Tire Trailers

[mertens357]

BassCat uses car tires on some of theirs as well. If you think about it a 17.5 ft boat weighs about the same as most cars with that size 14 or 15 inch rim. I have the Firestone Indy 500 tires on my BC Puma tailer, and they are car tires and they work just fine.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!

Shawn

[MarkW]

I will agree with the weight being about the same or close, but trailer tires do take a little different abuse then car tires do. Trailer tires are 6 ply(cars are 4 ply) which also means they have a much stronger sidewall, beings they also don't have any turning components/suspension like a car does. This means the trailer tires, especially a tandem axle, take alot of abuse to the sidewalls. If you don't believe me, just watch a tire on a trailer in a tight hotel parking lot and see how much a trailer tire takes as far as load on the sidewall. Also the suspension on a boat trailer is way less forgiving then what's on a car. Basically the tires on a boat trailer is the suspension--sort of speak.
Car tires will work for the most part----I just think ture trailer tires will last longer,are stronger and can take more abuse. Cost----not a great deal more for a Marathon vs a good car tire of same size. You can buy cheapie 205/70/14 car tire for about $50, but that's exactly what you are getting. Now a better tire might run in the $75-$100 range and a Marathon runs about $100. Not saving alot.

[R19]

www.goodyear.com
usa /trailer rv tires / find the right tire /marathon

You will find a chart with the different size and load range of tires. On the toung of my boat trailer there is a sticker that has the weight of my rig. It weighs around 1380 lbs (if my memory is correct) I had load B class tires that were rated for 1430 and when I replaced them I put on a C class tire with a load rating of 1760. It was a good move. The C class tire pulls better less bounce. One interesting thing I found out was that I thought all trailer tires were max inflate to 50 psi Wrong...B class 35 psi C class 50psi D class 65psi

R19

[MrSplitshot]

Go with the Marathons...