tire dilemma

Man that sucks were your tires old or have cracked side walls, did you check your air pressure before you left?

I'd suggest go buy 4 new Goodyears.

Had a similar experience leaving the dez with my buddy's rig one tire blew in the dirt as we were pulling out. We replaced it then the 2nd one blew on the same side on the freeway . We left the rig just off the off ramp a few miles, with all of our bikes in it because it was late and we only had one spare tire. Drove home it was only another 45 min left to get home. Got up the next morning got two new tires. Got them on the rig drove back in town he bought two other new ones too. When one tire goes it places all the weight on the next tire causing it to over heat and exploded that tire.

fly-boy wrote:


Seriously-
If you are only going to keep the trailer for another year or two just get a set of E rated Maxxis trailer tires. If youa re going to keep it longer absolutely go to 16" wheels and get LT tires- At least BFG commercial tires or better.

+1
When I was running the Maxxis 15" tires, they would last 1 1/2 to 2 years and then start separating, luckily they did not come apart while traveling, but easily could have if not for my diligence of checking them often. One instance I stopped for a doggy break and used my infrared thermometer to check the tires, one was ~10* warmer than the others, we were close to our destination and the air pressure was good so I went on. When I went to put the chocks between the tires one would not fit, the tread area was rounded so bad that it grew about 1 1/2"
Dodged a bullet on that one.

a 16 inve$$$tment is out of the question.

linnemj wrote:

lincster wrote:
Don't buy any more 15" ST tires. Step up to 16" LT tires.

My LT tires are speed rated to 99mph.

Wow! You must be the guy passing me on the interstate all the time while I am towing at 60 mph!

No- it's me. :)

Seriously-
If you are only going to keep the trailer for another year or two just get a set of E rated Maxxis trailer tires. If youa re going to keep it longer absolutely go to 16" wheels and get LT tires- At least BFG commercial tires or better.

lincster wrote:
Don't buy any more 15" ST tires. Step up to 16" LT tires.

My LT tires are speed rated to 99mph.

Wow! You must be the guy passing me on the interstate all the time while I am towing at 60 mph!

Don't buy any more 15" ST tires. Step up to 16" LT tires.

My LT tires are speed rated to 99mph.

Blowouts can be very dangerous to you and the drivers around you. You've been lucky so far... I wouldn't push it.

Go with higher load range tires and make sure you check tire pressure frequently.

If it was me I would look at seeing about 16" rims and LT tires, if you have the clearance to run a taller tire. Every ST tires I've seen advises max speed at 65, LTs are rated at 75 mph.

Option #2 if you can't go to 16" rims is to look at upgrading capacity in a 15" tire/rim, ie if you have load range D, go up to E. Rims that come with D rated tires from mfr are usually rated at 65 psi, you need 80 psi to get max capacity from an E tire.

If options 1 and 2 are no good, then I would get 4 new Goodyears or Maxxis if you an find them, and save those Chinese Hi Balls you bought as spares. Be sure to look at the DOT code and try to get the freshest tires you can, because regardless if you spend $50 or $150 per tire, they need to get gone in 5 years.

one other thing...... is the 65 MPH speed rating really that true?