Let's talk 14" trailer tires

[Krochus]

And that brings us full circle.

I need QUALITY non Chinese radial tires that will be load range D or greater. 14" is gonna be easiest as my fenders are welded in place and while I can cut n reweld em I hate to have to do so on what's essentially a shiny new trailer

[dunny961]

Proper inflation(50psi) is critical. Also make sure your wheel bearings/ hub nut is tight. loose wheel bearings will cause excessive wear on your tires as the wheel wobbles down the road. You can also try going with a wider tire than an 205. A 215 width tire will carry more weight than a 205. I have a 21' 9" Sun Tracker on a single axle trailer with 14" 215 width tires and even in the Texas heat, 110 degrees plus, have not had any issues with blowouts. Main thing is to buy a GOOD QUALITY TIRE, not the cheapest ones the trailer manufacturer throws on. Any Goodyear, Carlisle, Cooper, etc. will be a good tire in the proper load range. And again, proper tire inflation is critical!

Oh yeah. Pay extra for a radial tire, not the bias ones!!!

[Krochus]

Therein lies the problem ALL and I mean ALL 14" ST tires are Chinese made garbage with absolutely NO QC put into their already substandard manufacturing process.

If I can find a non crap (read Chinese) D range ST I'll buy it.

[Rascal]

Some where on the bead of the tires is stamped the suggested inflation amount. First thing first, check the inflation, I believe that its to low. My 18' Sea Cat single axel trailer with 13" tires required a pressure of 90 pounds.

Don't over think the problem. If ALL trailer tires are chink made? You might try a LT tire, but it most likely will be a rice farter made tire also? Some boaters on the THT forum have switched to LT tires. Cheep Chink tires or not.... I think the problem is low inflation based on your wear pattern. But, what the hell do I know?

Kind Regards,

Rascal

[Bamby]

I have a 2013 20' g3 pontoon boat where the manufacturer specs the package weight right at 3000lbs new with no fuel and no stuff in the boat. I'm not even sure if this includes the 800lbs for the trailer.


Anyways

The trailer is a single axle bear on the cheapest 205/75-14" trailer tires known to man. These load range c 1750 lb max load tires are already done for wearing like absolute ass with probably not 300miles on them with a fraction of that being high speed towing. I attribute this to the fact that A- the tires are cheap ass Chinese junk and more worry some B- that the two are absolutely maxed out on the rated load.

My question is is there a load range D 14" radial tire for me to step up to and or are there any specific tires you'd recommend to better handle the load and or provide a better service life?

I've looked extensively at 14" tires myself but for a utility trailer that I often haul 2 plus ton on. There are a few 14" D rated tires available country of origin are "undetermined" but the fact still remained they were still not up to the task weight-wise. To get where I'd like to be I need a 2,500 lbs. rating and that would mean stepping up to 15" tires and even at 15'S there are only a few tire choices available. Here's an example, though LT rated load range D :

185R14LT 14 in Nanco 8 Ply Load Range D Light Truck Tire
Max Load Inflation Pressure Tire: 1,870 lbs. @ 64 psi (SINGLE)

But anyway what I'm coming around to is I don't think you'll find the tires with the capacity your desiring in 14". But if you're successful post them up, I may purchase a set for myself.