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<blockquote data-quote="Lawdog" data-source="post: 134204" data-attributes="member: 2729"><p>Howdy all. I am noticing some pretty significant wear on my trailer tires. They were stock to the trailer and have been on the road since August 2008. They are Carlisle Sport Trails 4.80-12. From a little research, I'm finding that 2-3 years seems pretty normal life for trailer tires. This was a surprise to me, but all the tire shops are saying the small diameter means they essentially turn more than your truck tire does, in effect accelerating their miles and running hot. </p><p></p><p>Anyway, my best local options are replacing them with a similar Carlisle tire for about $40 each or a Deestone D901 for about $23 each. Both are a 6 ply tire. I am also seeing some unhappiness with the Carlisle tires out there--premature end of life, etc, so I'm not eager to go down that road again. The Deestone appears to be a Thailand made product which I'd never previsouly heard of, but one tire shop says are adequate for this use (note--he does sell a more expensive alternate). </p><p></p><p>Any opinions? I figure I will put 4500 to 5000 miles a year on them.</p><p></p><p>Thanks.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://i315.photobucket.com/albums/ll470/rangerez/Duck%20Boat/tire.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lawdog, post: 134204, member: 2729"] Howdy all. I am noticing some pretty significant wear on my trailer tires. They were stock to the trailer and have been on the road since August 2008. They are Carlisle Sport Trails 4.80-12. From a little research, I'm finding that 2-3 years seems pretty normal life for trailer tires. This was a surprise to me, but all the tire shops are saying the small diameter means they essentially turn more than your truck tire does, in effect accelerating their miles and running hot. Anyway, my best local options are replacing them with a similar Carlisle tire for about $40 each or a Deestone D901 for about $23 each. Both are a 6 ply tire. I am also seeing some unhappiness with the Carlisle tires out there--premature end of life, etc, so I'm not eager to go down that road again. The Deestone appears to be a Thailand made product which I'd never previsouly heard of, but one tire shop says are adequate for this use (note--he does sell a more expensive alternate). Any opinions? I figure I will put 4500 to 5000 miles a year on them. Thanks. [img]https://i315.photobucket.com/albums/ll470/rangerez/Duck%20Boat/tire.jpg[/img] [/QUOTE]
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