I know this one guy that towed a built 80 all the way to Moab and back on 3500# axles...
Yep.....if I were buying new I would say go larger but that trip made a believer out of me
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Yep.....if I were buying new I would say go larger but that trip made a believer out of me
get up some 10ply trailer tires around $100 each
change them every 3-4 years no matter how good they look.
done & done
yeah...most likely plan of attack. I think present tires are maybe 2yrs old at best.
Question on wheels.... how do you know if a wheel is rated for "e-rated" tires / higher pressure... is there some type of stamping on the wheel (inside/outside) what to look for?
Bodean
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225's open you up to some options. Like Chris said, 10 plys and rock out!
Good tires and a cordless impact
Bottle jack
I prepare every trip to do a NASCAR pit
Bottle jack
I prepare every trip to do a NASCAR pit
Bodean
Hot Damn
Oh yeah. After the Moab trip Clutchee and I could have probably qualified for a pit crew! A 10 min tire change on a 36' gooseneck should be worth something!
I had a brand new 20ton bottle jack...(that failed) and of course the wonderful hand powered 4-way lug wrench. I know trailer tires are known problem children...and I was prepared (2 spares).. I've got to get one of those ramps where you back up the front or rear axle to get the opposing axle/tire off the ground just enough so you can change the tire without the use of a jack (sometimes that works) or make one out of a section of 8*8 lumber.
What saved the day (i was by myself)...a guy stopped and let me borrow his old bottle jack from a old toyota pickup that looked like it might have been living in the junkyard...anyway..the jack worked, even though it was hell getting it to move the trailer..it supprised me in that it did actually work.
What saved the day (i was by myself)...a guy stopped and let me borrow his old bottle jack from a old toyota pickup that looked like it might have been living in the junkyard...anyway..the jack worked, even though it was hell getting it to move the trailer..it supprised me in that it did actually work.
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By time we were out of the truck Bodean and clutchee had the tire changed. I heard Dale Eanrhardt took notice.
Clutchee
I'm fun sized!
Bodean said:
Dang right; cars flying by didn't even phase us....
Think the discount tire place was impressed I pulled that bitch to the front door and said I need tires!
fj40charles
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Hey Elbert,
You should have plenty of room to store some jacks in your tool box. Sucks when you lose a tire on a trailer.
Impact wrench is nice when you shred the tire and you have no way to keep the rim from turning. Don't ask me how I know. If you wanted to go with 8 lug tires, you could always just swap out the bearing hubs with 8 lug models. The spindles on 5200/6200/7000/7200 lb axles are all type 42. Might want to consider some oil lubricated 8 lug hubs if you take this route.
Charles
I've got a new replacment jack from NAPA on the way and I'll make plans for an alternate method of changing the tires too... You figure that the brand new jack will work...in this case (no-go). Yeah I have room for plenty more junk.
If my new jack had worked I would have spent maybe 20min on the job...got suprised by the new jack failure.
If my new jack had worked I would have spent maybe 20min on the job...got suprised by the new jack failure.
The same Chinese that made your tire, made your jack.
Bodean
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With all this trailer talk it makes me think you might be coming to the Crawl Elbert????
Could be.....whomever makes the napa "professional" junk... I noticed the "professional". I get the new one (new bottle jack) on Friday, maybe its a Pakistan model...this time.
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I would like like to, but work and sequestration and the Federal Budget has a direct impact on my $$. I only did this run with a few guys from STLCA for this entire year... Got to sit out for a while.
I think a few guys from the TN group plan to come over, I can't do it this year.
I'm not jumping on "fixing" the trailer anytime soon, but got to figure out a course of action.
At least here you guys chime in on stuff...can't get any kind of answers off the main forum at times.
Friend at local tire store says...Goodyear Marathon tires, I've read good things about Maxxis tires too. I know I got the Chinese stuff with the Power King junk. I think I'll go with a set of E rated tires no matter what else I do, I was hoping to get some miles out of the present tires...but that may not be possible.
Goodyear is overpriced and will do the same thing IMO and I believe they are no longer MADE IN THE USA. Maxxis are fine but suffer the fate and are Chinese if I am not mistaken.
Hate that you can not make Crawl. Damn Government!
Bodean
Hot Damn
Put some 10 ply truck tires on there and rock out! Screw trailer tires. They are all junk!
Clutchee
I'm fun sized!
Bodean said:
Amen bro
are you guys that run regular 10ply or E rated tires (not trailer/ST type), having issues with the tires in low speed hard turns where the sidewall flexs to a great extent?
I knwo the whole premise of a trailer tire is supposdly a stiffer sidewall to account for "flex/load"..
OK its on... I'll look for e rated truck tires. I know what I like on my pickup...but not paying that for the trailer.
Good sugguestions for e rated 16inch truck tire to run on trailer? I'm sure I'll have to go to 16inch tire to find anything...or at least thats what I think. I think what have currently (setup) a 16inch tire would clear between the dual axles and fender...I'll look at it a little closer but it appears that way.
I knwo the whole premise of a trailer tire is supposdly a stiffer sidewall to account for "flex/load"..
OK its on... I'll look for e rated truck tires. I know what I like on my pickup...but not paying that for the trailer.
Good sugguestions for e rated 16inch truck tire to run on trailer? I'm sure I'll have to go to 16inch tire to find anything...or at least thats what I think. I think what have currently (setup) a 16inch tire would clear between the dual axles and fender...I'll look at it a little closer but it appears that way.
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