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Rich Biebel · 07-06-2010, 10:20 PM

No tires are actually 8 or 10 plys.....They are 8 or 10 ply "rated"....just another piece of misleading information..... the actual number of plys is something less. Go by the letter designation as that designates the weight the tire can carry. If you really want an eye opener...check the wheels weight rating......Many wheels are rated at quite a bit lower weight carrying limits than the tires.....

Buy the E rated 225 tires......they are rated for higher loads and take higher air pressure. I bought GoodYear Marathons from Tire Rack and I think shipping was free......one or two days and they were about $110 a tire about 2 years ago....they are only D rated tires...65lbs air.....E rated tires take 80lbs but GoodYear does not make an E rated 15 trailer tire....E's carry a heavier load....

The only E rated 225x15's in a trailer tire I know of are Maxxis and Titan.....there might be others but I have not seen them available.....

We have bought many tires from 2 local dealers for our service vans.....they did not have any trailer tire deals or lines worth buying. I bought the Towmasters from them.......looked like the same as Carlisles.......junk....

07-06-2010, 10:20 PM	#9
Rich Biebel VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern New Jersey suburbs Posts: 2,314 Likes: 25 Liked 544 Times in 213 Posts	Re: Trailer Tires Part 2 No tires are actually 8 or 10 plys.....They are 8 or 10 ply "rated"....just another piece of misleading information..... the actual number of plys is something less. Go by the letter designation as that designates the weight the tire can carry. If you really want an eye opener...check the wheels weight rating......Many wheels are rated at quite a bit lower weight carrying limits than the tires..... Buy the E rated 225 tires......they are rated for higher loads and take higher air pressure. I bought GoodYear Marathons from Tire Rack and I think shipping was free......one or two days and they were about $110 a tire about 2 years ago....they are only D rated tires...65lbs air.....E rated tires take 80lbs but GoodYear does not make an E rated 15 trailer tire....E's carry a heavier load.... The only E rated 225x15's in a trailer tire I know of are Maxxis and Titan.....there might be others but I have not seen them available..... We have bought many tires from 2 local dealers for our service vans.....they did not have any trailer tire deals or lines worth buying. I bought the Towmasters from them.......looked like the same as Carlisles.......junk.... __________________ Rich Biebel S/C 1479 Stock 147R Last edited by Rich Biebel; 07-06-2010 at 10:26 PM.