How Fast For 12 Inch Tires
I have a small utility trailer that I just purchased. It has 4.80 x 12 tires. How fast can these wheels actually go with out burning up the bearings? I don’t need the “legal limit stuff” guys. Real i...
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SweetLou wrote:gmw photos wrote:
I've got a little three rail motorcycle trailer that I bought new in 1972. Came with 4.80x8's, at some time along the line I put 5.60x8's on it. We towed that thing way too fast for many years, and never failed a bearing. I always kept them greased of course.
I did destroy a few tires though ! Every one of those tires that failed, did so at highway speeds, and every one of the was totally destroyed by the time I got pulled to the side of the road and stopped.
I tow with a Dodge Cummins dually. This little trailer is a speck to it for towing. I want to run 68-70 mph so I guess I need to buy a spare tire.
If there is any way you can do it, given the four hole hub and whatever clearance issues, I would put the largest diameter radial tire you can possibly fit.
I'll no doubt start a firestorm here, but I would MUCH rather have some sort of 13" car tire on there than ANY st tire.
