Tires... for a horse trailer

[Grizzly]

Most people feel that way ... retreading has come a long way

I've had enough hair raising experience with rethreads that I'd just as soon stay away from them. Dang near cost me my whole family's life once many years ago. In the next day or two I will be getting four tires for my tandem axle, Big Tex, 7000 lb utility trailer. Now I'm really confused as to get ST or LT tires.

 

[JHardwick]

I haul horses for a living and I own horses as well. There are no 1700-1800# race horses ... ... ... ... trust me. A big fat retired race horse may go 1300# or so.



I haul as many as 6 belgians (as much as 1700lbs each) at a time on 7000# axles and LRG tires. I've posted this before, but I'm done with the LT tires ... ... ... . period!



I am currently running the Hankook 7. 5x16 LRG trailer tire and don't burn the sidewall out running as long as 18-20 hours a day without long breaks. I give the horses breaks every 3 hours or so, but the tires aren't gonna cool down much in 30-45 minutes. I've literally ran the sidewall out of LT tires, even the GoodYear Marathoner which is supposed to be a trailer tire. When the tread part of the tire comes off like a doughnut, and you have nothing left on the wheel but beads and part of a sidewall, the sidewall is over heated.



Tires are rated at 105PSI and I run them at 90PSI, I run 10,000 to 15,000 miles a month and I'm convinced.

 

[PatrickCampbell]

Just to confuse people more again the Goodyear G614 RST and Mich XPS Ribs are both LT tires but steel/steel construction and have more of a trailer tread. These tires would both be as good as the Hankooks just more expensive. The Michelin will hold less weight and the Goodyear will hold more (3750 lbs @ 110 PSI).