Trailer tires

[4LOJO]

Hey Canyon Gypsy. Kiteley's Trailer Service & Towing LLC in Hanksville has Trailer Tires in Stock and we sell only Quality tires (19) years. We are keeping our prices close to the same price as the city for a quality trailer tire. My customers usually get 5 to 7 years out of the brand we carry. We also have Bearings, hubs and spindles in stock. We are up and running for the season. We are happy to help if anyone needs us.

How about a phone number just in case of mayhem Allstate plug

 

[4LOJO]

Time for some new tires, I also recommend the Goodyear endurance in the d load range. Those Carlisle tires are a ticking bomb and as others have said the additional damage they cause is real and something the tire shops care a less about as they push these off on anyone they can.
I just replaced my endurance after 5yrs, with zero problems. I would also recommend replacing any tires at 5yrs whether trailer, car or truck. 35yrs of driving and towing here in Phoenix has proven this to me on multiple occasions. Changing a tire on the side of the road when it is 110° out is avoidable, be smart and proactive.View attachment 28153
I was going to replace the following month, tires were 5yrs and 6months old. Quality bf Goodrich ko2. $3600 and 6wks in the shop for repairs.

Bet that was scary.

 

[mcpltret]

Amazon.com

just reading your recommended tpms.
very reasonable pricing.
i “think” i read thoroughly, but did not see anything
referencing submersion in water.
am i correct, you use these & water submersion is
not an issue?
thanx sviv

 

[Todd]

Hey Canyon Gypsy. Kiteley's Trailer Service & Towing LLC in Hanksville has Trailer Tires in Stock and we sell only Quality tires (19) years. We are keeping our prices close to the same price as the city for a quality trailer tire. My customers usually get 5 to 7 years out of the brand we carry. We also have Bearings, hubs and spindles in stock. We are up and running for the season. We are happy to help if anyone needs us.

What brand do you carry?
I absolutely agree with the above that all the junk trailer tires only last 3 years at most.
Same with my camper so I’m going to cure that problem this winter.
Flip the axels and put an LT tire under it!!!

 

[svivian]

just reading your recommended tpms.
very reasonable pricing.
i “think” i read thoroughly, but did not see anything
referencing submersion in water.
am i correct, you use these & water submersion is
not an issue?
thanx sviv

I have not had problems. I’d imagine prolonged submersion could be an issue but launching and retrieving no issues

 

[Canyon Gypsy]

Thanks, collecting all the info i can.
Carolyn I stopped Wednesday and the shop was locked up. You were the first one I thought of on the way in, just missed each other.

 

[Meatwagon]

Bet that was scary.

The worst part was the tesla that wouldn't let me over to the outside lane and then pulled over right in front of me after the blow out forcing me to have to go clear off the shoulder into the rocks to avoid rear-ending him to say the least.

 

[Carolyn Kiteley]

Thanks, collecting all the info i can.
Carolyn I stopped Wednesday and the shop was locked up. You were the first one I thought of on the way in, just missed each other.

Thanks, collecting all the info i can.
Carolyn I stopped Wednesday and the shop was locked up. You were the first one I thought of on the way in, just missed each other.

Oh Wow!! We saw you pull through and Jeff was out back at the house. When he gotvup there you were gone. Sorry we missed you!
Just give us a call. 435-609-6772.

 

[Ryan]

A second vote to look into your axles. Trailer manufacturers are notorious for using axles with no margin of error in regards to weight rating.

I’ve had great luck with Endurance. The oem tires on my Malibu made it tow like garbage. When I changed to Endurance all that changed. No more wondering and much less bounce. My first set I actually wore the tread out. I figured they had 40,000-50000 miles on them in 6 years. I’m on my second set now and I won’t buy anything else.

One other thing to investigate is the tire speed rating. Many ST tires are speed rated to 65 MPH. Endurance are something like 87. No I’m not suggesting to tow that fast but 66 is too slow and the higher rating in my mind makes them more likely to withstand the high temps in our part of the world.

 

[Littlesaltwash]

The only trailer tires I run anymore are Hercules & Goodyear Endurance. Hercules sells 15" tires in high load ranges that seem to last forever & are reasonably priced.

I switched out 14” 3500 lb. axles on my boat trailer to 5200 and 15”. I believe lots of boat dealers go short on matching up trailers for weight and running on desert hi ways. Hercules started making their trailer tire, H-901 in 15 inch. 12 ply rating. Great tires with heavy sidewalls. Used to be handled by GCR, now southern tire mart on 22 road in junction. The H-901’s in 16 inch are 14 ply and worth every penny. Weighed the boat and trailer at the fertilizer plant before a trip several weeks ago and it was 8500. Peace of mind with axles and tires that can handle weight, speed, and heat.

 

[lakepowellnut]

A second vote to look into your axles. Trailer manufacturers are notorious for using axles with no margin of error in regards to weight rating.

