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OT but a Jiffy Jack is the schit for a tandem axle flat tire.
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time.
--Pat Parelli
American by birth; Alaskan by choice.
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I have sold all my trailers and trailerables. The next ones I get will still have bias ply tires and not radials..
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Well then, there are trailers, and, there are trailers. Most everything is hauled on a trailer, big truck trailer. It's the light trailers that give the grief.
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Another advantage to trailer tires is they are made from compounds that resist dry rot/cracking from extended exposure. Most trailer tires spend more time sitting exposed to the elements and UV than they do on the road. Use trailer tires on trailers. Buy the best quality radial trailer tires you can find.
If you put Taco Bell sauce in your ramen noodles it tastes just like poverty
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Radials have thin sidewalls and are prone to punctures. On pavement they're alright. Yes...I have 8 ply radials on my trailer and shall be replacing them with light truck tyres when they are done.
These are my opinions, feel free to disagree.
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Campfire 'Bwana
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Truck tires on trailers suck. If you need a heavier tire for your trailer, get a heavier trailer tire. In your case go to an E rated radial tire from your current D rated radial.
If you put Taco Bell sauce in your ramen noodles it tastes just like poverty
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Truck tires on trailers suck. If you need a heavier tire for your trailer, get a heavier trailer tire. In your case go to an E rated radial tire from your current D rated radial. Road work isn't the problem, and I am more concerned with staking a sidewall. ![[Linked Image]](http://i1379.photobucket.com/albums/ah139/Hayst2711/IMG_0333_zpsxkiszyyi.jpg)
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I run Maxxis radial trailer tires on my 20 ft (14,000 lbs) twin axle PJ trailer.My friend owns a tire shop and told me to make sure to balance my trailer tires when I had them installed.Big difference in the way it rides/pulls now.
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I run the same wheels and tires on my trailer as my truck
Makes a lot of sense, makes logistics easier, a spare for each and I never get any trouble with the BFGs I always run anyhow
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My tire guy laughed at me when I told him I wanted a set of trailer tires balanced. I've since called him with requests to balance wheelbarrow tires, backhoe tires, manure spreader tires, etc. Initially he was speechless. Anymore, I get a hearty GFY, followed by a click.
If you put Taco Bell sauce in your ramen noodles it tastes just like poverty
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Truck tires on trailers suck. If you need a heavier tire for your trailer, get a heavier trailer tire. In your case go to an E rated radial tire from your current D rated radial. Road work isn't the problem, and I am more concerned with staking a sidewall. Nice truck!
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If car tires work well on a car, what would be different about a trailer to make them unsuitable for it? Because car tires don't get drug sideways on a regular basis. They're more plausible for single axle trailers. I've heard this for a long time. But I can't see how it could be true... every time a car turns the front tires are subjected to some pretty substantial sideways forces. Dragged, pushed, however you want to describe it, its surprising they don't roll off the rim. Daily. 44henry
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Turn a tandem axle trailer around on gravel and it will leave marks on the gravel. Pavement would be harder on the tire because of added Gription.
Tire places charge for mount and balance. I get horse trailer tires balanced.
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time.
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American by birth; Alaskan by choice.
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Campfire Kahuna
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With tandem axles, the less forward distance you travel during the turn, the more sideways stress on the tire. Turning sharp in a small space really drags the tires sideways. Car tire sidewalls aren't made for that kind of stress. It's also a good part of the reason that you can't get 50k miles out of a set of trailer tires. On corners, you're dragging rubber off the tread.
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If car tires work well on a car, what would be different about a trailer to make them unsuitable for it? Because car tires don't get drug sideways on a regular basis. They're more plausible for single axle trailers. I've heard this for a long time. But I can't see how it could be true... every time a car turns the front tires are subjected to some pretty substantial sideways forces. Dragged, pushed, however you want to describe it, its surprising they don't roll off the rim. Daily. 44henry Tow a tandem or triple wheel trailer for a while and get back to us again.........
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Campfire Kahuna
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If car tires work well on a car, what would be different about a trailer to make them unsuitable for it? Because car tires don't get drug sideways on a regular basis. They're more plausible for single axle trailers. I've heard this for a long time. But I can't see how it could be true... every time a car turns the front tires are subjected to some pretty substantial sideways forces. Dragged, pushed, however you want to describe it, its surprising they don't roll off the rim. Daily. 44henry Tow a tandem or triple wheel trailer for a while and get back to us again......... I've seen dual wheels on tandem axle trailers pop the tires off the rims on concrete or asphalt.
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If car tires work well on a car, what would be different about a trailer to make them unsuitable for it? Because car tires don't get drug sideways on a regular basis. They're more plausible for single axle trailers. I've heard this for a long time. But I can't see how it could be true... every time a car turns the front tires are subjected to some pretty substantial sideways forces. Dragged, pushed, however you want to describe it, its surprising they don't roll off the rim. Daily. 44henry Take a troll through your local RV park, especially one with paved streets , and look at the tire tracks made by folks backing in their big 5th wheels..
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Take a troll through your local RV park, especially one with paved streets , and look at the tire tracks made by folks backing in their big 5th wheels..
Which troll would you take through an RV park? Jeffo? Starman?
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If car tires work well on a car, what would be different about a trailer to make them unsuitable for it? Because car tires don't get drug sideways on a regular basis. Ok... I'll bite. Why would you drag them sideways? When you back a tandem axle trailer one of the axles will turn and one will be drug sideways on the tight turns. Even more when the trailer has triples, like my Raptor toy hauler... And I carry two spares and wheels every time I pull it and invariably use one on every trip.
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Carry two good spares, the right tools, and hope for nice weather when you have to change a blowout.
Sort of like Bob Uker on catching a nuckleball, "wait till it stops rolling, and pick it up."
These premises insured by a Sheltie in Training ,--- and Cooey.o
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