Hi Run tire steel belt damage (Hi Run ST175/80D13) question

EnochLight wrote:

hmknightnc wrote:
Is this tire size a misprint on your part? You are saying the trailer sticker requires 14" load range C tires and what you have is 13" load range C tires? If that is true on a dealer delivered new TT you have a serious problem with a dealer. And yes if true those 13" inch tires were likely severely overloaded. What is the 13" tire sidewall marked maximum load and max tire pressure?

Well, here's the label:



It came with ST175/80D13's on it, though - spare included. On the ST175/80D13's it states maximum 50 psi cold. Max load is.... 1360 pounds! Wow.... that's just... WOW. That's only a little over 2700 pounds total, which is what my rig weighs dry.

How many axles does the trailer have? The sticker shows front and rear axles. If you only have a single axle, they may have put the wrong sticker on the trailer. Also, the tires don't support all of the weight of the trailer, the tongue supports some of it. What is the capacity of the axle (check the sticker on the axle itself)? The combined capacity of the 2 tires should equal or exceed the capacity of the axle.

The tire images show uneven wear like an alignment issue or grossly out of balance tires.

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