G rated 16"?

[AfterBurner]

The other day i was looking at Hart horse trailers, and on their living quarter models over 30 ft they had a goodyear 16" tire that had a G load rating! I thought you had to have 19. 5's to get that much of a load rating. They were Lt 235/85/R16 and the inflation pressure was 110psi if i remember right. Does anybody know anything about these tires? I bet they would last forever. though, they're probaly rough as heck.

 

[PatrickCampbell]

Could be this



http://www.goodyear.com/rv/products/product_g614rst.html



I would not put it on my truck.



Tread is a little scary if you ask me.



These look a little nicer:

http://www.greenball.com/tires/hiwaytrooper.htm#



Problem I see with these is

a) What are our wheels rated to? I haven't figured this out yet. Someone told me 3000 and I know he is wrong... still waiting for the correct answer. It is probably stamped on the wheel somewhere but I haven't found it

B) There's only 2 manufacturers of them as far as I can see



The greenballs are $160 shipped.

 

[TRAMPLINEMAN]

Afterburner, I've got the 614's on my 5th wheel. They're a bit spendy, but haven't had a problem yet. There are alot of other guys on here who have them too.

 

[RBrunson]

I am running the LT235/85R-16 Super Trail that are G rated on my 5th wheel trailer. They are not recomended to be used on your pickup, they are trailer tires only. I have a heavy trailer, so I wanted a little extra safety margin. So far they have done the job with no problems.

 

[Peter Campbell]

My dump trailer came with the goodyear unisteel "G" tires stock. My low bid equipment hauler came with some no name chinese tires(There is a brand, just don't know it). Sometimes it is the details you don't notice right away that makes a vendor worth it.

 

[J&LRam]

AfterBurner

be careful about putting "G" [110psi] tires on 16" wheels [80psi]. Some implement trailers I looked at had that tire/wheel [alloys] set up but the manufactor had a disclaimer on the sales package... ... ... . JIM

 

[Ross]

My LQ 4-horse came with 16" G-rated Hankooks. They run 110 psi. I've got about 15,000 on the axles, and have had great success with them. No blowouts or flats in over 40,000 miles. They are somewhat ready for replacement, so I'll probably go back with the same ones. The trailer is for sale, by the way... . I've got to get a 5-horse for the growing family.



Here's a pic of my rig (used to pull with my 98 3500 Dodge). #ad

 

[AfterBurner]

Wow! thanks for all the feedback on the tires. Next time i need trailer tires, i'll definately be searching for these. Had way too many blowouts and trouble with other tires.

Nice trailer you've got Ross. Looks to be more than i want!

Forrest

 

[Bug Out]

Greenball tires.....................

Had "Greenball" tires on my Sandpiper 5th from the factory. One blew and #2 was ready to go. They paid 1500$ in repairs, but I'd rather had the Goodyear G rated tires instead of a blowout.



I put the Goodyear G tires on after the first blowout and have confidence that nothing else should occur.

 

[mpwalker]

I have them on my 5iver and they have been a very good tire for the 24,000 plus miles on them, keep the pressure at 110 because our unit is pretty heavy and they ride good. Only have found them so far in Goodyear if someone else is making them I do not know who it is.

 

[JJW_ND]

Another option.....

We switched most of our 8K axles from 16" tires to 17. 5. We have a few running the 16" G rated. The 17. 5" rim has a weight rating of 6,200 pounds each. You can get a varity of tires with weight ratings over 6K. We have beeen running the 215/75R17. 5, 16 ply rating, load range H tires which are not as tall as the 235/85R but about the same width. Even loaded at the 8K axle max, these tires have no bounch and you get great mileage out of these tires. The rims will bolt right up.



Dexter has come out with a super single option that uses these rims on their 9K and 10K axles instead of duels. At least on the 8K axles you get full use of the axle capacity.





jjw

ND

 

[PatrickCampbell]

Good to know. Why don't we use 17. 5's on trucks?



I am trying to figure out what is going to be the best setup for me.



I will be pulling a 19,000 # car trailer. That is absolute max loaded weight, including the weight of the trailer.



I don't really want to go dual tandem and I don't really want to go triples either. I see the stress on the tires on duals when I am backing and I know that triples is only going to be worse.



I only need about 14,250 of tire capacity on the axles (19000 * . 25 = approximately 4750 lbs. on the rear axle of my truck), but I need around 17,200 lbs. of braking capacity on the trailer axles since the GVW of my truck is only 8800 (8800+17200=26,000).



Take3 has the "super singles" option (Dexter 10K axles), but it's a $1800 option and they will only give me electric over hydraulic brakes which my Jordan is not capatible with and as we all know, BrakeSmart is not going to be selling/shipping any time soon.



I am also curious as to the weight difference between 10K super singles and 3x7K axles, as I need to be weight conscious.



I think what I'd really want are dual single Dexter 9K axles with regular hydraulic braking and Load Range G 16's or 17. 5's...