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Location: Montana | I am getting new tires for a gn 3 horse and the dealer recommended ST trailer tires. I had heard that the S tires were not good tot use on horse trailers. Appreciate any info - thanks so much! |
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| why wouldn't they be good to use on horse trailers?
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Location: Cap'n Joan Rotgut.....alberta | st are actually what you want ..i copied and pasted this from an article..
to be a trailer tire it MUST HAVE .... ST ... in the number sequence like your tires they should read ... ST235 85 16 or ST235 85r16 .....
Trailer tires will have a straight line tread pattern to make them pull straighter behind your trailer and slide side ways easier when making any kind of turn ........ where truck tires the tread design hangs over the side of the tire and creates a drag which makes the tire fold up and become damaged very easily.Running your trailer tires at full air pressure that is stated on the sidewalls of your trailer tires is required to get the best use of the tire. Stiffer side walls, less heat (under inflated tires will get so hot they will glow in the dark)
Most trailer tires showing a load range E or F will show 3,000 to 4,000 load weight for each tire ... truck tires are about a 1000 lbs less per tire .... so multiply whatever number you find on your tires by 4 and that is the maximum weight the tires can handle .... and that does not mean at hiway speed ... you want to have at least 25% more tire load capacity than the weight you are carrying in your trailer and be aware ... 65MPH IS THE MAX SPEED FOR MOST TRAILER TIRES!!
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Location: Montana | That I do not know. |
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Location: Oklahoma & Texas | Dont skimp on tires... and definitely get trailer rated tires with the "ST" .. they are made for what you are pulling - vs truck tires or regular auto tires.. just picture a nice hot blow out on the interstate going 65 with your horses inside the trailer.. its worth the extra 50 bucks a tire. Not to mention they will last MUCH MUCH longer.. |
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Location: Cap'n Joan Rotgut.....alberta | up here its a bit more than 50 bucks extra, the trailer only tires on average are 600 per tire....................
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Location: If I ever get back to Oklahoma..... | Get the ST. Like one poster said, spend more for trailer tires. I have a funny size on my little 3 horse GN S&H, and for the longest time I tried to get by with car tires. They'd wear funny and eventually blow out. I finally broke down and replaced them with trailer tires. Haven't had a blow out since.
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| IMHO, a trailer tire is the only way to go. People shy away from them, on there speed rating. True, at high speeds, they do fail. We shouldn't be pulling horse trailers at high speeds anyway. the tread design, and most importantly the side walls are constructed differently. your trailer torques tires in a way that a passenger vehicle does not. Watch the next time someone rounds a sharp curve at a barrel race. You will see what I mean. |
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| I just put Gladiator ST235/85R16 on my 2004 Elite with 10' Outlaw LQ because I had 2 blowouts going to a barrel race... Needless to say, I am extremely pleased and I would never put LT's back on a trailer again!! The LT's sidewall will sag and eventually blow out. The Gladiators weren't that expensive either!!
Edited by panamasgold 2015-03-23 4:46 PM
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Location: Montana | Thank you all - great info to have.  |
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