offshoredrillin

agreed, on my myco i went with gladiator 14 ply (made in the molds next to goodyears) ill never have a LT tire on a trailer again with their soft sidewalls. ive towed the tiger all over in the past few years Florida to CT a couple times.

87MirageIntruder

I've had good luck with several sets of the Carlisle radial HD tires. I only run trailer tires for 3 seasons before replacement.

Sydwayz

Quoting some info from a past thread on trailer tires, and how to make them live the good life:

IGetWet

These Goodyear Endurance tires are what are on my sport trail trailer. I’ve had zero issues with them. I have to regularly cut them hard to get backed into my driveway. See the tire marks in the driveway pic. I even found a deep cut in one, probably from originally mounting them. That tire was rolling along like that for 3-4yrs. Not a fan of anything else Goodyear but I like these.

Sydwayz

I TOTALLY agree. I was pissed when I heard that Cooper was bought by Goodyear. I hate all things Goodyear tires, except using them on a trailer. I put 6 brand new Goodyear Wrangler HT tires on my F350 DRW for a year, with the plan to move them to my Myco when I was ready to do some custom work to the truck. They WERE HORRIBLE to drive on; like driving on wet spaghetti all the time. BUT, that's what came factory on my Myco trailer at the time. When I moved the tires from the truck to the Myco, they worked great, just as the originals had.
Many years prior, I put a set of AT Wranger tires on a 2-door Tahoe, and I took them back 2 hours later and paid the extra money for BFG AT KO tires, for the same reason; horrible handling.

Now I have Goodyear Endurance E-rated tires on my Toy Hauler, and they definitely take some abuse. But they have been great for me for a couple seasons now.

delsol

If you need to buy rims my money is on the 19.5s -- if you want to reuse what you have 16/17" rims it's a crap shoot on tire quality -- most of them come from China area now -- they don't wear out they dry rot and blow... I have a earth mover from The Viet Nam war the tires on it have no dry cracks and it sat outside for decades. The local tire guy won't mount a tire if it's older than 4 years...

F-2 Speedy

I did the Firestone Transforce HT that you recommended. 8 new wheels and tires a year a go, Im not pulling the weight that some are the boat is a light lay-up

87MirageIntruder

I've read so many threads about trailer tires over the years. The is so much debate on weather truck tires are OK to run on a trailer. So much talk about how trailer tires are specifically designed to handle the side loads etc and a truck tire isn't.

So we have to make a tough choice. Run trailer rated tires and replace them every 3 or less years because they fail, or do the wrong thing and run truck rated tires that perform great season after season.

boatfreak

I switched from Goodyear Wranglers to the G614 and really like them. I was having problems with popping cords on rough interstates ( thankfully those will all be fixed with the infrastructure bills) and haven't had any trouble with the 614s. Yes that was a joke

Sydwayz

Now that Sailun, Goodyear G116, and the like are in the picture in the 16" tire size for most large boat trailers...
...I feel as though they are strong options. BUT there are trade offs. They are MUCH heavier which is going to additionally tax your suspension and braking components compared to what they were originally designed for.
I broke a brake line on my Myco years ago, solid line from the hose to caliper, due to vibration.

The Goodyear Endurance ST E-rated tire is also a great tire in the 15" and 16" tire sizes. (I own and run them.)
Maxxis 8008 is a great ST D and E rated tire in the 14" and 15" inch sizes. (I have own and run them.)
Rainer ST also APPEARS to be a great tire in the ST 15" size, and perhaps others. (They came on an aluminum car trailer that I bought, and I've been quite happy with them; a great tire so far.)

But like I said above, and always say...
...you HAVE to take care of them. You can't abuse your trailer, it's tires, and components; for weeks or months on end, and then expect it to perform to it's full capability on a moments notice.