What trailer tires?

[DEEPWOODS]

I am about to pull to Moab about 1800 mile each way I need to get a couple trailer tires for spares what trailer tires are good? My new trailer has ST 225/75R 15 China junk

 

[BRONCO26]

I just put the same size Goodyear endurance on my 10,000 lb camper and we went last week camping and boy did it pull better. Call me tomorrow if you want and I can price you some

 

[56f100bbw]

I put on master track 10 ply E load recently on 4 of my trailers and no problems my dump trailer has 14 ply all steel master track
My tire guy said he hasn’t seen trailer tires failures in several years
. I have had many bad trailers tires 10 years ago Goodyear marathon tread separation were junk on my new 5 th wheel trailer in 2008 hitchhiker discover America mission trailer tires lasted 3000 miles side walls blew out

 

[Yeller]

Here you go. This is a hurculese tire but mastertow and a few others are now offering them. We finally have a good option for 15” trailer tireshttp://www.yournexttire.com/new-tire-225-75-15-hercules-h-901-all-steel-st-trailer-12-ply-st225-75r15-118l-atdst/

 

[Broncobowsher]

We have a fleet of trailers at work. So much so that there is a guy that his primary job is to keep the trailers maintained. Everything from a little 600# enclosed with a 2000# GVW all the way up to triple axle 25,999# rated goosenecks. He would go through regular trailer tires (tried several brands but usually Goodyears) like a kid going through candy on Halloween night. One of the new trailers came in with LT truck tires. They worked great. No complaints (and the drivers are a bunch of whiney princesses). The tires last much longer. So good that they started putting them on more trailers. Everything has been positive. Started doing this about 3 years ago. And they are nothing special highway LT tires.

The thing is 15" LT tires are not that common. We are using mostly 16". That can be a sticky point.

 

[kb6677]

Here you go. This is a hurculese tire but mastertow and a few others are now offering them. We finally have a good option for 15” trailer tireshttp://www.yournexttire.com/new-tire-225-75-15-hercules-h-901-all-steel-st-trailer-12-ply-st225-75r15-118l-atdst/

Thank you for the link- 32' goose may be heading up to PA in June- 235/85/16-it needs new shoes!!!

 

[rjrobin2002]

I use Carlise C, D, or E rated tires only depending on the trailer. They are great quality. I went for years having blow outs due to a bunch a under built 4 ply Chineese trailer tires and converted.

I just order online through Walmart and have them delivered to my Walmart where they are installed.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Carlisle...hguid=f2038b23-a27-16a0c93a1cee0d&athena=true

 

[Yeller]

Thank you for the link- 32' goose may be heading up to PA in June- 235/85/16-it needs new shoes!!!

The price in 16" is comparable to a decent LT tire and if your goose is close to capacity LT tires lack the capacity to get it done over the long haul. Bailie and I have been running these for a few years and cumulatively have run close to 100k without a failure.

 

[ransil]

I put a set of Gladiator tires on in 2013 still going.

http://gladiatortires.com/

think I got them off ebay

 

[crankman]

I am running Maxxis tires on 2 different trailers both ST 225/75/15. There load D been real pleased with them. Had them for over 2 years no problems.

 

[pbwcr]

Goodyear now sells ST E rated trailer tires made in the USA. Until the goodyears recently came out the only choice was ST rated tires made in China.
Otherwise use LT tires if your fitment allows. When using LT tires be sure to knockdown the load capacity a bit for trailer use. Meaning use higher pressure than the manufacturer specifies from their load vs pressure chart.
Bottom line it is best to use LT tires strong enough to carry the load if you can find a fit.

 

[ame]

I put a set of Gladiator tires on in 2013 still going.

http://gladiatortires.com/

think I got them off ebay

Same here, put some on my enclosed trailer early 2014 and they have been great. I dont cover them when it sits like I should and no cracks or bulges, been very happy with them.

I dont think they would compare to Michelin or Bridgesone but work great for a more budget friendly option.

On my equipment trailer I ran E rated LT tires and would do that over trailer tires if the rim size allows.

 

[welndmn]

I will agree with a few of the other guys too saying there is really not a good 15" tire.
I used to kill a lot of trailer tires, due to speed and heat (really), and I bought so many 15" tires and never found a good one.
I swapped axles on my trailer but if you're just searching for spares, I would grab some 6 lug hubs that fit your trailer and use that chance to upgrade to 16" wheels and LT tires.
There is a lot of debate about ST vs LT tires that really does not make a lot of sense, but in my pickup truck, I've only had 1 flat in all my life, I've had 40 ish trailer ST flats.

 

[brewchief]

About 20 years ago I switched my trailer to 16" LT tires, I walked into the tire store and bought the cheapest 5x4.5"x 16" wheel they could find and then mounted up a set of used 16" E rated LT tires. I just put the third set of tires on that trailer last year and it has always been from them simply being old, never had a failure.
We have a fleet of 1 ton vans at work so a set of 40-50% worn tires will be available at least once or twice a year.

Driving down the road with tires with close to double the needed load capacity is pretty nice.

Tire Rack has a note on their website saying that LT tires are also rated as ST tires, other retailers say LTs are fine to use on a trailer but you need to reduce the rated capacity by 10%.

 

[pbwcr]

I would love to dump the 15" rims on my trailer, but a redesign would be required for bigger tires that are needed.
I suspect the OP has the same issue??

 

[OX1]

We have a fleet of trailers at work. So much so that there is a guy that his primary job is to keep the trailers maintained. Everything from a little 600# enclosed with a 2000# GVW all the way up to triple axle 25,999# rated goosenecks. He would go through regular trailer tires (tried several brands but usually Goodyears) like a kid going through candy on Halloween night. One of the new trailers came in with LT truck tires. They worked great. No complaints (and the drivers are a bunch of whiney princesses). The tires last much longer. So good that they started putting them on more trailers. Everything has been positive. Started doing this about 3 years ago. And they are nothing special highway LT tires.

The thing is 15" LT tires are not that common. We are using mostly 16". That can be a sticky point.

Same here. Had 3 goodyears explode/entire tread come off.
Switched to a slightly higher load range Maxxis and one of those
let loose not that long after they were new (could have been tire
valve first, as that was missing, but not sure if it got ripped off
when tire came apart). The other Maxxis (tandem) did hold up well, over
load on that side at least (didn't know tire went down for many miles)

Anyway decided to try LT's and I'll never go back to trailer tires if
I can help it. Seem so much better built, heavier for the same size.
Sometimes rated a bit less on load, but are designed for steering axle,
so easily much higher on non steering axle.