Trailer Tires Needed

Not alot of load rated light truck tires out there in a 15 inch.

jb

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Originally Posted by marshall_mosty

I have a set of Harbor Freight tire covers that are on the exposed tires on my trailer. I think the covers were $10 for a set of 4.

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Excellent piece of info, Marshall. I still have 2 gift cards to Harbor Freight that are burning a hole in my wallet. ;)

Good luck in finding them.
I bought a set of cheapos that were Tyvek there.
They didn't last long.
I went back to get the nicer more expensive ones and they were out.
I presume you can pick these up at Southwest Wheel or any RV joint.
I also use them to cover wheel/tire or brakes when putting down my 50/50 touch up paint jobs hehe.
jb

Check some of the RV type forums and search for people's experience with Carlisle v Goodyears. Seems like I remember one of them having a bad reputation.

To hijack the thread a little can someone remind me about tire pressures and temperatures for trailer tires?
I put new tires on my enclosed trailer. They were some off brand and made in China which makes me worry. They are load range D and worked on a 120 mile roundtrip yesterday. I am concerned that they were running too hot. I didn't have anything to take the temp but just put my hand on the tire and they were pretty hot. Any idea what is acceptable?
Also when I was at an NHRA race I saw some bigger enclosed trailers with higher load ranges than D. Don't know if it is overkill as I like D's myself but don't have any experience with bigger.

Bryan

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Originally Posted by Rob Liebbe

Check some of the RV type forums and search for people's experience with Carlisle v Goodyears. Seems like I remember one of them having a bad reputation.

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Carlisle's are junk.....in my opinion.

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Originally Posted by BryanL

To hijack the thread a little can someone remind me about tire pressures and temperatures for trailer tires?

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The pressure should be marked on the sidewall. The set I recently picked up indicate 50psi cold, so that's where they are set.

As for temps...I have no idea. On my way back to Dallas from BMP, I noticed my trailer tires were pretty warm to the touch as well, but I have no idea what the "correct" temp should be. :?:

As Adam said ... go by the psi recommendation stenciled in the sidewall.

On the way to MO and back, I kept cha\ecking the hub and tire temps. Hubs were generally between 105 and 115. Tire temps were in the 120s.

I use the sensitive part of my arm.
When the tires or hubs burn me...I pull over and rest.