Best 13" tyres for a boat trailer

[Mike Delisser]

About to re-shoe trailer, interested in any tyre recommendations, what you recon is good and what you recon is shit. Also where I'll find some good prices. Running 175/80/13 Duros on 13" Ford ATM and not that fussed on them.
Cheers

[geoffmck]

I recently bought a couple of 13" light truck tyres and asked where the brand sat in the "quality" scale. The guy told me that all light truck tyres are fine regardless of whether they are $90 or $140 each. He said that they mainly only fail when the trailer sits in the one spot for a long time, say over winter, and that they tend to blow out in the flat spot caused by sitting in the one spot.

[TimiBoy]

Mike,

Have a chat to Brad or Marty at Express Tyres on 0414890234. Tell them I sent you. Good fellas, very helpful.

Cheers,

Tim

[ozscott]

Where are you matey?

Cheers

[odes20]

Hi I just reshod my tandem Tinka 13 inch rims with
Goodyear Wrangler 175 R13 LT and they are great!
Good brand
Heres the tip! I got them at KMart Tyre and Auto fitted at $109.00 each

Mike I searched all around to find what was out there and this was the best tyre at the best price. Go to ant Kmart Tyre and quote this exact tyre and they will have them in for you in a day or so

Cheers
John

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[Mike Delisser]

Where are you matey?

Cheers

Nth side of Brizzy

[wrxhoon]

Don't buy Chinese tyres..

[Mister]

13" LT tyres are becoming a thing of the past, ditch the 13" rims and go to 14" rims with same stud pattern with LT tyres and basically the same profile/height

[Fishbait]

Just make sure you get light truck tryes. Just like "odes20" has said. I brought some LT Yokahama's - around $130 fitted at Bob Jane, even shouted myself a brand new spare at the same time. Cheers Darren

[Mike Delisser]

13" LT tyres are becoming a thing of the past, ditch the 13" rims and go to 14" rims with same stud pattern with LT tyres and basically the same profile/height

Only just enough clearence on the guards now with the 13", and they're already chocked up 1' on top of the rear brace. Thanks though.
Cheers

[Kleyny]

pm sent

neil

[Mister]

Only just enough clearence on the guards now with the 13", and they're already chocked up 1' on top of the rear brace. Thanks though.
Cheers

Until to actually try it then you don't know what the clearance will be ::)

[ozscott]

If you were on the Southside I would have a recommendation but not for north Im affraid. I went Sime light truck tyres with a huge load rating for such a small wheel size. I like the 13's. You can still get tyres and they last forever if looked after. LTs are the go for sidewall strenght and load. Bear in mind that the bigger the tyre height wise the more you have to back the whole rig into the water...

Cheers

[Mike Delisser]

Until to actually try it then you don't know what the clearance will be ::)

Well, I think I've got a fair idea. ::)
Cheers


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[tunaticer]

I am about to head down the retyre road for my tinnie trailer but I am looking for a "floatation" type tyre as I will be travelling lots of corrugated roads. I want to run less air pressure to avoid the excessive vibration from hard tyres.

[perko]

If your rims allow, put 185x13 8 ply light truck on them. They will do the job nicely. The brands I sell in that size are Maxxis and Nankang and both of them are good quality and cheap enough.

[ozscott]

I am a BIG fan of maxxis - have them on by Discovery in the Bravo AT (the agreesive) pattern. Amazing load capacity, grip etc.

And...as said by Perko - cheap.

Cheers

[Moonlighter]

Youre right the Duro are Cr@& tyres. I had them on my trailer from new and they lasted less than a year before showing signs of tread separation.

I had a good run with some Kenda 165/13 LT, but have now upgraded to the Yokohama 175/13's at about $110 each, excellent value and much better quality. Run them at 55 psi around town and 60psi on the highway, as advised by Yokohama, as my BMT weighs just over 1000kg.

Any tyre older than about 5 years is a candidate for replacement, simply because the rubber perishes, and especially being boat tyres, they sit around in one spot for long periods of time and harden, and when they are in use, get a hard life under heavy loads and in salt water.

I've ordered my new boat on a trailer with 14" wheels - simply because the choice and availability of quality mainstream brand tyres for 14" LT is far greater than for 13". Plus you can readily get 185 and even 195 widths which have greater load carrying capacity if needed. A no-brainer, really.

Cheers

ML