Trailer tires

[idahovette]

I DON'T think this was your "fault" @bigcountry78 People just have their own opinions...........right or wrong........your only "mistake" was asking?......lol

 

[Ricko1966]

I DON'T think this was your "fault" @bigcountry78 People just have their own opinions...........right or wrong........your only "mistake" was asking?......lol

That's your opinion. Hahaha!

 

[Grit dog]

And your post has helped him with this how?

Maybe you missed post #10 in this thread where I gave some some pretty succinct info and my experience/recommendation, prior to the onslaught of bs.
Opinions and info sharing is what makes this forum pretty cool.
I like that about GMSB in particular. More knowledge than BS. I shouldn’t get sucked into refuting the bs, I suppose. But I’d rather hope that whomever has a question gets good intel rather than bad. Which kinda happened in this thread.

 

[bigcountry78]

Ok, I just got home and checked my tires. They are solid trac, premium trailer. No specific brand listed on the sidewall. They’re load range C, rated at 1,820 pounds at 50 PSI cold. Size 205/75D15.

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[bigcountry78]

Im married, it’s always my fault lol

I DON'T think this was your "fault" @bigcountry78 People just have their own opinions...........right or wrong........your only "mistake" was asking?......lol

 

[GXPWeasel]

my flat deck quad trailer is almost the same size as your trailer (6x13) that came with crappy little 205's. they did alright for a few yrs, but with 3 quads and all our gear on it (approx 3800 lbs including trailer weight) they would sway or not track the best. i upgraded them to st225/75R15 tires. i went with Carlisle Radial Trail HD's and i prob won't buy any other kind after running the Carlisle's for the last 6 or 7 yrs.
i picked up over a 1000lbs more load capacity than the stock ST's, as well i gained about 2" height as well which comes in real handy when your tow pig has an 8" lift with 38's.
i find them well built, extremely tough tires (our trailer spends more time off road than on road) tracking and stability problems are now a thing of the past for me. i would definitely recommend the Carlisle's
can see the size difference between the 2 tires. also like how i got more height and they fill up the wheelwells better, mind ya, i flipped the axle a few yrs ago trying to bring the height up to match my tow rig

These are the exact tires I put on my boat trailer (5 tires including spare) last year, and the same brand tire I put on my camper trailer (again, 5 tires) 2 years ago. The boat trailer has well over 1,000 miles on them from last summer (we travel a lot to go boating) and they are a vast improvement over the TrailMaxx junk that came on the trailer. I agree, I will sway towards Carlisle tires for trailers in the future, pun intended.

 

[GXPWeasel]

Ok, I just got home and checked my tires. They are solid trac, premium trailer. No specific brand listed on the sidewall. They’re load range C, rated at 1,820 pounds at 50 PSI cold. Size 205/75D15.

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If I were in your position, I'd price the Carlisles in load range D. I think I even got mine from Wally World, delivered to my house for around $500 (5 tires) last summer.

 

[Rumbledawg]

Thank you for your experience and your recommendation. Carlisle generally has a good reputation for tires in my experience, and they may be what I go with this time around. I have had this trailer since 2012, and intend to keep it for at least the next 10 years. I have no issues putting some quality tires on it.

age really has nuthin' to do with your toys, i bought my trailer in 2012 as well, Snake River, bought it to replace a smaller 6x8 US Cargo trailer, and even though i just suffered a major shoulder injury and may have to stop riding and give up my quad, i also intend to keep my trailer forever, there just too handy to not have kicking around. and yeah, Grit Dog, some people do screw up, i posted i picked up an extra 1000 lbs capacity, well i went and looked at my spare, which came from the factory on the trailer and it turns out i actually gained more than i thought. i was sure the stock tires were rated at 2000 lbs, well it turns out i actually gained a little over 1400 lbs, maybe thats why it rides so much nicer....lol
here's the Carlisle ratings D load, 2540 is single tire, 2200 is duals...not every day you see a ST rated to go 81 mph...which is pretty moot as with a T400 and 4:56's in my tow pig, 81 mph is pretty much unobtainable anyways...max tire pressure at max load is 65psi, as our trailer rarely sees anything faster than 55-60 and spends so much time off road, i run them at 45-50 psi and have no issues

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and the ratings on the wimpy stock tires it came with. ever heard of a tire called Jaxxon? neither had i till i bought this trailer, most likely asian.

