Radial vs. Bias ply trailer tires.
NOT FOR A CAMPER!! I'm shopping for a TA enclosed trailer and most of what I'm looking at come with bias tires with a radial upgrade. I've never ran a bias on any of my trailers, so I don't know the...
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In general, radial tires are preferable or the technology wouldn't have progressed to radials from bias for nearly every application.
The one advantage to bias used to be, may still be, stiffer sidewalls for a given tire load rating.
Haven't had a bias light duty trailer tire in 20+ years save for a trailer I bought to go to AK a few years ago. Loaded the snot out of it, hauled it 2400mi to AK. Wore 1/2 the tread off but no flats. Also cool weather and lower speeds in general than running down the interstate.
Lots of miles, go radial. Going off road, hard on tires, go bias. Hot weather towing, go radial.
The question to upgrade for $120? I'd do it, IF, the upgrade wasn't just a no name China bomb radial.
Oh and friends don't let friends buy Marathons! Seriously.
The one advantage to bias used to be, may still be, stiffer sidewalls for a given tire load rating.
Haven't had a bias light duty trailer tire in 20+ years save for a trailer I bought to go to AK a few years ago. Loaded the snot out of it, hauled it 2400mi to AK. Wore 1/2 the tread off but no flats. Also cool weather and lower speeds in general than running down the interstate.
Lots of miles, go radial. Going off road, hard on tires, go bias. Hot weather towing, go radial.
The question to upgrade for $120? I'd do it, IF, the upgrade wasn't just a no name China bomb radial.
Oh and friends don't let friends buy Marathons! Seriously.
