Thread: Trailer Tires ?
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Old 04-01-2015, 01:17 PM
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Originally Posted by PigSticker View Post
I have heard ply tires are best if a trailer sits weighted for long periods of time as the steel belts in radial tires will rust from supporting the weight and blowout down the road
I bought a set of 4 $28 futura 13" radial car tires from pepboys in FL 10 years ago. I drove 3300 miles cross country with the trailer in 2004 . . . all over CA . . . back cross country in 2008. I gave the trailer to my brother in 2010, he's still using it with the same tires.

I had bought another Venture trailer that was new in 2011/2 for my 23. 2 of the 4 loadstar tires blew out last season on the highway and the other 2 have splits around the tread

If you are only going to drive 1 mile and don't care about a flat on the road . . . you'll be fine. Just back off the nuts and put antisize on the studs, so when you get a flat . . . you can change the tire.

If you get new tires . . . your can always block up the trailer in the winter time.
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