Trailer tires, radial vs. bias ply
From what I can see most travel trailers come with bias ply tires. My brother switched his out for automotive radials and claims they pull better and that he has had none of the issues that he had wi...
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Hannibal wrote:
My 2016 boat came on a trailer with bias ply tires. U-Haul is going back to bias ply tires. They run a little hotter, don't last as long mileage wise and give a little less fuel mileage, but they're more durable when it comes to catching curbs and pot holes and they're much less squishy which gives better stability. They also don't whip the trailer to pieces with steel belts when they blow at high speed. I go back and forth every time I have to buy trailer tires. I end up with radials due to availability more than anything.
X2 I find bias ply to be more durable also. Bias ply have continuous belts running from bead to bead and thus heavy side walls. Radials have the heavy belts, including steel, fixed onto the tread area only. Thus more likely to separate, fly apart, and cause more damage when they do. Bias are hard to find now though.
