Trailer Tires - Caution

[Seaweed]

Just a quick note of caution about our trailer tires.

Yesterday as I was returning from a small local lake one of my co-anglers noticed that my trailer tire was badly damaged. I didn't have a clue it was chunked up at all and it probably would have blown because I was still many miles from home and it might have resulted in a total wreck of my boat. I dodged a bullet.

The tires were at least ten years old. They had no visible sign that they were in need of replacement. They never have lost tire pressure and showed now major wear at all except for some minor cracking in the treads. This spring as per usual I lubed the bearings on the hubs and checked the tire pressure and examined the tires. All seemed ok.

Anyway I guess my point in all this would just be for everyone who loves their boats as much as I do to take ten minutes next time and check your tires. I have decided to replace the set I run even if the other tire hasn't shown any problems yet. Personally for the safety of everyone on the road and also for the boat and myself spending a couple of hundered bucks is nothing .... in retrospect I should have done it this year. Maybe the ten years on most rubber is a good measure of when tires shoule be changed.

I am grateful that no damage to people or property happened from my neglect.

[Peppino]

Interesting...........Incindently Seaweed, what type of tires did you have on, and what did you replace them with?

[ady]

What's left on your trailer to replace - if I recall you had light issues earlier this year. Maybe it's time to check your bearings, hitch and bunks

If you leave your boat outside, I would have thought 10 years a long time. Good tip is to take the weight off them in the winter and put the boat on blocks. Anyway, this reminds me to look into getting a spare - oops, Iv'e said it now, murphy's and all that.......

[Seaweed]

The tires I had on were TrackerMarine tires.

I am having a real hard time finding replacement tires. It seems that most 13 inch C class tires come with the five hole rim.

Best price so far is

Princess 118 each - none in stock
Crappy Tire 149 each - none in stock
A place called Mumbah or something like that... distributer of some kind 135 each - have to order.

Any suggestions out there would be appreciated.

Concerning the comments on what is left to replace on the trailer... not much just the crank at the front for wenching the boat on. One good note though is that this frame has no rust at all... pretty amazing for an 11 year old product.

[eye-tracker]

One good note though is that this frame has no rust at all... pretty amazing for an 11 year old product.

Seaweed, you need to fish more in November and December when they put salt on the roads.

-Sheldon

[nitro2000]

Seaweed,
Did you ever locate trailer tires ? I am going to need 4 for my tracker trailer before next spring.

[getnjiggywithit]

Princess auto.... the one in Kingston had lots left four bolt also