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CapriRacer
Explorer II
Feb 07, 2012

Revived Trailer Tire Thread (formerly on the 5th Wheel Forum

OK, I'll try this again but with a different tack. I am of the opinion that ST tires should have a 15% reserve capacity (85% of the load at a given pressure) in order to be reasonably sure they wo...
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winkyb
Explorer
Oct 27, 2012
John I also went to LT tires after a tire failed at ten mounts and maybe 3000 miles on a China tire that had never been run low or over 65 MPH.I found a 15 inch 225/70/15 that fit my wheel wells fine.It was Continental Vanco`s and were not as much as some of the trailer tires.They have been on about ten mounts and 5000 miles and look new.
I have a total of about 6800 pounds on the tires on a trip I weighted the trailer as we stocked it for a extended camping trip so a little heaver than it is most of the time.

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