Trailer Tires

[Pistol Pete]

I had a blow out yesterday coming home from W. Lebanon.

Can anyone steer me in the right direction on buying trailer tires.
I have a 24' Enclosed w/ 15 inch rims.

I want to know which tires to avoid ( if anybody had bad experience's with )
and which tires to buy.

Any information is Greatly Appreciated....

I do not want to be changing a flat in 95 degree heat if i don't have to.

Thx for any input.


Pistol Pete
1374- Stock

[sst1988]

Originally Posted by Pistol Pete

I had a blow out yesterday coming home from W. Lebanon.

Can anyone steer me in the right direction on buying trailer tires.
I have a 24' Enclosed w/ 15 inch rims.

I want to know which tires to avoid ( if anybody had bad experience's with )
and which tires to buy.

Any information is Greatly Appreciated....

I do not want to be changing a flat in 95 degree heat if i don't have to.

Thx for any input.


Pistol Pete
1374- Stock

Buy new one's every 2 years, best advice i can give..

[Joe Martens]

Pete, do you have 6 lug wheels? If you do, I would suggest getting 16. in wheels and tires. I made the mistake and bought new 15 in.tires, still had problems, then ended up replacing the wheels and tires a couple years later. Well worth the peace of mind.

[Dave Ribeiro]

Pete,

If you plan on keeping the Trailer, find some 5 lug 16" wheels that fit and go to 16" tires which gives you better choices of tires ..

If you don't change to 16", then carry extra spares and check them every-trip ???? LOL,

[Ed Fernandez]

I've used Goodyear Marathons for the past 10 years.I left the first set on too long,unintentionally,and it almost bit me in the *****.A few things I do is keep tire dressing on them(especially the ft. mounted spare under a cover,50 psi in them and I keep them covered when the trailer is not moving.I've never had an incident,luckily.If you want the absolute best 15" tires go to either tires-easy.com or tire rack.com and look up 15" Maxxus trailer tires.A bit pricier than Goodyears but I understand they are the best you can get in a 15" tire.And keep after them.Also whatever tire you buy look at the date code on the sidewall.More than a year old and I don't accept them.

[Tom Goldman]

Pete, all good recomendations ,but the most important one is to make sure to use metal valve stems on your rims. ..........the rubber valve stems can fail or loose air pressure that can cause a tire failure. ............One of the reasons we're not allowed to use them on our race cars!............A good friend ,who is a tire dealer and outfits several heavy concession trailers that log way more miles a year than we do , recommended Hankook tires to me....I've had them on for about 35k miles now ,never a problem , and great wear. .........Tom

[John Mason]

This comes up about once a year, usually in the summer heat.
The best 15" tire I've found is the Maxxus load range E, fill to 90 lbs. Heat is what kills trailer tires and high pressure goes a long way to stopping that. I second the steel valve stems also.
That being said, I think Fletcher posted on here once that the worst 16" tire is better than the best 15" and who puts on more miles than Dan? I'd listen to him.

[hjh1072]

pete,i recently installed the 15 in. e rated maxxis tires on my 24ft. enclosed trailer, seems to tow quite better with these tires than the marathons, i noticed when i mounted them the side walls were quite a bit stiffer than the marathons. one note about the metal valve stems, they are not all rated the same, the maxxis tires run at 80-85 psi, so be sure to get the correct valve stems if you go with these tires. i purchased my tires from discounttire.com, good luck, howard.

[cad]

Hankook....
Somebody also posted a bulletin from GoodYear about "over inflating" your tires by 10 psi if you will run over 65 mph, also.

As for changing tires, I keep a 8x12x20 piece of wood with the trailer to set the tongue jack on. When I get a flat, I use scrap 2x4 pieces to make a mini ramp onto the 8x12 and drive the good tire up onto that.
You can change the tire in 5-10 mins.

Clark

[Dgal]

Originally Posted by Pistol Pete

I had a blow out yesterday coming home from W. Lebanon.

Can anyone steer me in the right direction on buying trailer tires.
I have a 24' Enclosed w/ 15 inch rims.

I want to know which tires to avoid ( if anybody had bad experience's with )
and which tires to buy.

Any information is Greatly Appreciated....

I do not want to be changing a flat in 95 degree heat if i don't have to.

Thx for any input.


Pistol Pete
1374- Stock

If you really want to upgrade your trailer tires, don't stop at putting the 16" tires on it (which is good advice). Go the extra step and replace the entire brake hub with the 6 lug 7,000 lb hub. It will slip right on the Dexter 5 lug 5,200 lb axle and cost about $300.

This is what you will get. You will get a 6 lug hub, a larger outside bearing, and peace of mind that your trailer won't give you any more problems. Not many people realize that this is a perfect fit to the old set up that you have. The larger tire will roll better and won't blow out like the weak 15" offerings. The outside bearing may not be giving you trouble now, but it certainly won't with the 7,000 lb version.

You can really make it bullet proof with the "G" rated Goodyear trailer tires that will allow you to tow at more than 65 mph.