Date: 9/4/2006
Name: The Admiral
email: RLDommel@AOL.com
subject:Trailer Tires
I agree with Mike Robinson.When I need to replace my trailer tires (when cracks start to develop in the side walls) I go to my local independent tire dealer and ask him to be on the lookout for 13 inch radials (getting harding to find) that some guy has swapped in order to get some premium tires on his new car.
I have never had a failure in 30 years of trailering a Juan. However, I have been in several convoys over the years where we suffered delays while a fellow Juaner(can anyone spell Joe Martin) replaces his nearly new super load hauler 6 ply trailer tire. I also know of numerous stories of these tires failing, especially in the Southeast where it can be very hot.
6 ply tires are bias. So even if you carrying a light load the thick sidewalls flex and generate a lot of heat at high speeds which leads to early failure if everything is not perfect in the construction of the tire.
The only negative I have experienced is that I get CB calls from truckers that my trailer tires are low on air. Also, they track perfectly.
Oh, one other thing, I have innner tubes installed to avoid bead leaks when the trailer sits idle for a couple of months during the winter.
OK, one another thing. After trailering a distance, I always grease the bearing buddies to the point where the cup starts to move out. I have still the original bearings when I purchased my Juan in 1976.
Cheers, TA
Really good ideas!(Yeah, I need to get out of my passiveness every once in a while:-) - Jim
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