Tired of ST tire blow outs , going to all LT tires

Sprinklerman · Jan 1, 2015

I have 5 trailers from equipment to RV , I have gotten tired of ST tires coming apart for no reason . I just switched my last trailer to LT tires after I traded some 15 in rims for 16 inch rims . Has anyone had good luck with ST trailer tires ? I certainly havent .

Gary Fowler · Jan 1, 2015

It is too easy to overload street tires and even light truck tires. Get some E rated trailer tires for your 16" rims and they will be good for about all you can pull with a 3/4 ton or smaller truck.

yanmars · Jan 1, 2015

I never had any luck with passenger tires, I went with rated trailer tires and have been much happier.

Diamondpilot · Jan 1, 2015

Sprinklerman said:
I have 5 trailers from equipment to RV , I have gotten tired of ST tires coming apart for no reason . I just switched my last trailer to LT tires after I traded some 15 in rims for 16 inch rims . Has anyone had good luck with ST trailer tires ? I certainly havent .

I have with Greenballs and Maxxis. Most others are junk.

Around here you can't get anyone to mount LT tires on trailers.

Chris

Sprinklerman · Jan 1, 2015

Gary Fowler said:
It is too easy to overload street tires and even light truck tires. Get some E rated trailer tires for your 16" rims and they will be good for about all you can pull with a 3/4 ton or smaller truck.

The LT tires are load range E . The ones I put on my RV have a total weight rating ( dual axle ) of 12,000 lbs . This is on a trailer rated for 10K that loaded for camping is 9K . The tires are speed rated at 95 mph. .

Mounting the tires isnt a problem . I bought a coats 10/10 tire machine 25 years ago , I mount my own tires . As long as they are steel rims . Paid 50 bucks for it , Its paid for itself too many times .

2458n · Jan 1, 2015

Trailer tire molds all went overseas several years ago. I only have one set of 15 inch St tires and they are keeping a Ford pick up out of the mud. Five trailers all running 16 inch E rated LT's. 1 gooseneck running triple axles has rubber off of a Dually Ford. Old manual tire changer helps to keep everything ready to tow.

Gary Fowler · Jan 1, 2015

Sprinklerman said:
The LT tires are load range E . The ones I put on my RV have a total weight rating ( dual axle ) of 12,000 lbs . This is on a trailer rated for 10K that loaded for camping is 9K . The tires are speed rated at 95 mph. .

Mounting the tires isnt a problem . I bought a coats 10/10 tire machine 25 years ago , I mount my own tires . As long as they are steel rims . Paid 50 bucks for it , Its paid for itself too many times .

I think my E rated trailer tires are 10 ply. How many plies are your LT E rated tires?

Sprinklerman · Jan 1, 2015

Gary Fowler said:
I think my E rated trailer tires are 10 ply. How many plies are your LT E rated tires?

I believe they are 10 ply . E rated . But trailer tires are speed limited to 65 mph The LT tires I run are max of 95 mph . I like the tires on the trailer to be over rated . I simply cant put $20K of equipment on chinese tires . I have blown too many in the last 25 years .

KiotiKowboy · Jan 1, 2015

Isn't the difference the sidewall strength? As I understand it, trailer tires have much stiffer sidewalls to prevent trailer sway. The load rating of the LT tires may be fine, but that doesn't mean they will be stable on the highway. At least that is what I have been told ...........

Raspy · Jan 1, 2015

KiotiKowboy said:
Isn't the difference the sidewall strength? As I understand it, trailer tires have much stiffer sidewalls to prevent trailer sway. The load rating of the LT tires may be fine, but that doesn't mean they will be stable on the highway. At least that is what I have been told ...........

Some trailer tires are bias ply and some are radial. The radial trailer tires I've had acted more like inner tubes than real tires. Very flexible and not confidence inspiring.

Modern E rated radial ply tires are not 10 ply. They are usually two or three ply sidewall and about 5 ply tread. They are called 10 ply RATED. But I still trust them much more than trailer tires, that are built the same way. Implying that E rated tires are truly 10 ply is marketing hype, they aren't. This is easily verified by reading the construction data printed right on the side of the tire.

As far as side load goes My Dodge Cummins puts about 2500 lbs on each front tire and has to carry that load on highway corners all the time. I also have a triple axle 48' box trailer with LT tires that have never been a problem.

My vote is for truck tires on trailers. They are generally far better quality.