Specific trailer tire question
We have a 2013 Surveyor Sport 220 that came with Power King 205/75R14 tires on alloy wheels. These tires are load range C and made in China (with all the pursuant paranoia). Before we head out on some...
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What is the loaded weight of your trailer? I would keep the C rated tire if it is rated high enough. My 30 foot, 6000 lb trailer came with B rated tires. I recently replaced with C rated for two reasons....
1) No B rated tires available here
2) Even if B rated tires were available, the maximum of all four tires was reached at 5800 lbs, so the trailer is using the tongue to offload some of that weight... and I don't like the idea of being that close to the maximum all the time. C rated put me at 7000 lbs of maximum tire loading and some load is still off-loaded to the tongue, therefore a nice safety margin.
1) No B rated tires available here
2) Even if B rated tires were available, the maximum of all four tires was reached at 5800 lbs, so the trailer is using the tongue to offload some of that weight... and I don't like the idea of being that close to the maximum all the time. C rated put me at 7000 lbs of maximum tire loading and some load is still off-loaded to the tongue, therefore a nice safety margin.
