What happened to this tire?

[Nick1994]

I recently bought this utility trailer and it had some Ling Long 215/60R15 car tires on it. They were 100% tread and no major cracks, 3318 date code but I wanted to start fresh and got some new Carlisle's.

Anyways, I figured I'd keep the old tires and toss them on Facebook Marketplace for super cheap, figured someone down on their luck could score some tires that hold air for cheap or free, rather than going to the landfill. When I got the tires back, one of them is like it's flat? Yes not mounted on a wheel. I didn't notice anything out of the usual when they were mounted on the trailer and driving. It looks worse in person.

I think I'm just gonna toss them in the trash.

 

[daves87rs]

Not surprised : Those are junk tires. Seen a flipped trailer with those blown….

 

[Owen Lucas]

Looks like it sat deflated for a while.

 

[CharBaby]

Slipped or broken steel belt(s)

 

[ls1mike]

Not surprised : Those are junk tires. Seen a flipped trailer with those blown….

I don't think he is talking about the Carlisle's. Those are the ones he bought.
I have had two sets of Radial Trail HDs on my 32 footer. Best tires I have had on a trailer. An ST tire rated to 81 mph.

I agree with Owen, that is exactly what my boat trailer tire looked like after sitting flat all winter.

 

[skyactiv]

While it sat deflated for awhile the Arizona heat re-molded the tire.

 

[Cujet]

Probably fine for a farm trailer or similar low speed unit.

 

[ls1mike]

Not surprised : Those are junk tires. Seen a flipped trailer with those blown….

Oh, you were talking about the Ling Longs

 

[CapriRacer]

I agree that it is mishappen because it sat flat for a while. I note that the Ling Longs are H speed rated and that means it has a nylon cap ply - and nylon is famous for flatspotting - especially in the heat!

 

[bullwinkle]

Just put them on, air them up, run ‘em & get them hot! They’ll be fine… OR NOT…

 

[Kira]

I'm with Cujet; make it a hay wagon tire.

 

[Dave1027]

Since having a bad experience, I don't buy any tires that have a chinese sounding name.

 

[LouC]

The only far eastern tires I'd buy are Kenda Load Star bias ply tires, for a trailer, I would NOT buy Chinese radials under any circumstances, bias tires are simple to build, radials, are not and poor quality control on radials is dangerous.
I wish a few more tire companies would get into the consumer trailer tire business, the only really good radials are the Goodyear Endurance and some Carlisles. The rest are suspect.
I've had 3 sets of Load Stars over 20 years and no failures, not even a flat tire! The thicker sidewall of a bias tire is good for trailers that are used in rough conditions (like narrow boat ramps where it is impossible to avoid hitting the curb)...that is tough on radials, their sidewalls are just not that strong.
In this pic you can see not much room for error here....

 

[Nick1994]

I don't think he is talking about the Carlisle's. Those are the ones he bought.
I have had two sets of Radial Trail HDs on my 32 footer. Best tires I have had on a trailer. An ST tire rated to 81 mph.

I agree with Owen, that is exactly what my boat trailer tire looked like after sitting flat all winter.

Yeah this is just a small trailer, might see a max of 1,500 pounds loaded on the trailer. I got the D rated ones actually for cheaper than C.

 

[ls1mike]

Yeah this is just a small trailer, might see a max of 1,500 pounds loaded on the trailer. I got the D rated ones actually for cheaper than C.

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I have been really happy with mine on the 8000lbs travel trailer. One survived a pretty extreme heat even when I lost a wheel bearing. I don't feel bad going 65 with the Radial Trail HDs on mine.

 

[Rand]

When i first saw the pic before I made the image bigger I thought the fender was the tread..
My first thought was maybe schwinney owned it previously.

 

[bullwinkle]

Surprisingly, even though they’re still “Made in China”, the Carlisles are pretty good-and the company will help out if you’re unlucky enough to have a bad newer one.

 

[justalubetech]

I'm guessing it probably sat flat for a while before you got it