Wildest rescue ever...

Lucky you! Bet that was a good job.

I have seen the movie “wind river”. Definitely worth the watch.

 

I have heard positive reviews about the GY G614. I have a buddy in TX that runs them on his 47’ triple axle race car hauler. At 320.00 per tire, that’s a bit more than I want to spend. Now on the flip side, what has this cost me on this trip? My time is money, and if this would have been on the weekend I would have been screwed.

So far I have 538.00 in three tires, and need to buy an additional two now. I’m pretty sure the 14 ply tire will go on the spare tire rack on the trailer and never come off unless needed.

The tires I purchased and the others I’m looking at have a N speed rating so, 89mph and I’m good with that. Load rating is 3860 lbs. Most of my towing is 55-75 mph. When I’m in states that have 80+ mph ratings, we still keep the speed at no more than 75 mph for safety. If I’m being honest, fuel economy as well. Once I get over 70 mph, my economy really tanks.

All the 10 ply tires I have purchased with my last two trailers had a speed rating of at least 81 mph. I had these exact tires on my last trailer, 25k miles and did lots of heavy loads. Not one issue. So weird that this batch of 17 tires all had the same issue with a broken belt on my 4 tires. I’m gonna chock it up to really crappy luck.

If I could find a LT tire that could hold the weight, it would be an option. I can only find 3195 lb ratings on 16” wheels. I would also need new wheels since steel wheels are 6” and the aluminum wheels are 6.5” wide and could fit a LT265/70/16. Even with this setup I would be 1200+ lbs under the required trailer rating. Been down that road. If I only had a 10k rated trailer.

 

I have been tossing back and fourth on what to go with on tires. Since I have new 12 ply tires that are rated pretty good, this is the route I'm going. The 14 Ply with go on the spare tire rack and will be used only in an emergency.



Now for the license plate mount. I like the plate being out of the way under the trailer, but really don't like dealing with the plate being exposed to removal. Looking at the back of the trailer, I might be able to attach the plate to one of the ramp doors, but then the ramp lock would beat the hell out of the plate. If I keep the plate in the factory location, there will be a sturdier mount installed.

I don't want to go overboard on this. Having good tires would solve all these issues.

 

Chris is a solid dude in real life. I was telling the wife, Chris is always the guy I know I can count on in the middle of the night if I’m out somewhere and fucked. Doesn’t matter where.

 

If I towed in TX, I would definitely be purchasing the best tires available due to the heat. TX towing is no joke, in the limited experience I have down there (mostly in the panhandle).

 

Like @Justin Case stated:

Poor quality
Overloaded (or close to max)
Speed and balance
Age (dry rotting)

Trailer tires take a beating due to curbs, sway (side loading), heavy weight, and heat is probably the biggest tire killer.

One of my buddies has one of those really high dollar air pressure monitors for his trailer tires. When cornering he can see tire pressure and heat going up on the outside tires in the turn.

 

Great advice as always Phil.

I agree balancing tires greatly increases the life of tires, bearings, etc. Since April of this year, I have been attempting to get the trailer tires balanced. This next time I will just leave the trailer in the parking lot. I’ve been looking at a set of Centramatics.

When I purchased the emergency tires on the road, both tire shops didn’t balance my new tires. I was shocked. We were on a timeline, so I just shook my head and carried on.

Good idea checking axle alignment. We have a shop not far from me that aligns trailer axles. I have used them before. The trailer tires looked good, but only had like 3-4K miles on them.

The end result on the breakdown was wiring, circuit breaker that was partially crushed, and that was about it.

 

Definitely seems that way

 

Guess I will have to order offline. Discount tire says 235/80/16 tires only come in 10 ply.

 

some folks here will just bolt the plate directly thru the fender, usually have to do it sideways so it fits. MT doesn't seem to mind, doubt CO would care how its displayed so long as its not obscured in any way.

 

Its just a bs stop. Some would care- some won't. Depends where you are lol.

 

CRS 42-3-302 (2a)

(A) Horizontal at a height not less than twelve inches from the ground, measuring from the bottom of the plate

 

I don't see any CRS on it else wise but can always phone a friend.

 

I had it mounted on the fender on my last trailer. I did get pulled over for it due to not having a light illuminating the plate. Another problem is I have drive over fenders and use them. The plate would look like pretty bad rather quickly.

If you don't mind Sean, phone a friend please.


Another route I can go is make a spring loaded plate mount.

 

Ya all rear LP’s have to have a light. Amazon cheap would do just fine.

I’ll ask

 

Phoned a friend (actually 3) That love Easy PC to stop. Here’s the general consensus:

“As far as I know they are required to be mounted horizontal with a plate light.”