Sodo
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- Joined
- Apr 21, 2012
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- Location
- Cascade Mtns of WA state
- Tractor
- Kubota B-series & Mini Excavator
Sodo, you probably should go to a heavier ply or better quality tire if you’ve been having problems.
They're load range D, 2450 lbs.
The stuff I move can't load them any heavier.
Dump trailer tire was "General" brand, made in USA, 2540lb rated, and I was probably loading it to 2250lb with 3 yds of dirt: 9,000 lbs.
But I've never driven it (with load) faster than 25mph.
I've scrubbed them fully loaded (9000 lbs) on gravel many times 'cuzza where I load.
And sometimes when dumping of course.
The manufacture date is 1998, they could be "original" cuz the trailer is a 1999.
Pat I think scrubbing empty trailer tires is zero concern - other than picking up a nail etc.
Putting the trailer where you want it (and avoiding the Rhododendrons) with minimal effort is far higher on the list.
The tractor is a good way to move empty trailers around, but it can be efficient to put it away before unhooking from the truck.
Car trailer (yesterday's failure) has unknown tire history.
Tires are Carlisle, load range D, 2450 lb, from 2003, made in China.
The guy I bought it from said it had "new tires" when I bought it in 2013.
I suppose that meant "he bought them new in 2003".
They did have full treads, real good condition.
So they were in-use (lightly) for 10 years, but no idea if inflation/loading was monitored properly.
That guy used the trailer for many years with no spare at all.
I don't load it anywhere near the tire maximum, but there was a time that I had driven it loaded, and the tires were under-inflated.
That __was__ under my watch, and could have overheated some of them.
I'm not sure I need to increase my tire capacities, the numbers don't suggest it.
They seem to be lasting OK, just getting old.
A couple failures makes a guy pay more attention to "proper inflation" though.