Bias vs Radial Trailer Tires

[SupremePossum]

I have a light tower that will live in my yard, and odds are it never moves. But its possible it would get towed somewhere once or twice. It has really old, super dry rotted tires

Can anyone weigh in on Radial vs Bias ply tires? I heard that Bias ply holds up better over time, even though you usually get less milage out of them. Since I won't be going many miles at all, it doesn't really matter

I'm looking at $235 all in from Discount Tire for Bias Ply, Radial has more choices and is slightly cheaper

 

[Elkins45]

Does one have a higher load rating? That one gives you more safety margin.

 

[ryanschillinger]

I’ve had good luck getting trailer tires from Walmart often already mounted ready to bolt on. Might check into that type of option. I don’t think there is a huge difference as long as they meet the required load ratings.

 

[eljefino]

That's a lot of money! When my tow dolly tires started cracking after 25 years in the sunshine I got new ones from Walmart for $26 each and mounted them myself.

 

[mk378]

Just get a couple of used car tires. It is safe and legal to use car tires on a trailer, but not the other way around.

 

[CapriRacer]

Lomg Version: Barry's Tire Tech: Bias vs Radial Tires

Short Version: You're only interested in durability = Bias

 

[FZ1]

I have a light tower that will live in my yard, and odds are it never moves. But its possible it would get towed somewhere once or twice. It has really old, super dry rotted tires

Can anyone weigh in on Radial vs Bias ply tires? I heard that Bias ply holds up better over time, even though you usually get less milage out of them. Since I won't be going many miles at all, it doesn't really matter

I'm looking at $235 all in from Discount Tire for Bias Ply, Radial has more choices and is slightly cheaper

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I'm running Carlisle 6ply bias tires on my trailer no problems. Get 'em at your local DT and have DT mount and balance the tires for you. You can even just drive your trailer to DT and let them do it all for you. Hope this helps.

 

[Nick1994]

Look at Walmart. You can get 2 175/80R13 MasterTrack tires for $83, free shipping.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Mastertr...assType=REGULAR&athbdg=L1600&adsRedirect=true

 

[chorty]

i've learned, anything new, that's better then what's on the trailer, will always be less dangerous when what's currently on the trailer.

Especially tires. They don't last. They never last. They cannot last. They're built to not last.

This comes from a man who had over 4100 tires in the backyard all across the 30 acres. I guess my old man wanted the iron of the rims. Well, i had a surprise in life, and they needed to gone in 3 months. The local recycler was selling the business out of state, and after that there was no one in the area to help me out. Then, after the 4 53ft semi trailers were delivered, i read the fine print, on the 3 month trailer contract, and apparently i didn't see the "no rims" part...(!!!!!!!) I had an angry moment in life.

10.00-20's, and 22.5 daytons are a brute to handle. had over 1000 of those.

I won. And i didn't use a tire changer.

TL;DR, just buy anything new, and don't roll down the road if it's more then 8-10 years old. They're unsafe and questionable. And don't collect them!

 

[nwjones18]

You can get tires with rims cheaper than that… last trailer spare I bought was $70 for a 205/75/15 with rim. Check fb market place lots of places near me have trailer wheels/tires by the pallet in different sizes. Here is a guy that has 13's with wheels for $72 for example

https://www.facebook.com/share/15rthjuWU2/



I have heard that bias tires last longer. I got 10yrs out of the last 12in set on my boat trailer

 

[loneryder]

I have a light tower that will live in my yard, and odds are it never moves. But its possible it would get towed somewhere once or twice. It has really old, super dry rotted tires

Can anyone weigh in on Radial vs Bias ply tires? I heard that Bias ply holds up better over time, even though you usually get less milage out of them. Since I won't be going many miles at all, it doesn't really matter

I'm looking at $235 all in from Discount Tire for Bias Ply, Radial has more choices and is slightly cheaper

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Radials roll better for less drag.