Trailer tire recommendations?!

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Underwaterwelder

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I got a flat tire today. This tire and rim are only a year old. I had a cracked rim last year and bought a new tire and rim from the trailer manufacturer. Same tire (front driverside) now has two cracked rubber spots in it. It almost looks like dry rot but only in two specific spots that I can see. It’s cracked enough to leak air apparently. Luckily I noticed it when pulling the trailer into the driveway AFTER the day of fun! I’m 99% sure I didn’t hit anything today. And didn’t do anything out of the ordinary.

I’ve heard and/or read that trailer companies tend to put cheap tires on new trailers to save on costs. I was curious if anyone has trailer tire recommendations. I’d rather put something quality back on and don’t know anything about trailer tires.

The trailer is a 2017 “Load Rite Elite” with an 8000 pound capacity for our 2001 245 SeaRay Weekender with a dry weight of about 5500 pounds I think. It’s dual torsion axels with surge disc brakes. The present tires are “Loadstar Karrier” ST225/75R15 radial tires. I believe they are balanced by the little beads inside the tire rim. The rims are generic galvanized rims from the manufacturer.

Any help is appreciated! Thanks!!
 

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Never have heard of those tires. What I do know is that the Carlisle tires most mfgr's use are cheap junk!
Buy Goodyear Marathon or Endurance. They are top notch trailer tires.
 
Those are made by Kenda which is a Taiwan based tire company they make trailer, yard equipment tires and auto tires. I have used the Load Star Bias Ply trailer tires and use them 6-7 years or until I see cracks starting. I haven’t had any failures not even a flat. I would contact their customer service & see what they say. As far as Goodyear, the Endurance is the highest rated trailer tire right now. Marathon I thought was discontinued.
For local driving I like bias ply tires. High speed Highway use yes radials are best but do NOT buy cheap imported radials because when they fail they cause expensive damage; the steel belts delaminate from the carcass & tear up fenders and boats too. Bias tires when they fail do not cause damage like that. Yes they don’t last near as long but that is irrelevant in most trailer use.
 
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