Tow King Tires

[mrad]

I tried doing a search on these but didn't find anything. We are looking at a used toy hauler with Tow Kings on them. I thought I had read in the past that these were poor quality Chinese tires. The tires looked to be in good shape, however, if there is a quality issue, I would look to replace them immediately.

[JIMNLIN]

Don't know about "aired to the max" advice though. Seems to me if the tires are way overrated for their application and being run at max air, the trailer is going to be receiving a VERY jarring ride, being launched to the moon every time you hit a pothole.

Re read my reply about "aired to the max" is aimed at his spare tire which most likely is the OEM load E tire.

When I hauled years back I had no reloads so the trip back to the yard was with a empty trailer and was the same as the miles out with a full load.
Trailers had 6/7/8k axles and weighed from 5500 up to 7600 lbs empty. No rough ride...no bouncing tires....no wearing the centers or other odd wear patters/etc. The OPs trailer may have 10k on the axles so he won't have to worry about his trailer going to the moon 🙂 when he hits a pothole. Agree 110 psi wouldn't be necessary in his situation.

[fj12ryder]

mrad wrote:

fj12ryder wrote:
What are they being put on?

ToyHauler

Well then, round and black and full of air should work just fine.

[mrad]

fj12ryder wrote:
What are they being put on?

ToyHauler

[fj12ryder]

What are they being put on?

[mrad]

mkirsch wrote:
Yup, time to replace the tires.

Don't know about "aired to the max" advice though. Seems to me if the tires are way overrated for their application and being run at max air, the trailer is going to be receiving a VERY jarring ride, being launched to the moon every time you hit a pothole.

When I replace them, am I better off putting E rated back on if that keeps them within range? E was original equipment with G being an option.

[mkirsch]

Yup, time to replace the tires.

Don't know about "aired to the max" advice though. Seems to me if the tires are way overrated for their application and being run at max air, the trailer is going to be receiving a VERY jarring ride, being launched to the moon every time you hit a pothole.

[JIMNLIN]

Ahh yes... Tow Max tires. Their know as blow max around the commercial trailer industry. And about the same around many rv websites.
Generally 16" load G tires were aimed at the regional service trailer industry and have a much better service life on road trailers than 15/16/14" load E/D/C blow max sizes.

Tire rot.... or what ever you call it may or may not show on the outside but those type issues can start internally. The tire may look new on the outside.

Your way over tired on the trailer so those load G are no where near max loads so with your smaller trailer they should be fine. Just make sure you have a good spare aired to the max.

[fj12ryder]

mrad wrote:
We looked at the coach again yesterday. The tires are actually Power King tow max tires. The date indicates that they were produce in May of 2015. The coach has at on a seasonal site since 2016 and showed no signs of dry rot. We will pick the rig up in a couple of weeks. I think my plan is to use the current tires for our last trip of the year when we pick it up and then replace the tires next spring. they are "G" rated tires.

So the tires are 5 years old, and they've been sitting for 4 years. If your last trip is fairly short, and not several hours of high speed travel, it might be okay. But, personally, I would be concerned with old tires that have been sitting for years. But that's just me.

[mrad]

We looked at the coach again yesterday. The tires are actually Power King tow max tires. The date indicates that they were produce in May of 2015. The coach has at on a seasonal site since 2016 and showed no signs of dry rot. We will pick the rig up in a couple of weeks. I think my plan is to use the current tires for our last trip of the year when we pick it up and then replace the tires next spring. they are "G" rated tires.

[mrad]

NOT SURE. We will be lookin gat it again tomorrow. I will check then.

[mkirsch]

mrad wrote:
They are G rated

What are the date codes?

They could be J-rated but if they're too old they're rotten.

[mkirsch]

rhagfo wrote:

mkirsch wrote:
Look for a 4-digit date code in an oval on the tires. It will be MMYY if they are made after 2000. Anything close to 5 years is high time for replacement.

I thought the DOT date code way WWYY the WW being the week number of the year.

I was standing on my head when I wrote that. Um, yeah. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

[Super_Dave]

Are you sure they are Tow King? I have had Power King Towmax tires on my boat for years and the name sounds too close.

[mrad]

They are G rated