On Apr 2, 1:55*am, "Bill McKee" wrote:
"W1TEF" wrote in message

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On Thu, 1 Apr 2010 06:35:36 -0700 (PDT), Tim
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On Apr 1, 7:31 am, W1TEF wrote:
On Thu, 1 Apr 2010 06:09:12 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

On Apr 1, 6:30 am, W1TEF wrote:
On Thu, 1 Apr 2010 05:11:13 -0700 (PDT), Tim
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U don't know the stock weight of either but will find out, though.. .

Is the trailer tandem axle?

Yessir, it is. And I wish I could put 15 inchers on it, but that
woudl probably make the whole rig sit too high.

What's the amtter with using car tires any how? I had a '74 Caddy
Sedan DeVille Brogham which weighed about 5800lb, and it had car
tires.

What's so magic about trailer tires anyhow?

I'm not exactly sure about this because I'm going on memory, but the
difference is in sidewall ratings and construction. Car tires have
more bend and flex in the sidewalls vs trailer tires which have very
little to no side wall flex. It's the same with LT (light truck)
tires vs passenger car tires - the sidewall load factor.

For example, I have Firestone ten ply, high pressure tires on the
F-150 rather than the lower profile Goodrich AT type tire. I get a
little rougher/stiffer ride, but their performance is much superior to
the low pressure radial LT tire - and I get better milage and wear out
of them.

A more flexible trailer tire will allow for more sway in the trailer
than a ST trailer tire. More betterer safferer...- Hide quoted text -

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10 plys on a ford 150???

Yep...

Why dont you put rubber treads on a B&O box car rim. That would be the
same effect wouldn't it?

?;^ Q

If I thought I could get away with it, I would.

Seriously, the ride, while stiffer, is much better, the handling
improved significantly, the truck rides about two inches higher with
no change in steering geometry and the fuel milage improved by roughly
3 mpg. *And it tows the boats much better than the stock tires.

And, extra added bonus, I get longer life out of them. *I have over
75,000 on this set of tires and I'm not even close to getting new ones
yet - another year I'll probably have to break down and get new tires,
but I can get one more year out of them at least and they will still
have legal tread on them.

I had close to 90,000 on these same tires on the F-250 and they just
shy of having to be replaced.

Best tire I've ever put on a truck.

My tandem axle EZloader with bunks weighed 1100#. * Local dumps have scales,
and normally will weigh you for free, if no certificate required.

Or weigh it at the nearest Flying J.