Ok... I am sure that this has been covered in here before but why not use truck tires of a trailer?? (If so could you point me to the thread?)
Reason I ask is I need a little taller tire for my trailer and the simplest thing I can think of is to get a 265 truck tire since all the trailer tires I find stop a 225 for the 15 inch rim.... I measured a few tires today and found that going from the 205 that is on there to a 265 I can get over 2" which is about what I need...

Is it because of the twisting and scrubbing that trailers tend to do while turning?? What is the difference between the radial tires I am currently running on my other trailer and the 8 ply Michelin ATR Radial I run on my Jeep?

BTW Trailer will be running about 7K to 7500 lbs when I put it in service so the weight rating on the tires will be well within the tires ratings.

Oilguy

 

Switched to LT tires in a bind (Sunday and only Sam's was open.) Tires work great...wear better(radial vs bias). I have had no prpblem with them. I liked the two I bought in Sherman so much, I bought wo more when I got home.

 

I have run a lot of LT rated tires on trailers. Usually michelins, with somewhat of a rib design. Run them down to about 1/3 tread or so, then turn them over to trailer use. Gives you a couple options. Interchange between the truck and trailer, less need for spares. Also, lets you get max life out of a tire that you might otherwise throw away.

Worn tires don't hold on to rocks and other nuisance debris as easily as a full tread tire, so you don't get as much stone drilling on gravel roads.

And, many times, I can't find " trailer " tires where I am travelling, sooooo...

Yeah, as long as the load rating is there, go for it.

 

The inside of a purpose built trailer tire is more suited to sit for awhile, then get suddenly towed at 70 mph. Your LT tires will work, but will flat spot after sitting a month without rolling. Other than that, they are fine.

 

My 5th wheel came from the factory with LT tires, don't see a problem running them as long as the load rating is proper.

 

same here....my GN came with lt rated tires on it

 

Me too. This is my second heavy fifth that came with Goodyear lt tires. No problems with them at all.

Bill

 

I've run LT tires on two different trailers, for thousands of miles. No problems here. I prefer to. I usually get a good brand, straight/hiway tread design

 

I prefer running the same size and style tires on the trailer as I have on the truck... makes it easier...
as long as the load rating is equal or greater to teh trailer tires, theres no problem at all...

 

Is there any issue with lateral scrub, like when you're making a sharp turn while backing up?

Just wondering if the LT tire might have too much traction in this sistuation, causing too much load on a wheel bearing or axle?

 

I think that's the big question.

Trailer tires I think are made with harder rubber and stiffer casings to tolerate scrubbing, and sitting for months with a significant load.

If I had a perfectly good set of 15" truck tires with nothing else to use them for, I wouldn't hesitate to put them on the trailer (as long as their load rating wouldn't be exceeded).


If I were in Oilguy's situation, though, looking to buy new tires and wanting to go taller, I think I'd consider getting 16" wheels and just going with 16" trailer tires. Unless, of course, the trailer already has fancy polished mag wheels or something...

If it has chipped up, dull looking wagon wheels or plain steel, a set of modular (rated higher than the wagon wheels) trailer wheels would also dress up the rig for not much money. The 16" trailer tires would likely be rated way higher than needed, but that might not be a bad thing.

 

I was actually thinking of going with 16" or 17" wheels >>>I have found a set of 245 75 17 already on the wheels with the right bolt pattern...

Trailer sitting is not going to be a problem >> I usually run with it 60-75K a year... Also from what I am finding >> The size of the wheel don't have much or anything to do with the diameter of the tire... a 245 75 15 is pretty much the same diameter as a 245 75 17 >> The difference is within an inch...
OG

 

When I get my new mud tires for the dually my A/T tires are going on my 14,000 lb trailer.

It never sits longer than a week so I'm not worried about flat spots. No point in throwing away good tires.

 

Just make sure there is room between the tires as well as above.

 

I run LT tires on my 53' car trailer and load it up pretty heavy at times and I have gone through my fair share of tires and my loads are in reality among the specs.

I have a tri axle trailer though and I had my center axle replaced and they built it wrong so it was sitting up slightly higher than the other 2 which I thought caused some of the problems of tire blowouts, another thing is that my 04 sits higher than my 96 did and put a bit more pressure on my back axle adjusting my 5th wheel put in more in line but still not perfect and still at times have problems.

I do think tight turns puts A LOT of strain on the trailer tires considering I think thats why I lost a few but one tire I did lose was an actual trailer tire and it looked like that was why that one failed I turned tight with a load on it didnt go right away but when it did I looked at it and the tread appeared to be "ripped" like from a tight turn.

All in all I think truck tires are fine for trailer use though.