First of all, these tires are what should've been offered on 99% of new trailer sales. PERIOD.
trailer manufacturers get their product out the door as cheap as possible, and cheap tires are one way to keep the price low.
I am out in the boonies and nice smooth roads are far and few between. Extreme loads, lack of hard smooth roads, are the reason for going with an ALL STEEL belted tire. Not just the tread is steel belted, but the steel goes from bead to bead as well. If a tire can't stay 'round'... it wont go-around for very long!!!
The cheesy imports that come as standard equipment on new trailers just de laminate.. or go out of round far too quick. Don't forget to not only look at the load rating of a tire, but AT WHAT SPEED IT'S RATED AT TOO!!! These tires are 14 ply, but rated at a much higher speed too. Believe me, it makes a difference!! I'm not too thrilled about these being not made 'here'.. but I've been impressed after 1 full year of heavy service. Definitely worth more than the extra 50 bucks to what it'd cost to buy a ' consumer duty' type trailer tire.
These tires are built just like a semi trailer tire... just smaller!
I'm buying one today, to replace a tire that can't be fixed... ( road debris, a half inch diameter bolt!) I'd rather replace one of these @ 150 bucks.. than a GY all steel at basically double the price! Road debris will destroy any tire! Crap on the road will stab any tire, regardless of brand.
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