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  1. 15th December 2009, 07:44 PM #1
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    Trailer Tyres

    I have borrowed the old man's trailer under the pretense that I am doing a run to the dump, but little does he know that I plan to get the trailer re-shod with some new tyres for his Christmas present. Earlier in the year when I borrowed it I noticed that the tyres, although still with plenty of tread, are perished and cracked to the point that I can't see how they hold air at all.

    This is just your usual, bog standard 8' x 5' on-road box type trailer which gets borrowed by all and sundry, but is generally totally neglected. Last time I used it I checked the air pressure and both tyres had only about 8 PSI in them .

    So my question is - having never bought tyres for an ordinary trailer such as this, are there any absolute do's & don'ts? Are re-treads OK or bad? Anyone know a good reliable place in Brisbane to get some reasonably priced rubber on it? Currently it has tubeless radial 185/S/R14's on both wheels, but the spare is a 195/75/R14. What's the "S" in the running tyre spec?

    Any pearls of wisdom appreciated.
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  2. 15th December 2009, 07:50 PM #2
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    I've use second hand tyre. Some people bye brand new cars and strait away get new flash rubber and wheels. So I always try for them. Scored a couple new rims that way too. For me it was $150 for 4.

    You might get lucky.

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    Trailer Tyres

    For the average use it is impossible to wear out the tyres on a trailer. To get updated rubber on the trailer I buy some new tyres for the car when there is about one third of good tread left and put the used ones on the trailer rims. This also helps with the trailer height behind the car for the boat and box trailer. Also have chased up second hand rubber for specific heigth issues but you will need to check the age of the tyre - stamped as a 4 digit number - year and week - if my memory is correct. These numbers have only been stamped on tyres for several years so if no number I would suggest you leave the tyre with the dealer.

    WRT to retreads I have had some bad experiences on long trips but if only used for shorts trips they are okay - again look at age of the carcass.

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  6. 15th December 2009, 08:19 PM #6
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    My trailers get a hard life here in the rocks and often over loaded so I use light truck tyres, 185/75/14. End of problem and cheaper in the long run. Never blow and are a harder compound.
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    I dont reccomend retreads or recaps but if its never used for highspeed, heavily loaded or long distance stuff you will probabley be ok.

    I do reccomend getting a light truck grade tyre as these should last the distance and if its only used lightly have enough guts to survive a fair whack of abuse.
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  8. 15th December 2009, 08:29 PM #8
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    LT 185/75/14's are cheap as. Why would anyone want to stuff around with a crap tyre for half the price that will only give 25% of the life
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rangier Rover View Post
    My trailers get a hard life here in the rocks and often over loaded so I use light truck tyres, 185/75/14. End of problem and cheaper in the long run. Never blow and are a harder compound.
    Exactly.

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    As a well-learned gentleman said 'why much around' with anything else.

    I've read Bridgestone are good but my local tyre bloke fitted Yokohama Light Truck's just last week - after taking his advice for over 10 years I have no reason to dispute the quality of his advice.
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  10. 15th December 2009, 09:33 PM #10
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    I'm only reiterating what the guys above have said - get some LT tyres and new - they shouldn't cost too much to be fitted!

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