trailer tires

[Baja Fool]

The Hercules is a great tire; our tire company has sold 1000’s of them. There are several Chinese brands that work pretty well, they’re pretty easy to build and many of the brands come from the same factories. You may also find the Chinese tires are expensive; it’s because of the shipping weight and the new Gov import tax on tires.

Trailer tires usually rot out before they wear out. If your tires are more than three years old and have been sitting in the sun, you should probably replace them. You can check the DOT numbers to figure out the age.

How to read the date in a DOT number - Last 4 numbers are the date, first 2 numbers are the week, the second 2 are the year. Exp: 4209, tire was built the 42nd week of 2009.
How to read load range- Load range “E” is 10 ply, E is the 5th letter of the alphabet X 2 + 10. Load range “D” is an 8 ply ect.

Most trailer tires will separate before the blow up, so they usually give you some warning before they go. Before you use your trailer on a long haul, jack it up and spin the tires and look for lumps. If it’s got a lump, it’s going to separate. A failure of a good trailer tire is usually because its run low on air. If you have E range tires they probably have super stiff side walls, if you have a stiff tire that’s low on air it will generate more heat than a regular car tire. Its easy to run a trailer tire low on air because you may just give it a visual check on unloaded trailer, because the tire is so stiff it may not be deflecting the sidewall much so it doesn’t look low.

If you cant find trailer tires in your area, call UPR and we'll get you a deal on some and deliver them to a race. In the Phoenix area, Desert Rat can order them from the Tucson warehouse.

Awesome info, thanks. Trailer tires are one those things that no one wants to look after and also one of those things that can make or break a trip.

I check tires every trip along with lug nuts and wheel bearings.

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[mexracer10]

Oh and one quick tip on keeping your trailer in the best shape, is to never never never ever ever let someone borrow it. LOl i learned that the hard way, from stolen license plate, stolen ramps, broken leafs, blown tires, bent rims, and even now warped trailer frame no one will ever take care of your trailer better then you.

[Baja Fool]

Oh and one quick tip on keeping your trailer in the best shape, is to never never never ever ever let someone borrow it......

No words truer spoken! No one gives a ratzazz about your stuff but you.

[Baja Fool]

San Felipe towing the Class 1, no problems. Next stop, Baja 500.....

Trailer made the 500 and back with the Hercules tires....no problem. Just watch the tire pressures, bearings and lugs then you're good as you can be.

Getting them for the other trailers as well.

[ciscokid8]

I bought Green Ball tires from Americas Tire Co. and they have been great. No blow outs, wear very well, and there is an location all over the place. I have them on my 43' toy hauler that i have over loaded many times, my 25' flatbed and my car carrier. Get the road hazard insurance, and they will always take care of any issue. Although I never really thought about using BFG's... hmmm

[partybarge_pilot]

Going down to mark the course, brand new Carlisles on the trailer. One blew out comming back just before La Fonda. Glad it wasn't My trailer.........

[Baja Fool]

After a penisula run these Hercules trailer tires were flawless. Guess I'l have to pony up now for my toy hauler.