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Default Hot Trailer Tires

Pat & Betsy Parrish wrote:
I have an 18' Tri-Hull sitting on a single axle trailer. After driving
about 30 miles today, I noticed that both tires were quite hot. The hubs
and rims were cool, though. Tires have proper pressure, and bearings were
recently packed with high-temp grease. Am I missing something, or is this
normal?



What size are the tires and how fast do you tow?
I brought my 1800 load (sailboat & trailer) from Quebec, an 800 mile
trip over two days, at 90 km and the 12" tires were barely warm.
With my new trailer, I insisted on 13" goodyear radials just for a
safety factor.