Plant trailer tyre woes

[GazCro]

Hitch height, nose weight, load in the right place to spread weight over axles correctly. Any one isn't right and tyres are gonna be the thing which tells you. The thing with pickups etc having more power and being made better more capable towing vehicles is it makes people think less about the trailer following on behind.

 

[Giles]

@Giles - if you do change to the Savero tyres (which are brilliant in my experience - we have very few trailer tyre issues on anything fitted with them) just make sure you fit them the correct way around. They have a thicker sidewall on one side to help protect from kerb damage etc - I’ve bought made-up wheel/tyre combos before now and some tyres were fitted backwards.

I take it there’s an indication on them?

 

[Giles]

Nothing a good trailer training course wouldn’t put right.

I’m fully trained and tested and only 25 years towing experience be it car and trailer or tractor trailer

 

[Monkeybusiness]

I take it there’s an indication on them?

It’s obvious when you look for it - thick rubber band around the outside of one sidewall.

 

[Giles]

True but if the impact is doing that to the metal rim then 3500kg type trailer tyres wont have much of a chance.

Go up to tractor / HGV sizes & your 100% right.

Changing wheels / tyre is only putting a plaster on the severed artery.
The true fix is to stop the wheel hitting things.
Narrower trailer, wheels under the bed, choosing better driving lines, different tow vehicle ergonomics, reduced speed, different routes and loads more.
Possibly even changing to a larger vehicle & not towing at all.
Ok I know some wont be possible but if this is a regular problem then even better wheel / tyre combos wont stop it, it will just reduce it.

Just stay at home and don’t go anywhere?

how do you change route on a single track 3 mile one way drive into a national trust camp site?

 

[Giles]

Hitch height, nose weight, load in the right place to spread weight over axles correctly. Any one isn't right and tyres are gonna be the thing which tells you. The thing with pickups etc having more power and being made better more capable towing vehicles is it makes people think less about the trailer following on behind.

We’ve 5 or 6 car trailers and only problem is with the Bateson, ifors, indespension, challenger no issues even my 27’ caravan take to Cornwall,

this Bateson wheels just seem soft can knock them back into shape with a dead blow hammer. And only 2” of space between road and rim.

my ifor tipper had over 5 ton on it other day, (over zealous young labourer loading stone roofing slates on it) ran it 2 miles down the track to the farm potholes etc no problem

 

[Canal Navvy]

Got to be aware that when fitting different tyres that if the rolling radius gets bigger then the braking efficiency goes down. Fine if the manufacturer uses the same brake shoe width on one of their models running the same axle weights

 

[Justme]

Just stay at home and don’t go anywhere?

how do you change route on a single track 3 mile one way drive into a national trust camp site?

I guess you missed the if possible bit.

 

[Giles]

Got to be aware that when fitting different tyres that if the rolling radius gets bigger then the braking efficiency goes down. Fine if the manufacturer uses the same brake shoe width on one of their models running the same axle weights

Simon Bateson the owner and boss said that’s the way to go

 

[GazCro]

Same old thing when buying/pricing its all about the details. When buying gh94 ifor with my 219 when i got it dealer advised going for the beaver tail option on the trailer as they came with bigger wheels and higher profile tyres.

 

[Monkeybusiness]

Same old thing when buying/pricing its all about the details. When buying gh94 ifor with my 219 when i got it dealer advised going for the beaver tail option on the trailer as they came with bigger wheels and higher profile tyres.

We used to run GH94s on the 10 inch low profile wheel/tyre setup and had loads of issues with tyres. We now run the GAP spec versions with the heavy duty Savero tyres in exactly the same application and no longer have any problems with tyres (occasionally we replace bald ones, which never happened before!).

 

[JD450A]

Fight fight fight

 

[Furniss]

We’ve 5 or 6 car trailers and only problem is with the Bateson, ifors, indespension, challenger no issues even my 27’ caravan take to Cornwall,

this Bateson wheels just seem soft can knock them back into shape with a dead blow hammer. And only 2” of space between road and rim.

my ifor tipper had over 5 ton on it other day, (over zealous young labourer loading stone roofing slates on it) ran it 2 miles down the track to the farm potholes etc no problem

Forget the tyre woes....if you've got a caravan you deserve all the potholes and punctures the council can chuck at you.

 

[Lancs Lad]

Fight fight fight

What tickets are required for a fight these days?

 

[JD450A]

What tickets are required for a fight these days?

Pay Regy £20 yearly subscription

 

[V8Druid]

It’s obvious when you look for it - thick rubber band around the outside of one sidewall.

Avon used to do tyres like that ... OE fit to 3.5 SD1s

 

[GazCro]

Avon used to do tyres like that ... OE fit to 3.5 SD1s

Were they driven by folk that couldn't keep to the black bit of the road?

 

[V8Druid]

Were they driven by folk that couldn't keep to the black bit of the road?

I believe they were anti-kerbing protection ... was a hell of a rib

 

[doobin]

Pay Regy £20 yearly subscription

It was a tenner last time!!!

 

[doobin]

We used to run GH94s on the 10 inch low profile wheel/tyre setup and had loads of issues with tyres. We now run the GAP spec versions with the heavy duty Savero tyres in exactly the same application and no longer have any problems with tyres (occasionally we replace bald ones, which never happened before!).

Yup, these tyres are my go to now. Not expensive for what they are and I have far less problems.