Any toyhauler/tire experts here?

[Headrope]

The Carlisle tires on my buddy's Raptor toyhauler blew out this weekend. He called to warn me.
I already know Carlisle are universally renown for being crap but it got me to thinking about the tires on my hauler. They are Highwaymaster brand - a brand that, apparently, doesn't exist on the Internet.
How concerned should I be about that?

[Gunz]

As long as you have trailer rated tires and they aren't dry rotted, your in good shape. Do a pretrip inspesction and make sure you have the right tire pressure in them too. A tire with low tire pressure on a long distance pull equals busted belts and blow outs.
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[Headrope]

A good rule of thumb but not always the case, and somewhat dangerous to suggest - especially when it comes to Carlisle brand trailer tires.

[Gunz]

A good rule of thumb but not always the case, and somewhat dangerous to suggest - especially when it comes to Carlisle brand trailer tires.

Dang which part did I mess up on? I usually spend around $15,000-20,000 a year on freak'n tires.

[Gunz]

I think the 2 spares for my little enclosed carhauler are Highwaymaster's and they are new. Never used Carlisle tires.

[dragonz]

well theres 365 durex in a goodyear, hope they aren't used ones
cornering might be a bit slippery otherwise

[Ranger]

I might just be lucky but the Carisle tires on my trailer have never blown up...We wore out the original factory tires and I had to replace one with a Denman tire one time and that exploded later, so now it's back to all Carisles...Only time they go flat is when it picks up a damn screw.

[dragonz]

Every brand of tyre can have failures, especially as the mileage or age starts getting high.
The rubber is aged by a combination of heat, cold, & time, as well as wear due to improper alignment, under or over inflation, & the kind of roads they are driven on.

Whatever your tyres, the lesson is pretty simple.
1/ Get your vehicle wheel alignment & ballancing done on a regular basis
2/ When this is done, get the tyre technician to check the tyres for any structural weakness or flaws (bulges in sidewalls or miss-shapen or  uneven tread patterns are a dead give-away)
3/ Check tyre inflation & look for wear patterns that would indicate under/over inflation & correct the tyre pressure to suit
    (under inflated tyres wear on the edges, over inflated wear the centre)
    Should be checked before every trip, & look for any possible flaws as per 2/ at the same time
4/ Try to plan your route to avoid rough roads or driving where you know there will be a high likelyhood of driving over kerbs, large rocks or uneven ground.

Tyres are a major cost for any truck or large vehicle, just as much as for a fast car or even your quad.

Look after what you have, it will save you plenty in the long run 

[Peelz]

Hey Phil!


WTF is a TYRE? Is that what you have to have to drive on Tarmac?

friggin foreigners!  JK MANO!

[Krandall]

proper maintenance is key.

[UncleBeaner]

i have to jump in and say carlises are garbage. every trailer ive had with them ive had issues. i like the goodyear marathons. never had a issue once with these and i tow a lot of miles every year. far as maintenance goes as long as your not a idoit this isnt a hard thing to do, if its low on air fill it, keep out of beating sun for long periods of time thats about it.

[dragonz]

Hey Phil!


WTF is a TYRE? Is that what you have to have to drive on Tarmac?

friggin foreigners!  JK MANO!

Hey pickle lips, look up aluminium in "the concise oxford dictionary"
You fellas need to learn english sometime

[Peelz]

Hey Phil!


WTF is a TYRE? Is that what you have to have to drive on Tarmac?

friggin foreigners!  JK MANO!

Hey pickle lips, look up aluminium in "the concise oxford dictionary"
You fellas need to learn english sometime

  suuuuuuure we do. Still laugh about that one.

[dragonz]

Hey Phil!


WTF is a TYRE? Is that what you have to have to drive on Tarmac?

friggin foreigners!  JK MANO!

Hey pickle lips, look up aluminium in "the concise oxford dictionary"
You fellas need to learn english sometime

  suuuuuuure we do. Still laugh about that one.

the language is ENGLISH, not Americanish..................