Best 10 Ply Trailer Tire?

kmcminn · Apr 3, 2013

I'm going to buy me some trailer tires this weekend in either 205 or 225/75-15. What's the best bang for the buck? 10 or 8 ply only.

Thanks

I have found 4 new 225/75-15 10 ply gladiators for 390$ mounted. But I have never heard of them.

TacomaJD · Apr 3, 2013

I figure it's sort of a get what you pay for kinda thing. Of course I've never thoroughly researched trailer tires either, so maybe there's more to it than what I know. I bought a new set of 6 plys last year for $265 mounted at a friend of mine's tire store for my 18 ft' all metal, dual 3500# axle, bumper pull. I just said give me the cheapest 6 plys ya got, and have been satisfied with them thus far. I got a bigger size than what was on it (think they are 225/75/15 and don't recall brand) in order to get the dovetail up a little higher off the ground.

I imagine you could buy the cheapest 8 or 10 plys (whichever one you decide on) and be satisfied with them. Mine will probably dry rot from age before I wear them out from road mileage. I figure that's the scenario for most unless the trailer also doubles use for work, hot shot runs, etc.

85buggy · Apr 3, 2013

I buy quality brand name for my work trailers.
Cheap 10 plus for my crawler trailer. It never gets used
Over once a month. Use it a lot. Buy good tires
Use it s little buy good enuff to get buy

DirtyBob · Apr 3, 2013

On my ten ton gooseneck I always ran 235 85 r16 Power King Got them from a tire store local they were cheap enough and lasted about 75k on the trailer. I hauled nursery trees, about 16,000 pounds all over the southeast and Texas. I used 4 or 5 sets of these.

grcthird · Apr 3, 2013

Goodyear marathons seem to be less then reliable, see alot of them with belts broken.

Macman · Apr 3, 2013

Never had luck with trailer tires so I run regular car tires on light trailer, and LT ires on heavy trailers and get tons of miles on them. I have went thru tons of tires on trailers over the years and found these work best. I'm sure someone will be a naysayer but just stating facts from personal experiance.

bluzuk80 · Apr 4, 2013

I dont even stock the 225s in the 8ply anymore. The 10 plys are just a few bucks more. Ive had great luck with the Power King (Carlisle made). We sell several of them each week and havent had the first problem. Run the myself on my personal 10,500lb trailer.

kmcminn · Apr 4, 2013

Tim, what should I expect to pay ones like the ones you carry? If you don't mind me asking.

bluzuk80 · Apr 4, 2013

Mine are $109 each mounted tax out the door

cash talks · Apr 4, 2013

i was in the tire business for 15 years. it like much other things is you get what you pay for. we mainly sold carlisle. we had lots of customers who were contractors and hauled skid steers, etc with them and had excellent luck all that time. if carlisle now makes the power king, then that would be a good route. i run them on my enclosed and even on my tow dolly. the dolly hardly gets used but from experience i dont worry about it. my .02

Mutt · Apr 4, 2013

Personally our shop switched to Interco trailer tires and have had excellent results over the past 2+ years we been selling them. We've yet to see summer tire failures like we used to when we sold carlisle mainly.

They even have 8 ply in a 205/75R15 which i have on my own personal buggy hauler. :****:

Have your interco tire dealer get them for you.

http://www.intercotire.com/tires.php?id=27&g=3

SIZE INTERCO NUMBER WEIGHT TREAD PLY SKID DEPTH TREAD WIDTH O.D. C.S. REVS/ MILE RIM MAX PSI MAX LOAD
ST175/80R13 ST-440 18 6 10/32 5.0 24.0 7.00 865 13x5 50 1360
ST205/75R14 ST-441 22 6 10/32 5.8 26.1 8.00 795 14x5.5 50 1760
ST205/75R15 ST-442 23 8 10/32 5.8 27.1 8.00 766 15x5.5 65 2150
ST225/75R15 ST-443 28 8 10/32 6.0 28.3 8.80 733 15x6 65 2540
ST225/75R15 ST-444 30 10 10/32 6.0 28.3 8.80 733 15x6 80 2830
ST235/80R16 ST-445 36 10 10/32 6.5 30.8 9.30 674 16x6.5 80 3520
ST235/85R16 ST-446 40 10 10/32 6.8 31.7 9.30 654 16x6.5 80 3640

kmcminn · Apr 4, 2013

What are there prices compared to the Carlisle?

TacomaJD · Apr 5, 2013

Found my cheapo 6 plys on the web. Says Mastertrack on the sidewall, but they are made by Unicorn Tire :wtflol:

They are 205/75/15

http://www.tiresall.com/Unicorn-Mastertrack-Trailer-Tire-ST205-75R15-6PR-BW-HWY/1151/

tallnate · Apr 5, 2013

My experience is the bigger the wheel, the better the tire. I don't think you can get a great (long lasting) trailer tire in a 15" wheel IMO. My friend loses a 15" tire every 4-6 months it seems. I lucked out and found a good deal on a car hauler with 17.5 wheels. It has Sumitomo ST 727 tires on it and they are the tits :****: Load range H, rated at 6,050 lbs each and re-groovable. Basically semi tires. They're a little over $200 a piece but will last forever.

kmcminn · Apr 12, 2013

Well, I got me some tires and wheels for the trailer mounted today. I ended up going with the Gladiator 225/75-15 10 ply. I hope they work as well as they look.