Another tire thread
Some background first. Trailer only used about 3-4 weeks out of the year and maybe 2500 miles tops. When I bought it it had stock C load rated tires that looked like new. I had 2 blow-outs on the fi...
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Grit dog wrote:gmw photos wrote:
in LT's:
14", Hankook RA18 ( discount tire )
15", GoodYear Wrangler HT ( any good year store )
And both have lower load ratings than you can get in comparable size ST tires, but to each their own.
Ok, but most of the trailer axles that have 15" tires have 3500 pound axles. The Good Year Wrangler ( I run these on my small horse trailer, tandem axle ) have 2100 pounds of capacity. So 4200 pounds of tire capacity under a 3500 pound axle means the tires have 17% more capacity than the axle itself. I like that margin just fine. As I run my trailer with the quarter horse in it and everything for a show, I am at about 4800 on the axles. So let's assume it's all equal ( probably not, but for the sake of simplicity ) that's 2400 pounds on each axle with 4200 pounds of tire cap. That's a 43% reserve cap of tires.
My travel trailer has 14". The LT tires have 7400 total pounds of capacity. The trailer as I tow it, has 3400 pounds on the axles. As you can imagine, I'm good with those numbers.
Each persons numbers will vary depending on actual loaded weight of trailer. The CAT scale is your awesome friend.
....and yes, I'm one of those that would run a LT tire at capacity, before I'd run any ST tire with "greater load reserve". Your usage may vary, run whatever y'all like, folks. Not trying to start the usual tire argument, just trying to say there are some options in 14 and 15 inch if a person so desires. Again, I'm NOT saying to you all "to run LT tires"..... I'm simply saying there is the option, and it's what I choose.
