If age is a problem then the tires will have cracks inthe rubber at the
sidewalls. Long term uv exposure causes it. If no cracks then they are
fine if they have enough tread. Replace with the same load range. Most
trailer tires are not radial and there is no advantage to having radial
tires on your trailer. I too have a trailer/boat in the 2500 range without
brakes but I've heard that some states now have a lower limits like 1000lbs.
Not sure how they would ever enforce it. For what it's worth the trailer
greatly lengthens your stopping distance, regardless if the tow vehicle can
handle it or not. On wet surfaces a sudden stop in a curve will cause you
brakeless trailer to try to pass you. But I'm not adding brakes either so
you make your own choice. And drive appropriately. As to the speed
problem, use your cruise control.

"secretagent" wrote in message
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I want to replace my trailer tires because of age. I want the most reliable
tires I can get. Should they be LT or T? Radial or bias? Does load range
matter. Max weight will be 1800 to 2400 lb including trailer. Should the
spare be replaced too? I will try to keep the speed down to 60 to save gas
but my speedo has a tendancy to creep to 70 or 75 when I'm not looking. I'm
not planning on adding trailer brakes as the tow vehicle is rated far
beyond the combined vehicle weights. Is that OK?

Thanks. The tires show some cracking. I'm replacing them more because of
age. Good point about the brakes. I heard surge brakes are legal only on
boat trailers. Do you know anything about that? Also, I am looking for brand
name recommendations.

"jamesgangnc" wrote in message
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If age is a problem then the tires will have cracks inthe rubber at the
sidewalls. Long term uv exposure causes it. If no cracks then they are
fine if they have enough tread. Replace with the same load range. Most
trailer tires are not radial and there is no advantage to having radial
tires on your trailer. I too have a trailer/boat in the 2500 range
without brakes but I've heard that some states now have a lower limits
like 1000lbs. Not sure how they would ever enforce it. For what it's
worth the trailer greatly lengthens your stopping distance, regardless if
the tow vehicle can handle it or not. On wet surfaces a sudden stop in a
curve will cause you brakeless trailer to try to pass you. But I'm not
adding brakes either so you make your own choice. And drive
appropriately. As to the speed problem, use your cruise control.

"secretagent" wrote in message
...
I want to replace my trailer tires because of age. I want the most
reliable tires I can get. Should they be LT or T? Radial or bias? Does
load range matter. Max weight will be 1800 to 2400 lb including trailer.
Should the spare be replaced too? I will try to keep the speed down to 60
to save gas but my speedo has a tendancy to creep to 70 or 75 when I'm not
looking. I'm not planning on adding trailer brakes as the tow vehicle is
rated far beyond the combined vehicle weights. Is that OK?

"secretagent" wrote in message
...
Thanks. The tires show some cracking. I'm replacing them more because of
age. Good point about the brakes. I heard surge brakes are legal only on
boat trailers. Do you know anything about that? Also, I am looking for
brand name recommendations.



I heard the Goodyear Marathon trailer tires were decent. I had ordered them
with my new trailer in 2006 but the sleazy mickey mouse operation
substituted with another brand.

secretagent wrote:

Also, I am looking for
brand name recommendations.

I've been real happy with 2 sets of Goodyear Marathons.

On Mar 4, 9:45*pm, "secretagent" wrote:
Thanks. The tires show some cracking. I'm replacing them more because of
age. Good point about the brakes. I heard surge brakes are legal only on
boat trailers. Do you know anything about that? Also, I am looking for brand
name recommendations.

Been there done that with our boat trailer, doing that again with our
jetski trailer. Tread's great, sidewalls cracking. Once they start
cracking, replacement is not far away.

A lot of the trailer laws vary from state to state. You don't really
want anything other than surge brakes for a boat trailer. If you're
handy and plan on installing them yourself these guys have everything
you need and it's a very good company to deal with. http://www.championtrailers.com/
It's not all that hard to do.

wrote in message
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On Mar 4, 9:45 pm, "secretagent" wrote:
Thanks. The tires show some cracking. I'm replacing them more because of
age. Good point about the brakes. I heard surge brakes are legal only on
boat trailers. Do you know anything about that? Also, I am looking for
brand
name recommendations.

Been there done that with our boat trailer, doing that again with our
jetski trailer. Tread's great, sidewalls cracking. Once they start
cracking, replacement is not far away.

A lot of the trailer laws vary from state to state. *You don't really
want anything other than surge brakes for a boat trailer.* If you're
handy and plan on installing them yourself these guys have everything
you need and it's a very good company to deal with.
http://www.championtrailers.com/
It's not all that hard to do.

Surge brakes (vs electric) are even more important if the trailer will be
dunked into salt water.
Around here, they try to avoid brakes (if possible) due to corrosion
problems.

"Don White" wrote in message
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wrote in message
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On Mar 4, 9:45 pm, "secretagent" wrote:
Thanks. The tires show some cracking. I'm replacing them more because of
age. Good point about the brakes. I heard surge brakes are legal only on
boat trailers. Do you know anything about that? Also, I am looking for
brand
name recommendations.

Been there done that with our boat trailer, doing that again with our
jetski trailer. Tread's great, sidewalls cracking. Once they start
cracking, replacement is not far away.

A lot of the trailer laws vary from state to state. *You don't really
want anything other than surge brakes for a boat trailer.* If you're
handy and plan on installing them yourself these guys have everything
you need and it's a very good company to deal with.
http://www.championtrailers.com/
It's not all that hard to do.

Surge brakes (vs electric) are even more important if the trailer will be
dunked into salt water.
Around here, they try to avoid brakes (if possible) due to corrosion
problems.

Good point.