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steve(ill) 
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 Posted: 22 Mar 2021 at 4:00pm |
I think on "TRAILERS" it depends on what your trailer is used for... A 2-3 axle camper or a 10K car hauler that travels thousands of miles, and / or hauls 9- 10K loads all the time should have ST tires..
If you have a utility trailer that you use 5-6 times a year to go to Menards to pickup lumber, or haul a couple 4 wheelers to the farm to play, then P rated tires are probably fine for that application.
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ACinSC
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Posted: 22 Mar 2021 at 4:31pm |
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Just checked my 2018 Silverado and it has P265/165R18 on it . That's what came on it . Hope that's not a bad thing . Thanks
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jaybmiller
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Posted: 22 Mar 2021 at 6:33pm |
one thing for sure, whatever is 'stock', will be the cheapest thing to be put on by the factory..... keeps the profit margin higher 
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Posted: 22 Mar 2021 at 7:20pm |
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Hard to believe Jay . Next you'll be telling me there ain't no Easter Bunny 😁
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Posted: 22 Mar 2021 at 7:28pm |
I don't agree with that either Jay.
The truck I have now 2016 F-350 SRW came with Michelins that I took off at 55,000 miles and were still legal, but I wanted new tires before winter.
The F-350 dually that I had before had BF Goodrich TA's. I got over 90,000 miles on the rear tires and over 60,000 on the fronts.
I wouldn't call either Michelins on BF Goodrich TA's cheap tires !
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Posted: 22 Mar 2021 at 8:02pm |
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My brother bought a new 8k car trailer last year, was supposed to be one of the nicer ones around. Anyway, I used it for a light 2 ton haul any the tires were warm after a few road hours. I thought they were not heavy enough and told him maybe look for something a little heavier. He called me shortly after as a sidewall cut loose with just a car on a 4 hour trip. He did change all 4 tires to I believe 12 ply. Remember, this was a new trailer. My guess is tires are a good place to save money when manufacturing and go unnoticed to many. Any local tire place should be able to give good advice for your needs.
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steve(ill)
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Posted: 22 Mar 2021 at 8:11pm |
one thing for sure, whatever is 'stock', will be the cheapest thing to be put on by the factory.
Factories always work off PRICE FIRST... If you want a tire that is rated at 3200# for a F350 then you look at all the possibilities... Maybe Goodyear and Firestone are your only options.. Who ever has the BEST PRICE gets the bid "normally"..... Are there CHEAPER TIRES ? SURE.... Do they meet the SPEC that the manufacture wants ? NO... If they did, they would be one of the suppliers.
Tires on cars are not as critical as they can normally be rated at 1600 or 1800# load.. You see a LOT OF NAMES on car tires that you never saw 20 years ago.
here is a list of tires sold on AMAZON for newer cars .... if you have a newer CAR,, look at the factory tire Manufacturer... Some you have never heard of.
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Posted: 22 Mar 2021 at 8:40pm |
 allisbred wrote:
My brother bought a new 8k car trailer last year, was supposed to be one of the nicer ones around. Anyway, I used it for a light 2 ton haul any the tires were warm after a few road hours. I thought they were not heavy enough and told him maybe look for something a little heavier. He called me shortly after as a sidewall cut loose with just a car on a 4 hour trip. He did change all 4 tires to I believe 12 ply. Remember, this was a new trailer. My guess is tires are a good place to save money when manufacturing and go unnoticed to many. Any local tire place should be able to give good advice for your needs. |
Many trailer builders are notorious for installing Chinese tires and having an optional upgrade to better quality tires. A lot of people look solely for price when buying a trailer, so the dealers don't get the upgraded tires.
When I bought my Montana fifth wheel it had (Chinese) Trailer King tires on it. It had about 1,000 miles on it and I was checking it over and found tread separation on one of the tires. (Did you ever see how much damage a blowout can do to a camping trailer?) I now have four Goodyear Endurance. They weren't cheap, but I feel a lot better with the Goodyear's on it, than I did with the Trailer Kings.
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HD6GTOM
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Posted: 22 Mar 2021 at 9:11pm |
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I looked my sons trailer over today, it used to be mine. The tires on it are 20+ years old. Even though they have good tread depth, there will be 4 new 700x 15 Multi Mile trailer tires on it by 5:00 tomorrow night.
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Posted: 23 Mar 2021 at 5:58pm |
re: ...2016 F-350 SRW came with Michelins
it'd be interesting to know if they were the BASE tires or an 'upgrade' ? MFRs pull 'tricks' to upsell everything they can to make more profit. Frankly it's crazy what some spend on 'tires and rims' for their 'rides',specially the guys who never ,ever go offroad with their $$$$ 4wd trucks.
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Posted: 23 Mar 2021 at 6:39pm |
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You're right Jay . When I bought my truck the dealership had several sets of tires and wheels off brand new trucks that the buyer replaced with bigger ones .
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Posted: 23 Mar 2021 at 7:54pm |
jaybmiller wrote:
re: ...2016 F-350 SRW came with Michelins
it'd be interesting to know if they were the BASE tires or an 'upgrade' ? MFRs pull 'tricks' to upsell everything they can to make more profit. Frankly it's crazy what some spend on 'tires and rims' for their 'rides',specially the guys who never ,ever go offroad with their $$$$ 4wd trucks.
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I know exact replacements were over $1400 for a set of four.
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