savitri99
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I am looking for the best trailer tires I can find for hot weather
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QCMan
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I don't know of any tires built just for hot weather. Why not just get good ST tires and use them? I have used the same tires for hot and cold as they are designed to handle temperature changes. Goodyear Endurance is the best ST tire in my opinion. Not an issue on three trailers and have used them since they came out in 2017. They do not have to be kept at maximum pressure either. The Goodyear site has a load vs inflation chart to go by.
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Back when I had my TT I got tried of blowing out the tires that came on the the TT so I replaced them with pickup truck tires & didn't have any problems with them.
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Look for tires with a cap ply (or more than one!) Cap plies will be in the tire description on the sidewall - as in Tread: 2 plies Polyester, 2 steel and 2 nylon. The nylon = cap plies. Sometimes it is called polyamide.
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CapriRacer wrote:Look for tires with a cap ply (or more than one!) Cap plies will be in the tire description on the sidewall - as in Tread: 2 plies Polyester, 2 steel and 2 nylon. The nylon = cap plies. Sometimes it is called polyamide.
Agree, the newer nylon capped ST tires will generally run cooler. Look for the higher speed rated brands. I recently installed another set of Provider STs, after running the same, for 8 previous years.
Heat is often due to sidewall flex, from lack of support, due to design, or under inflation.
Buy the proper ST tire for your load, and run them at max pressure indicated on the sidewall, for coolest running. While you can lower
ST tire pressure to match your exact wt, as scaled, to improve the ride, it will increase heat.
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CapriRacer wrote:Look for tires with a cap ply (or more than one!) Cap plies will be in the tire description on the sidewall - as in Tread: 2 plies Polyester, 2 steel and 2 nylon. The nylon = cap plies. Sometimes it is called polyamide.
I don't ever think I will buy a nylon capped tire again. My old types were 2+2+1 and they were the typical using polyester and nylon, the new tires I got are 2+2+2 but labeled all steel belted radial so no Polly or nylon belts. I was reading this has something to do with the side stresses put on a multi axel unit's tires when doing tight turns, but I can seem to find that article again. I had one blow out last summer and when I went to replace it this spring, I found two others that were rounded across the top of the tread so that indicates they were separating. 4 brand new tires this year with hopefully better construction.
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Wow, this topic has never come up before.
OP you can find more info than you want on this forum already.
But this will be a good place for the hard headed to congregate and claim you should get LT tires.
And PS, if you do want help and can’t search then at least provide some more info. You just asked who has the best French fries basically.
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Carlisle, have been using them for years with no issues.
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MARKW8
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We have been towing in Texas. 105+ degrees. We've had no issues with our Goodyear tires on our trailer.I was concerned when I saw 111 degrees on the monitor, until I checked the outside temperature. It was 106.
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JIMNLIN
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savitri99 wrote:I am looking for the best trailer tires I can find for hot weather
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Welcome to the forum.
RV trailers can come with 13" tires at 1300 lbs capacity or the big guys 17.5" at over 6000 lbs capacity.
You will get better selections if we knew your trailer OEM tire size and load ranges.
Trailers gvwr.....axle ratings is helpful.
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