Jun-06-2018 04:26 AM
Jun-10-2018 10:43 AM
SweetLou wrote:marcsbigfoot20b27 wrote:
Like people have said.....
They were underinflated at 30 psi.
They should be at max which would be 50 psi for load range C.
Guy at discount tire said to always run max sidewall pressure on trailer tires, less heat generated that way.
checked the side wall and it says max @ 35. I put 30
Jun-10-2018 09:48 AM
Grit dog wrote:
Mkirsh, but of misinfo on your part. Yes plenty of boats get shipped with no trailers, but most runabout to cuddly size boats that are targeted for day trippers and hauling to the lake come straight from the factory on a ......... Trailer.
35psi tires is a small boat/trailer/axle, so 30psi is still reasonable. My mistake, but get some new tires anyway.
Jun-10-2018 08:30 AM
Jun-10-2018 04:40 AM
marcsbigfoot20b27 wrote:
Like people have said.....
They were underinflated at 30 psi.
They should be at max which would be 50 psi for load range C.
Guy at discount tire said to always run max sidewall pressure on trailer tires, less heat generated that way.
Jun-09-2018 10:31 AM
Jun-09-2018 10:08 AM
Ralph Cramden wrote:SweetLou wrote:
Tire set up is how this has been rolling down the road since 2006. Single axle, not overloaded because it is designed for that boat. Nothing else was in the boat. I inflated the tires to 30 lbs and they have always been jacked up off the ground for winter storage. I agree that I was close to tire failure but I just couldn't understand why they got so hot when the conditions were ideal and the load was normal.
How hot was "hot"? Too hot to touch, lukewarm, melting into a gooey mess? 20 to 30 degrees above ambient?
Probably normal, unless the tread ran into the storm drain as a liquid when you pulled over.
Jun-09-2018 08:11 AM
Jun-09-2018 07:04 AM
Jun-09-2018 04:41 AM
mkirsch wrote:SweetLou wrote:
not overloaded because it is designed for that boat.
Ok, then magic, I guess.
Seriously, you can't say that because we've already had one person in this thread prove that it is not necessarily the case. 2900+lb boat on a 2500lb axle. Overloaded.
Boats and trailers are matched by the boat dealer, not the factory. They are just like RV dealers, not knowing a %$#@ thing about trailer ratings, weights, or towing. They just put the boat on whatever trailer is cheapest, and fits the boat. If everyone is lucky the boat isn't heavier than the trailer is rated to carry.
Then you throw in the owner. Owners tend to know even less about weights and towing, and if they buy the boat out of the water, they have to find a trailer to haul it and they'll just buy the first boat trailer they come across.
Jun-08-2018 05:20 AM
Jun-08-2018 04:46 AM
SweetLou wrote:
not overloaded because it is designed for that boat.
Jun-08-2018 04:39 AM
Ron3rd wrote:
Fwiw, trailer axles are supposed to be "bowed"
Jun-08-2018 03:28 AM
Jun-08-2018 03:25 AM
eHoefler wrote:SweetLou wrote:
Tire set up is how this has been rolling down the road since 2006. Single axle, not overloaded because it is designed for that boat. Nothing else was in the boat. [COLOR=]I inflated the tires to 30 lbs and they have always been jacked up off the ground for winter storage. I agree that I was close to tire failure but I just couldn't understand why they got so hot when the conditions were ideal and the load was normal.
Under inflated, If correct pressure, wrong tire, not a trailer tire.
If trailer tire, needs to 50 psi
Jun-07-2018 06:51 PM