Trailer tire load rating

swimmer_spe wrote:
The load rating of a tire, does that mean the one tire can support that weight, or does it mean the axle?

I have a small boat trailer and I plan to go to camp with it loaded with gear inside. I just don't want to wreck the trailer or cause a blowout, etc.

The tire is a 4.80-8

One tire. A single axle with a tire on each side can carry two tires' worth of weight. (The axle itself might have a higher "weight rating" than the two tires, so go by the lower rating -usually the sum of the two tires is lower than the axle's rating)

Some weight is also on the tongue, so the trailer can carry more, but you have to know all the numbers to not go over what the trailer is supposed to be carrying.