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sHan tn
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Tire question

#1 Post by sHan tn » Mon Aug 24, 2009 10:18 am

ok i have the short fat tires on my trailer and i am going to need to get some now ones, these are dry rotting. any way what do ya think about going with the narrow tires instead of the wide ones? i see a lot of big toons running single axle and skinny tires.. mine is tandum axle... it 24' wit only a few pieces of furniture on it... thanks

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Re: Tire question

#2 Post by lakerunner » Mon Aug 24, 2009 10:58 am

If you go the bigger tires and rims will you have clearances you need?
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Re: Tire question

#3 Post by sHan tn » Mon Aug 24, 2009 11:30 am

lakerunner wrote:If you go the bigger tires and rims will you have clearances you need?

i didnt want to go bigger i wanted to stay the same hight just go to the skinny tires :) thanks
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Re: Tire question

#4 Post by mikeherb » Mon Aug 24, 2009 11:46 am

I have the small fat tires and love'em I am already 12' 4" while on the trailer with the sundeck so they serve me well.

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Re: Tire question

#5 Post by Alohatoon1 » Tue Aug 25, 2009 9:56 pm

There should be a sticker on the trailer that shows the recommended tire size.

Buy what it says to use, you don't want the liability of non-approved tires.
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Re: Tire question

#6 Post by dockholiday » Wed Aug 26, 2009 8:16 am

All tires have a load rating stamped on them. Typically the more plies the higher the the load rating. The trailer tires seem to run from 2 ply on the low end to 8to10ply on the high end. I recently bought a spare tire at northern tool and noticed the load rating was several hundred pounds below the ones I have on my trailer now, so I may return it.
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Re: Tire question

#7 Post by GXPWeasel » Fri Aug 28, 2009 2:02 pm

I would stick with the same size and type of tire you have or the trailer recommends. Whatever you do, make sure to buy a trailer tire, or your boat and trailer will be dancing and bouncing all over the highway. I would guess the wider tires would be much more stable for your setup.
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