Trailer tires

donjr · Mar 1, 2012

Guess I'm gonna have to break down and replace the tires on my stock trailer. They're 12 years old and getting dry rot. Anybody got a good/bad recommendation- gonna replace all four. Got a new spare, but I just blew out another one yesterday.

luv2wrench · Mar 1, 2012

carlisle are good and are priced low

bobs old iron · Mar 1, 2012

there will be a lot of different styles, brands,load ranges,,since you didn"t specify what type of trailer/tires you have, i would check around with the tire companies in your area, like discount, pep boys, Sam"s club, Costco, etc, reason being, if you are going to do a lot of traveling from home, you might want to get tires from a dealer that will be able to repair/replace them if something happens,,yes Carlye has good prices, like cooker, etc,,but when you have a blow out, who is going to warranty them away from home? my opinion

Traditional Farmer · Mar 1, 2012

Make sure they're radials

mkirsch · Mar 2, 2012

I've heard that Carlisles are junk.

I've heard that pretty much any brand of trailer-rated tire is junk at some point or another.

Maybe some LT-rated pickup truck tires instead?

WI Walkin Boss · Mar 2, 2012

Bought a new 30 ft gooseneck 5 years ago and it came with carlisles Blew one out so not thinking anything of it put another one on Blew all 6 carlisle out hauling two tractors Put firestone on it after that and have never had a problem I will never buy another carisle tire as long as I live,

ericlb · Mar 2, 2012

one thing ive found is virtualy all tires are made overseas, mainly in china but not always their rubber is not as good as what we once made, and after 2 or 3 years it will start deteriorating, unless protected by keeping them covered when the trailer sits for a period of time, you dont say what size tires the trailer has but im assuming like most gooseneck stocktrailers it has 16 inch rubber on it, tires rated for pickups with at least a "E" load rating will fare better in this application than tires rated for trailer use only, hiway style tread on a trailer will last longer and be some resistant to scrubbing when making sharp turns over all season style tread, just my experience with my stuff here

DoubleR · Mar 2, 2012

I brought a 1 year old 7500# fifth wheel camper with carlisle tires and blew two of them out the first summer. I called the carlisle factory somewhere down south and talked to a rep. and explained. Come to find out the 4 tires were rated for about 7000# total. He sent me a new set a size bigger for no charge. That was five years ago and I'm still running the same tires with no problem.
I blame the camper manufacture for cutting corners and trying to save a buck. I always try to go with tires that are rated for more than I will ever haul when replacing tires on any of the seven different trailers I have.

bobs old iron · Mar 2, 2012

i forgot to add, i personally have Michelin's on both my trailers and truck, they have stronger side walls for towing, rated for towing, 'E' range at the least, costly at first, better in the long run, over 7 yrs later...

hd6gtom · Mar 2, 2012

Don you didnot tell us what size are on your tailer. I have 22 years experience in tire sales, most trailer rated tires sold now are ok as long as you keep them aired up to the maximun presure listed on the sidewall. Do not run less, even when empty. I sold many different brands, prefered Goodyear, Carlisle Firestone and Multimile radials. Like I said, keep them aired up and you will not have much trouble with any of them.

crotchity · Mar 2, 2012

What's with the "I personally". Use one or the other,but not both.

redtom · Mar 2, 2012

Carlisles are the cheapest entry level tires made. Maxxis are the best. After blowing out a perfectly good carlisle on my camper and causing 1,500$ damage I researched and bought Maxxis. Altough I am aware that a blowout on a stock or flat trailer may not cause a lot of cosmetic damage it still is unwanted. Maxxis are Not cheap but over on RVnet you will find hundreds of RV'ers that have switched to Maxxis.

mo-cc puller · Mar 2, 2012

Dont fool around with all this Carlisle and pickup tire bs. Go get some 14 ply Hankooks,air them up to 100 lbs. and go. PS. get them balanced-they will last a lot longer.

donjr · Mar 2, 2012

I bought the trailer about 7 years ago, after it sat for five years in the same spot. It's an aluminum gooseneck rated at 14k. It has ST225/75R15's on it now, and the max load we've ever been able to run is right around 9000#. You can only get so much livestock in one. Kind of a long story about it, but it didn't have more than 300 miles on it when I go it. $12,000 trailer for $5,000. Couldn't pass that up--

bobs old iron · Mar 2, 2012

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