Trailer Tires

[nyone]

Funny story.. my fifth wheel came with Carlisle... I swapped them out because I didn't want those junk tires to ruin a nice weekend. A friend of mine asked if he could have them... sure. One weekend I borrowed his dump trailer.... KABOOM.. blown tire. Guess what he put those Carlisles on? lol

People who spend 2x on things tend to believe there getting more for there money.

had 11yrs on "china bombs" before I changed them to "china bombs". Been towing things for 20yrs and knock on wood never had a blow out. Checking for dry rot and having proper pressure really goes a long way in not having emergency rapairs.

Also bias ply trailer tires of any manufacturer are basicly garbage.

 

[Hay Dude]

People who spend 2x on things tend to believe there getting more for there money.

had 11yrs on "china bombs" before I changed them to "china bombs". Been towing things for 20yrs and knock on wood never had a blow out. Checking for dry rot and having proper pressure really goes a long way in not having emergency rapairs.

Also bias ply trailer tires of any manufacturer are basicly garbage.

Yes, that’s true. Someone will let a trailer sit out in the sun for a year then wonder why a tire blew.

Old tales die hard. It’s true that 40 years ago, chinese tires were generally, lower quality and some blew out. That left an impression on the impressionable.
Now 90% of all trailer tires are made in China, so if they blow out, people say “chinese tires are junk”, “china bombs”, etc.
If people knew how many of their tires were made in china, or millions of other auto parts for that matter, they’d be very surprised.

 

[Hay Dude]

I run Double Coins on most trailers with very good results. They are a favorite of truckers in my area.

 

[nisaacs]

Also bias ply trailer tires of any manufacturer are basicly garbage.

I disagree. Nothing wrong with quality bias ply tires. They have been around since day one.

This set has a date code of '98, still good. Second set are new bias replacements. I changed them due to age, not tread wear. I have bias on my tractors and loaders.

Third pictures is a 1980 trailer I towed 1100 miles, bias tires, that might be original. They were so old, I don't think they had a date code, they are still on it.

 

[sandman2234]

I bought a Big Tex trailer that came with 235/75r/16 and previous owner changed them out to 14 ply tires. I started out on a 2k mile trip and a bearing started warming up, so I stopped and had new bearings installed. First hub they pulled, the brake shoe fell apart...So now new brakes. While installing the brakes, I was looking over the tires and realized they were 6-7 years old. They didn't have a matching 4, so I went to the trailer shop we were getting the parts from and looked at what he had. He had a stack of 17.5 tires on rims, rated at 16 ply which would fit, so that is what is on it now. I really hate tire issues on the road!
David from jax