Buying Trailer Tires
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Topic: Buying Trailer Tires
Posted By: Dave H
Subject: Buying Trailer Tires
Date Posted: 26 Sep 2022 at 2:48pm
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I need to replace my 20+ year old trailer tires. 18ft flatbed Has 205/75D15 LR C on it Local tire shop has flat rate for mount and balance regardless of where the tires come from. Looking at going up yo LR D I would appreciate some pointers on purchase. BTW don't want them to pop on the first run.
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Posted By: 200Tom1
Date Posted: 26 Sep 2022 at 3:17pm
| Dave I just checked with my old tire suppliers, Carlisle D's should cost you in the neighborhood of $88.26 each. Goodyear D's in the neighborhood of $117.00 each + mounting and balancing. Yes, we found out trailer tires can use balancing if you are on the highway all the time. |
Posted By: TomC
Date Posted: 26 Sep 2022 at 3:19pm
| Spend the extra money and stay far far away from the Chinese maypops |
Posted By: DMiller
Date Posted: 26 Sep 2022 at 5:04pm
| I currently have Coopers, been good for my usage. |
Posted By: Darwin W. Kurtz
Date Posted: 26 Sep 2022 at 5:12pm
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heavy load range truck tires far outlast any trailer special tire. |
Posted By: DougG
Date Posted: 26 Sep 2022 at 5:55pm
| Id never buy Goodyear junk ! |
Posted By: PaulB
Date Posted: 26 Sep 2022 at 6:01pm
X2... In over 50 years I've never ever had a Goodyear tire wear out, the casing will always give up before it wears out. I even had a new Goodyear tire that was up under a pickup bed that had never touched the road just blow out in the spare rack. ------------- If it was fun to pull in LOW gear, I could have a John Deere. If you can't make it GO... make it SHINY |
DougG wrote:Posted By: LouSWPA
Date Posted: 26 Sep 2022 at 6:17pm
------------- I am still confident of this; I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord. Ps 27 |
Posted By: AC7060IL
Date Posted: 26 Sep 2022 at 7:04pm
| I’ve had great luck with Firestone HT tires. Use them on both dually & trailer. Keep them rotated for even wear & 80psi. Worn thread tires finish as Gravity wagon tires. Since year 2000, I’ve never had one of them pop! |
Posted By: Codger
Date Posted: 26 Sep 2022 at 8:05pm
| I've had several sets of the Firestone "HT" series tires on my Dodge dually over the years. Truck was always heavy so all six replaced at the same time. Still have one new but they have changed to the "HT2" variant now so I'll find another NOS tire someplace to run this one out. |
Posted By: Darwin W. Kurtz
Date Posted: 26 Sep 2022 at 10:25pm
| Firestone HT's have been good on our Dodge |
Posted By: DMiller
Date Posted: 27 Sep 2022 at 5:21am
| Truck rated load range is not a problem, automotive rated even as load rated is a problem. ST coding is preferred. |
Posted By: Darwin W. Kurtz
Date Posted: 27 Sep 2022 at 9:04am
| Goodyear makes or markets many other brands. Some of which I actually thought were independent companies on their own. I too have not had very good results with Goodyear tires. |
Posted By: Coke-in-MN
Date Posted: 30 Sep 2022 at 3:54pm
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Ran D or E rated tires on my tri-axle and tandem trailers for years and no problem with DOT inspection stickers as long as tated load and use were per commercial rating and not passinger car or low gvw so called truck . ------------- Faith isn't a jump in the dark. It is a walk in the light. Faith is not guessing; it is knowing something. "Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful." |