Trailer Tires

CKNSLS wrote:


Anything over 12,000 pounds they should look at your recommendations.

However, I still maintain no one has any business pulling much over65mph IMHO.

Trailers with 5,200 and 6K axles have many good choices in LT tires that will provide 6+ years of service and give the users a greater sense of security. So why choose a compromise tire.

So I put your Radial Trail RH as a logical choice for small light trailers like yours with 14 and 15" rims. All others have much better choices. Some of these choices are not cheap, however towing on quality tires is well worth the price of administration. Chris

Frac999 is a new member. Chris

Cummins12V98 wrote:

frac999 wrote:
Anyone have a good recommendation on a fiver trailer tire

Where is your info???????

If this was a new member I'd think he was baiting us.

CKNSLS wrote:

Me Again wrote:

avvidclif1 wrote:
To Chris:

I used the 16" E Radial Trail on my last 2 trailers(same set). While not heavy it weighed 11k+ and I had no problems in 10k mi. I will probably put them on my new one which will put a load on them, no scaled weight yet but guessing at 13.5-14k. Shipping was 12.8k.

Two 7K axles and ST tires, good luck with that! I would be looking at GY G614's or Sailun S637 if it was mine. But hey you can keep us informed on how it is working over the next few years. I would at least get the LRF ones and only tow at 60 MPH like CKNSLS. But TH guys tend to be weekend warriors and always in a hurry. Chris

You know Chris-it sounds like your "softening a little bit". I would say that anybody running 12,000 pounds and under are OK with a Good ST tire with the proper ratings. At this point my choices are (in no particular order) Maxxis, Carlise RH, and Tow max.

Anything over 12,000 pounds they should look at your recommendations.

However, I still maintain no one has any business pulling much over65mph IMHO.

Was I to "MUCH" over 65?

Me Again wrote:

avvidclif1 wrote:
To Chris:

I used the 16" E Radial Trail on my last 2 trailers(same set). While not heavy it weighed 11k+ and I had no problems in 10k mi. I will probably put them on my new one which will put a load on them, no scaled weight yet but guessing at 13.5-14k. Shipping was 12.8k.

Two 7K axles and ST tires, good luck with that! I would be looking at GY G614's or Sailun S637 if it was mine. But hey you can keep us informed on how it is working over the next few years. I would at least get the LRF ones and only tow at 60 MPH like CKNSLS. But TH guys tend to be weekend warriors and always in a hurry. Chris

You know Chris-it sounds like your "softening a little bit". I would say that anybody running 12,000 pounds and under are OK with a Good ST tire with the proper ratings. At this point my choices are (in no particular order) Maxxis, Carlise RH, and Tow max.

Anything over 12,000 pounds they should look at your recommendations.

However, I still maintain no one has any business pulling much over65mph IMHO.

I personally switched from ST to LT tires this past summer. Besides the original Chinese tires on my FW, I have had tires fail me 4 times on 2 completely different sets of GY Marathons ST235/80/16 E, that I had replaced the originals with. (Not once but twice) How stupid is that? All of the failures were belt separations, luckily caught during trips but parked or pulling out of RV parks. Belt separations are fairly easy to spot if you check your tires carefully enough. It seems very obvious to me that something is wrong due to all of the complaints, some horror stories, you read on these forums. When loaded for travel my FW is well within max load according to Cat scales.
No more ST tires for me. I replaced them with LT Bridgestone Duravis R250. I went with a different size tire to be able to match tire height.

See the table below for tire specs of GY Marathon vs Bridgestone
Duravis especially noting the weight of both tires.

Goodyear Marathon Radial ST235/80R16 Tire Specs
Diameter 30.7"
Width 9.2"
Tread Depth 10/32"
Tread Width 6.8"
Rim Range 6-7.5"
Load Range E
Max Load 3420 Lbs
Max PSI 80 PSI
Weight 34 Lbs
Revs/Mile 679

Bridgestone Duravis R250 245/75R16 Tire Specs
Diameter 30.7"
Width 10"
Tread Depth 14/32"
Tread Width 7.3"
Rim Range 6.5-8"
Load Range E
Max Load 3042 Lbs
Max PSI 80 PSI
Weight 57 Lbs
Revs/Mile 679

avvidclif1 wrote:
To Chris:

I used the 16" E Radial Trail on my last 2 trailers(same set). While not heavy it weighed 11k+ and I had no problems in 10k mi. I will probably put them on my new one which will put a load on them, no scaled weight yet but guessing at 13.5-14k. Shipping was 12.8k.

Two 7K axles and ST tires, good luck with that! I would be looking at GY G614's or Sailun S637 if it was mine. But hey you can keep us informed on how it is working over the next few years. I would at least get the LRF ones and only tow at 60 MPH like CKNSLS. But TH guys tend to be weekend warriors and always in a hurry. Chris

To Chris:

I used the 16" E Radial Trail on my last 2 trailers(same set). While not heavy it weighed 11k+ and I had no problems in 10k mi. I will probably put them on my new one which will put a load on them, no scaled weight yet but guessing at 13.5-14k. Shipping was 12.8k.

frac999 wrote:
Anyone have a good recommendation on a fiver trailer tire

Where is your info???????

If 15", the Goodyear Cargo G26 seems to be an option for those wanting to use an LT rather than staying with the typically fitted ST.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Goodyear&tireModel=Cargo+G26&sidewall=Blackwall&partnum=27R5G26&tab=Specs