TIRE TIRES TIRES
Does anyone have any information from the tire manufacturer why we should use trailer tires instead of truck tires on trailers? If all the side wall ply and tread ply are the same, what is the differe...
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RustyJC wrote:RinconVTR wrote:Old-Biscuit wrote:
I use LT tires on my truck and trailers.......
Show us the LT tires on your trailer are anything you'd mount on a truck.
I ran LT235/85R16E Michelin XPS Ribs on both my 2002 Ram 3500 dually and my 2000 Jayco Designer XL 3610RLTS quite successfully. This is an all-steel construction all position tire that's widely used as both a truck and trailer tire by oil field hot-shotters because of its toughness, durability and long tread life.
Rusty
Yes, that is a great tire, but not common in the snow belt, thus not often recommended in most areas of the US. You were lucky to find a size match for truck and trailer. Today's truck tire sizes make it practically impossible and sizes that do fit common trailer sizes wont be found in common truck tire sizes. There are very few exceptions.
