Towing Help??

[Joe Martens]

Originally Posted by Bill Harris

AMEN Dick Butler!! The pressure in these trailer tires is absolutely the most important aspect of towing our junk.

I'm unfortunate that I didn't do my research before buying my trailer and have two 5200 lb axles on a 26 footer. It came with Goodyear Marathon and I blew the hell out of tires trip after trip. I discovered this notice from Goodyear:

http://goodyear.com/rv/pdf/marathon_gen_info_032806.pdf

I run the 15" ST225 tire at 70psi cold. Since then I monitor the tire pressure EVERY time I stop and EVERY time before pulling out to or from a race. I even pull over into rest areas occasionally just to check the tires. Since then, I have not had a single blow out (knock on wood... next trip I'm doomed). I also try to pull no faster than 65, and NEVER go over 70 (fortunately my motorhome is hard pressed to go that fast unless its falling off a cliff).

Next trailer will have the heaviest load rated axles and tires I can get even if I'm not hauling anywhere near the rated load.

Don't skimp on the axles and tires!!!

Bill, you might want to upgrade to a 16 in. tire.. I kept having problems with the 15 in. tires then decided to bite the bullet and upgraded to a 16 in. Worth the piece of mind!

It might have been Jeff Teuton that said the cheapest 16 in. tire is better than the best 15 in. tire.