Trailer Tires

  • Goldpig
    Omaha, NE
    Posts: 63
    August 20, 2007 at 2:42 pm #1255834

    Anyone have a recommendation on trailer tires? I have had blowouts with Carlisle and Goodyear Marathons.

    david_scott
    Twin Cities
    Posts: 2946
    August 20, 2007 at 2:52 pm #601533

    If you keep having problems with blow-outs.. spend some extra cash and upgrade the load rating on your tires. Tiers usuall blow out from being under inflated which causes excess heat build up, or just simply overloaded.

    I havent had much luck with load range B Carlisle tires, the C load range have treated me decent.

    What size tires do you need?

    suzuki
    Woodbury, Mn
    Posts: 18621
    August 20, 2007 at 3:05 pm #601538

    Doesnt sound like a tire problem to me either. There are no better than Marathons.

    Goldpig
    Omaha, NE
    Posts: 63
    August 20, 2007 at 3:05 pm #601539

    215/75R14’s. I currently have load range ‘C’ Marathons. I had the tread peal off one tire the last time I trailered. I asked about load range d tires, but would apparently have to go to a 15″ rim.

    nick
    Lakeville, MN
    Posts: 4977
    August 20, 2007 at 3:07 pm #601540

    Quote:

    Doesnt sound like a tire problem to me either. There are no better than Marathons.

    I totally agree, maybe it’s time to look at those 15’s, whole lot cheaper than having an accident.

    schrumy
    Clearwater MN
    Posts: 183
    August 20, 2007 at 3:17 pm #601545

    How do the tires wear before they blow ? If you have a tearwear issue you may have an axle alignment problem which will cause extra heat and lead to premature tire failure

    jon_jordan
    St. Paul, Mn
    Posts: 10908
    August 20, 2007 at 3:36 pm #601553

    Get the Marathons made in the good old U-S of A! Leave the Made in China Marathons on the shelf. Not sure how the Canadian made Marathons are holding up, but I’d still stick with the Made in USA models.

    -J.

    Mudshark
    LaCrosse WI
    Posts: 2973
    August 20, 2007 at 4:03 pm #601567

    Tread peel off is almost always a heat issue.

    MIKGILLIE
    Owatonna,MN.
    Posts: 154
    August 20, 2007 at 4:08 pm #601569

    I had trouble with carlisles blew 2 out,I put on goodyear marathon and work great,I have noticed that trailers dont put on big enough tires to cover the load range remnember to add the weight of trailer to your weight

    Ben Garver
    Hickman, Nebraska
    Posts: 3149
    August 20, 2007 at 4:55 pm #601581

    I’ve been told the Goodyears are the best ONLY when inflated properly and they are the worst tire out there when under-inflated.
    I’m a Goodyear (USA) guy myself. I check the air pressure before EVERY trip, boat and truck.

    david_scott
    Twin Cities
    Posts: 2946
    August 20, 2007 at 5:03 pm #601584

    I agree very much with what has been said on this thread.. there are lots of variables… under inflated, overloaded, axle out of alignment, trailer load out of balance will cause the trailer to be squirrely and cause wear and heat issues. Maybe you drive everywhere at 90 mph?

    Something is going on causing those tires to go. What kind of boat/how much weight is on this trailer?

    It might not be unreasonable to switch up to a tandem axle trailer if some of the other things listed arent a factor.

    Does the trailer have brakes? maybe a malfuntioning brakes are causing abnormal issues.

    Al I know is a triler regularly blowing out tires is a serious hazard… to your eqipment, yourself, and other drivers.

    nick
    Lakeville, MN
    Posts: 4977
    August 20, 2007 at 5:41 pm #601592

    The consensus of the people I’ve talked with run 50#’s cold in the marathons, I have a good 2,000 miles on my trailer, so far so good.

    Goldpig
    Omaha, NE
    Posts: 63
    August 20, 2007 at 5:56 pm #601602

    How often should tires be replaced? The tire that had the tread peel off was about three years old. It had plenty of tread and even wear.

    Maybe it was just the heat. It happened coming back from Rainy on a 95° F day.

    Tom P.
    Whitehall Wi.
    Posts: 3518
    August 21, 2007 at 3:22 am #601846

    I have Marathons on my 182 Crestliner P205/75R14 Marathons load rated for 1750 lbs at 50 psi. Barely enough tire for my rig. Never a problem yet but I usually run about 55lbs of air cold. Thread wear is nice and even at that pressure.

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