thejcode
Jul 10, 2015Explorer
Tire buying advice on recent used purchase

The short of it
The new and almost new tires are 235/75/15 Goodyear Wrangler Radial tires are rated at 2039# each
The other 2 are 225 tires, but have no idea info as I need to replace them before they are road worthy so honestly, didn't really look at info beside the size.
What I just mentioned is how I bought the trailer!
Should I buy 2 more + spare Goodyear 235 light truck tires so I stick with the 235 recommended on the trailer tag?
Or
Do I buy 5 new ST 225 tires (WAY easier to find St225 than 235's)and sell off the 235 Goodyear tires on Craigslist. With this option in mind, should I be buying tires rated for more weight so I can run the recommended 35psi on trailer tag vs max psi on tire to stay near the weight rating?
With a blown tire 1 hour into my first time pulling a travel trailer, I'd like to avoid that again lol. Luckily the 2nd axle tire held till I was off the road.
The long of it
I bought this travel trailer 3hours away last Thurdsay. 1 hour away it got a flat tire, no spare, and it's 8 at night. So I left it in town and came home so wife could get to work next day. Friday I went back down, met the seller and he actually bought the new tire. Limited places were open because of Holiday and the only tire we could get was the light truck tire I mentioned. But coincidentally enough, the exact same tire was on of the other rims and pretty new. The last 2 tires are dry rotted from sitting and are 225/75/15 trailer tires.
The trailer's intentions are to visit her family 9 hours away (1000 mile round trip) couple times a year, and have our own space. Me, the wife, 2 kids, 4 dogs (that I'd rather not keep leaving with my mom like I have been on these trips). Other than that, its here at the house for any of her family come stay and have their own space also. So it's gonna sit a lot. Point is, I at this point dont plan on hauling it across country for days at a time. Makes 1 jog across the state and back couple times a year.
