15 LR: E 70 PSI.
Honest! 
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swebber
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1. along with the lug nuts, before each trip (TV as well).
2. No Nitrogen yet.Add air when we have drastic temp changes (summer to fall).
3. Goodyear Marathons ST225/75R15
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Lantley
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Check pressure every trip
Add air every other trip or so
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agesilaus
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1) Before every trip and daily during extended trips. I have just bought a Harbor Freight IR thermometer and plan to use it to check tire and hub temps at every gas stop.
2) As needed to maintain pressure. I have an air compressor at the house
3) I'll have to look, Marathon 14 inch but I don't recall the exact size.
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agesilaus
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Oh Nitrogen, I'm not convinced yet on Nitrogen, all the claims seem to be anecdotal. Maybe I should do the tires on one side with Nitrogen and use the IR thermometer to check to see if there is any difference between the air and nitrogen sides.
You probably should ask if people are getting their trailer tires balanced since this seems to be something that the manufacturers do not do. I'm going to have mine done before our summer trip in June and maybe I'll put Nitrogen in one of the tires.
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Campfire Time
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1. How often/when do you check the pressure in the tires on your trailer?
Before every trip
2. How often do you have to add air/nitrogen to your trailer tires?
In spring when dewinterizing, and before every trip, if needed
3. What tires do you have on your trailer?
Goodyear Marathons ST175/80R13 (I think they're 80s)
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Road Trip
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as needed to maintain pressure says nothing.
How often? Every time you check the pressure?
Once a month?
Come on, it won't hurt.
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nny12972
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I want to know my royalty before I contribute to your book....
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