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[bigcountry78]

Ok, after thinking about my options and taking all comments into account, I believe my best course of action is to go with the same size I have, ST, but load range D instead of C. Also, apparently the D in my size denotes a bias ply tire. I believe that for my situation, which is 99% pavement and highway, that a radial would be the best choice for me. I’m still considering a 215 size as well, but that’s probably more of an appearance thing rather than any practical thing. And prices, maybe the 215 will be cheaper? Probably not, but it doesn’t hurt to check. I’m looking around online now, but I may need to check locally because most of what I see online is tire and rim combos. While that’s great for ease of install, I’d rather spend the same amount on a better tire and keep my current rims.

 

[bigcountry78]

Well, after some searching, it looks like a 215/75r15 is not an option in the ST designation. ST goes from 205 to 225, and I don’t think I have the clearance for that big of a jump in size. There is a 215 for a 14 inch rim, but not for 15. Since I don’t want to change rims, that pretty much leaves me with the original 205 size, load D in a radial or bias. And like I said earlier, I think for my application the switch to radial would be the best option.

 

[Grit dog]

age really has nuthin' to do with your toys, i bought my trailer in 2012 as well, Snake River, bought it to replace a smaller 6x8 US Cargo trailer, and even though i just suffered a major shoulder injury and may have to stop riding and give up my quad, i also intend to keep my trailer forever, there just too handy to not have kicking around. and yeah, Grit Dog, some people do screw up, i posted i picked up an extra 1000 lbs capacity, well i went and looked at my spare, which came from the factory on the trailer and it turns out i actually gained more than i thought. i was sure the stock tires were rated at 2000 lbs, well it turns out i actually gained a little over 1400 lbs, maybe thats why it rides so much nicer....lol
here's the Carlisle ratings D load, 2540 is single tire, 2200 is duals...not every day you see a ST rated to go 81 mph...which is pretty moot as with a T400 and 4:56's in my tow pig, 81 mph is pretty much unobtainable anyways...max tire pressure at max load is 65psi, as our trailer rarely sees anything faster than 55-60 and spends so much time off road, i run them at 45-50 psi and have no issues

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and the ratings on the wimpy stock tires it came with. ever heard of a tire called Jaxxon? neither had i till i bought this trailer, most likely asian.

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Idk what you mean by screw up and pick up capacity….and 81mph speed rating is pretty normal now for ST tires. At least in the last 10 years or so?

 

[Grit dog]

Well, after some searching, it looks like a 215/75r15 is not an option in the ST designation. ST goes from 205 to 225, and I don’t think I have the clearance for that big of a jump in size. There is a 215 for a 14 inch rim, but not for 15. Since I don’t want to change rims, that pretty much leaves me with the original 205 size, load D in a radial or bias. And like I said earlier, I think for my application the switch to radial would be the best option.

D load has nothing to do with bias or radial.
For you trailer rim size you can get C D or E load in pretty much every mfg and flavor of trailer tire. And as @bucket point d out, apparently some F&G load tires as well if you want an obscure brand and bigger tires. (235s)

 

[bucket]

Honestly, bias ply trailer tires should have a good stiff sidewall and possibly reduce sway. Possibly. Trailer weight and tongue weight plays into it a lot as well. As well as spring rates. Sometimes it's just a light trailer with relatively stiff springs that can cause the trailer to bounce back and forth.

I have very limited experience with bias ply trailer tires, so I can't say much for certain.

 

[waterpirate]

Bias ply tires are a hard no for me. YMMV. When letter rated radials came into being, I switched and never went back.
Eric

 

[bigcountry78]

D load has nothing to do with bias or radial.
For you trailer rim size you can get C D or E load in pretty much every mfg and flavor of trailer tire. And as @bucket point d out, apparently some F&G load tires as well if you want an obscure brand and bigger tires. (235s)

Oh I know the two are unrelated. I was just connecting the dots on paper that I currently have load range C bias play tires that, other than longevity, I’m not happy with. That said, I’m thinking that a load range D, radial tire might be what fits my needs better.

I used the same logic to figure out what truck tires I needed, and ended up getting p rated highway tires that I’ve been super happy with. Turns out buying stuff based on specs that meet your honest needs works out way better than buying tires that look cool. Who knew.