Looking for opinions on car hauler tires

[Blazer406]

Looking at a bumper pull car hauler 18 ft with dovetail - 2 3500# axles.... steel treadplate bed.....

What type of tires are you guys running?

bias?

radial?

what size?

what ply?

I am not sure the correct standard size. I see alot with maybe a 205/75/15?

What I think I want is a real "trailer tire" in a radial construction.....205/75/15.

Any thoughts or suggestions?

 

[scot w.]

I just bought a Car hauler 18' w/ Dove tail and a steel treadplate platform and the tires on it are ST 205/75 D14 and are rated at 1760 lbs ea. My axles are rated at 3550 ea for a total of 7,000 lb.

Not sure if they are radial or not, It's not stated on the tires.


Scot W.

 

[need boost]

Sounds like my car trailer. Mine came with 205/75/15 bias ply tires and I HATE the tires. Really bad about flat spotting if you don't pull it all the time. Go with the radials and even then make sure you pull it for 15 miles or so once a month or more to keep them true. Not sure on the ply but make sure you get trailer tires, not car tires as they are stronger and have a diffrent blend in the rubber to keep them from dryrotting as quick as car tires do

 

[Chuck Leeper]

Use ONLY trailer rated tires....
Here's more info than U need to make a choice...
Car trailer tire specs - Google Search

 

[scot w.]

As I stated in my previous post the tire size on my trailer is ST205/75 D14. Any tire that starts with "ST" means "Special Trailer" and is used for trailers.

The "D" represents Bias Ply.

This is what came new on this trailer and was used by a guy who raced his 1970 Camaro for years. Here is a picture of the trailer before I got it. Painting on a Monstaliner (bed liner) right now and pounded out the bent fenders and it looks Much better than in this pic..

Scot W.

 

[KevinB]

I have car tires on my open trailer. Probably 10k trouble free miles in the last few years. Seems like evryone that uses trailer tires always have blow outs.

 

[gunslinger]

The "D" represents Bias Ply.

Actually, the "D" represents the load range.
It's an 8 ply tire.

 

[INEEDAGN]

Around here most of the farmers run 10 ply tires on their trucks and when they get down to 1/4 tread or so they switch them onto one of their many trailers. If you can get 8 or 10 ply truck tires reasonable, used or new, they probably wouldn't give you any trouble. I would stay away from true "car" tires, meaning "P" grade 4 ply passenger tires. "P"235/75R15 as an example. Truck tires, as in "LT"235/75/R15, can be successfully run on trailers, check the fine print for the load range. C is 6 ply, D is 8 ply, E is 10 ply, etc. Exact size can be varied a bit as long as they fit the fenders but beware the lack of ground clearance that a small tire can cause. If the trailer has brakes then a good wet traction tread MIGHT save yer butt on a rainy day someday, otherwise if they just have to turn you can run about anything as long as they aren't bald.