Hotshot Long Haul Trailer Tires
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6Spd, Sorry it took me a while to respond, been busy. I have ran the Gladiator tire from Tires Easy. Put them on all of my trailers and have'nt had any problems. My avarage load is around 10K to 15K not counting trailer weight,sometimes up to 20K but not very often.
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I talked to a wholesale tire company where I will purchase my tires most likely. The supervisor of the company told me about TireSmart sealant that you add to the tire to prevent getting a flat right away if you run over a nail etc. Here is the link if you want to research the product.
http://www.ustiretech.com/pages/main.html
Seems like a good product and our electrical company for the city uses the sealant in all their big trucks and has gotten good return on the cheap investment. Well, I am off. Everyone have a good week!
http://www.ustiretech.com/pages/main.html
Seems like a good product and our electrical company for the city uses the sealant in all their big trucks and has gotten good return on the cheap investment. Well, I am off. Everyone have a good week!
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If you are running 7k axles, your tires should be at least 3500 lbs each to equal the 7k axle.
When I had my 16" tires on I had been warned during an inspection that I could receive a ticket because my tires were not rated high enough for the 21k rating of the trailer.
With these tires you are limited to 6084 lbs per axle or 18252 total gross. This is something that is checked often, (seeing if you are over on your tire rating), and is a definite "out of service" until your load is lightened or you get new tires.
To me it is not worth the chance. DOT is just looking for things to write tickets on, especially the little guys.
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Most of the 235/16" tires are rated for 3042 lbs in a single application.
If you are running 7k axles, your tires should be at least 3500 lbs each to equal the 7k axle.
When I had my 16" tires on I had been warned during an inspection that I could receive a ticket because my tires were not rated high enough for the 21k rating of the trailer.
With these tires you are limited to 6084 lbs per axle or 18252 total gross. This is something that is checked often, (seeing if you are over on your tire rating), and is a definite "out of service" until your load is lightened or you get new tires.
To me it is not worth the chance. DOT is just looking for things to write tickets on, especially the little guys.
David
If you are running 7k axles, your tires should be at least 3500 lbs each to equal the 7k axle.
When I had my 16" tires on I had been warned during an inspection that I could receive a ticket because my tires were not rated high enough for the 21k rating of the trailer.
With these tires you are limited to 6084 lbs per axle or 18252 total gross. This is something that is checked often, (seeing if you are over on your tire rating), and is a definite "out of service" until your load is lightened or you get new tires.
To me it is not worth the chance. DOT is just looking for things to write tickets on, especially the little guys.
David
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Most of the 235/16" tires are rated for 3042 lbs in a single application.
If you are running 7k axles, your tires should be at least 3500 lbs each to equal the 7k axle.
When I had my 16" tires on I had been warned during an inspection that I could receive a ticket because my tires were not rated high enough for the 21k rating of the trailer.
With these tires you are limited to 6084 lbs per axle or 18252 total gross. This is something that is checked often, (seeing if you are over on your tire rating), and is a definite "out of service" until your load is lightened or you get new tires.
To me it is not worth the chance. DOT is just looking for things to write tickets on, especially the little guys.
David
If you are running 7k axles, your tires should be at least 3500 lbs each to equal the 7k axle.
When I had my 16" tires on I had been warned during an inspection that I could receive a ticket because my tires were not rated high enough for the 21k rating of the trailer.
With these tires you are limited to 6084 lbs per axle or 18252 total gross. This is something that is checked often, (seeing if you are over on your tire rating), and is a definite "out of service" until your load is lightened or you get new tires.
To me it is not worth the chance. DOT is just looking for things to write tickets on, especially the little guys.
David
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Trailers are stamped for what the axles can bare, not including tongue weight from what I under stand. So a 14k trailer can handle really around 16k if you have alot of tongue weigh, you would be pushing the limits of the trucks GVW. But you would be legal as far as I can tell.
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