I’ve had great luck with Endurance. The oem tires on my Malibu made it tow like garbage. When I changed to Endurance all that changed. No more wondering and much less bounce. My first set I actually wore the tread out. I figured they had 40,000-50000 miles on them in 6 years. I’m on my second set now and I won’t buy anything else.

One other thing to investigate is the tire speed rating. Many ST tires are speed rated to 65 MPH. Endurance are something like 87. No I’m not suggesting to tow that fast but 66 is too slow and the higher rating in my mind makes them more likely to withstand the high temps in our part of the world.

I second the Goodyear Endurance tires. I think many think a tire is a tire, but with all the stories in the string of posts, I can’t say enough about tire pressure, wear issues, bearing maintenance, etc. I put 10 ply tires on my 230 Sea Ray because of the load, but that isn’t relevant if I don’t take care of the tire.

Be safe and happy trailering. Great topic!

 

[Powder Hound]

What brand do you carry?
I absolutely agree with the above that all the junk trailer tires only last 3 years at most.
Same with my camper so I’m going to cure that problem this winter.
Flip the axels and put an LT tire under it!!!

When you flip an axle the camber is opposite of what it should be. Best way to get more ground clearance is move the axle to under the spring if it isn't already. All you have to do is weld on new spring seats. This way gives you about five to six inches of lift. Peter

 

[ratherbefishing]

The number one problem when people continue to have blow outs on boat trailer tires is overloading. People do not realize how much weight they add to their rig when they use their boat as a cargo trailer and put all of their camping gear, vacation stuff, and all of the boat equipment in the boat for a week at Lake Powell. This also leads to premature failure of wheel bearings.

 

[Phillbo]

I run nothing but truck tires on my trailers now. Have been doing it since 2009. My buddy has my old boat an it has had the same tires on it for 12 years and has had zero problems.

He is about to if not replaced. 12 years on ANY tire is pushing it. I replace trailer tires every 4 years as a maintenance item. I HATE being stuck on the side of a busy freeway with a bunch of idiots driving by on a 115* day changing a tire. nope, not in my fun bucket. Good insurance to swap them out.

 

[Bill Sampson]

I started with Goodyear Marathon 14 inch rim trailer tires for my Mastercraft boat trailer in 1992. For a while I got decent usage out of thesd tires, then about 15 years ago I started getting major blowouts that messed up the trailer fenders. I Googled problems with Goodyear Marathon trailer tires and had over 300,000 hits. Goodyear quit making these tires in the United States, and now thy are made in Mexico and China. I gave up on Goodyear tires years ago.
One other thing that helps with trailer tire life is not exceeding 65 mile per hour when towing.

 

[Todd]

When you flip an axle the camber is opposite of what it should be. Best way to get more ground clearance is move the axle to under the spring if it isn't already. All you have to do is weld on new spring seats. This way gives you about five to six inches of lift. Peter

Exactly what I meant.

 

[fishingfoolBG]

I've had good luck with the Carlisle Radial Trail HD trailer tires on my small single axle. Although I've only had them on a year we made 3 trips from Phoenix up to Powell and lots of local lakes in between. They handled the summer fine. If we get 3 years out of a trailer tire in Arizona we're doing just fine though the summer is brutal. 205/75/14 D at Walmart are $85 so that's nice, They are made in china.

Almost had that same tire separate on me over memorial day weekend, I noticed it before I loaded up the boat from Halls and headed out. Personally I will not be buying these tires again.

 

[Sampson767]

Almost had that same tire separate on me over memorial day weekend, I noticed it before I loaded up the boat from Halls and headed out. Personally I will not be buying these tires again.

Dam! I'll have to keep and eye on them then. I had thought going with a name brand should be fine.

 

[Ryan]

I started with Goodyear Marathon 14 inch rim trailer tires for my Mastercraft boat trailer in 1992. For a while I got decent usage out of thesd tires, then about 15 years ago I started getting major blowouts that messed up the trailer fenders. I Googled problems with Goodyear Marathon trailer tires and had over 300,000 hits. Goodyear quit making these tires in the United States, and now thy are made in Mexico and China. I gave up on Goodyear tires years ago.
One other thing that helps with trailer tire life is not exceeding 65 mile per hour when towing.

I agree on the history of Marathon tires. They were good for a long time, and then junk.

Goodyear discontinued the Marathon in favor of Endurance quite a while ago. It's a completely different tire. I've had Endurance that were made in the US, and google says that they are still made in USA.

When I first switched to them (because I also gave up on Marathon), I did some research and one thing that I distinctly remember was that the weight of the Endurance was significantly higher than competitive trailer tires. To me, more weight to the tire likely makes it heavier duty, and my experience with Endurance is that is the case.

 

[keiths]

When I ordered my new Loadmaster trailer last year, I spec'd the Endurance tires specifically. I think it only cost $200.00 or so extra for 5 tires over Chinese tires.