Trailer tire sealant??

[ivbinconned]

Considering using this sealant in my trailer tires.
Is this common practice??
https://www.multiseal.us/rv-trailer/

I use sealants in my quad tires. Works great.
Am wondering if it stays plyable and moves thus perhaps working as a balancing use too.

[Cummins12V98]

GY “E” more than enough for a 12k rv

[ivbinconned]

Chuck again I say ...I don’t think you checked out my original “link”.

Red rock I appreciate your comments. But I don’t think I suggested that sealant would prevent a “blowout”, other than one that could happen when a tire gets down to say half the pressure it is supposed to have, gets hot and comes apart at 60 mph.

To sum up I would just like to add that sure, that specific product, might be a waste of my time and money and perhaps I might be “conned” into buying it but I also feel I being conned into believeing I’m getting what I pay for in the several brands of “G” rated tires I have gone through.
Having 4000 lb’s plus tire capacity under a 12,000 trailer with perhaps 2000 of that on the truck and having them fail before they are 50% worn ...something is wrong.
The guy who sold me the Hercules tire stated as much.
Happy New Year you all.

[ChuckSteed]

Running tire sealant in garden tractors, ATVs, wheel barrows. Etc is fine... putting this of any kind in RV trailer tires .... naw.. not for me... either my tires hold air or I fix the issue by replacing, tire, wheel, valve stem to correct issue....

[RedRocket204]

So, let me preface this with I do not and will not be planning to run any tire sealant in my TT tires. I do not believe tire sealant will prevent a blow out as tire sealant is designed to seal small holes, like a nail/screw that is leaking. A guess here, but trailer tire blow outs seem more caused by a catastrophic tire failure, something tire sealant won't help with.

Having said all of that, the tire sealant the OP has linked is not the same tire sealant most are going on about. Stuff like fix-a-flat and Slime are horrible products and not the same as the newer formulas. The newer formulas use a suspension liquid to carry "large" particles, if you will, via a quick burst of air releasing, where that particle helps plug the leak. That suspension liquid is a lot lighter and easier flowing than fix-a-flat/Slime.

Tire sealant is an extremely common practice now for tubeless tires on mountain bikes that are actually used for MTBing. I have been using it for years with no adverse issues. Yes, my MTB hubs and rims are aluminum. The tire sealant works incredibly well unless you slash a sidewall. And for those saying, but yeah, a flat on a MTB is not the same and is not going to cause a big issue. To you I'd say you are 100% wrong. With the types of trails I ride and the way I ride, I could seriously injure myself or worse from a tire/wheel problem. MTB is a passion for me and to support that comment, my two most ridden MTBs have cost me upwards of $10k US dollars. I ride those a lot.

I have liked my tubeless MTB tires with sealant so much, I have added an ATV recommended tire sealant to my front Yamaha Grizzly ATV tires. Those ATV tires are mounted on aluminum wheels. So far no issues but I've only ran that tire sealant on the ATV for about 1 1/2 years so far. Again, the way and places I ride (CO high country, Moab), I would not want a tire issue on my ATV either. I have not added the sealant to the ATV's rear tires, yet, as the good sealants are not cheap.

[Dave_H_M]

I did not even make it half way thru this thread.

IMHO the OP is predisposed to put the goo in his tires or is just having fun. :h

[Cummins12V98]

ivbinconned wrote:
The Endurance sounds good. However our trailer calls for a “ G “ rated tire. 110 psi.
Not available in a G rating. Should this bother me? Seems that would be going to something lighter!
Or does one only look at weight rating.

GY makes a great “G” rated tire also.

[Z-Peller]

Oh man....ivbinconned....highway 16 and cold weather says to me that you live in BC somewhere between Prince George and Smithers....if so, then yeah, you have really been conned!!....put LT tires all round on your trailer and have a nice trip!....I live iin BC and never ever heard " illegal to run LT tires on a trailer"....only problem I ran into was that I could not get LT tires in 15"....if you have 16" or larger then go for it. TPMS and LT tires makes your trailer same as most tow vehicle trucks on the road...how many of them have tires blow out??

[JIMNLIN]

Your trailer must have 7k or 8k axle which the load G tire is needed.
The Hercules brand has been around for years mostly farm and ranch stores...grain elevators...small towns in mt area.
The Hercules H-901 ST load G shows up on the NUWA and other brand specific heavy trailer forums.

The Sailun S637 16" ST tire seems to be the most popular with commercial haulers .....farm and ranch...and fast becoming the go to load G tire in the rv world.

[ivbinconned]

Last summer while away north at the lake tire went down in camp site. Went to local shop. He had something similar in a trailer tire. I think I mentioned above that he convinced me to put on a LT tire instead. Stating many trailer manufacturers are going to this tire....

https://simpletire.com/hercules-lt235-85r16-14-85751-tires

So I did. This is the tire that has a notably stiffer side wall. 14 ply. We will see how it stands up as we plan to pile on some miles this winter. Heading south in a couple weeks.

[ivbinconned]

The Endurance sounds good. However our trailer calls for a “ G “ rated tire. 110 psi.
Not available in a G rating. Should this bother me? Seems that would be going to something lighter!
Or does one only look at weight rating.

[Ron3rd]

2oldman wrote:

fj12ryder wrote:
Where do you live that LT tires are against the law on trailers?

Hmmm.. really. Perhaps he went to a tire store that can't put LTs on a trailer. Some do that for liability issues, making it 'against the law' for that store.

There are large 5ers that come with LT tires as original equipment

[2oldman]

wilber1 wrote:
I know mine work when it is several degrees below freezing but I don't know how cold they will go.

Is trailer tire sealant effective at cold temps? 🙂

[wilber1]

ivbinconned wrote:
TPMS would be great. Trying to decide if I can afford a set. I called the manufacturer of them and the batteries will not work in colder weather which of course could be a big part of our trip south.

How cold? I know mine work when it is several degrees below freezing but I don't know how cold they will go.

[2oldman]

fj12ryder wrote:
Where do you live that LT tires are against the law on trailers?

Hmmm.. really. Perhaps he went to a tire store that can't put LTs on a trailer. Some do that for liability issues, making it 'against the law' for that store.