Well folks, this is great. My first trip was from Yamaha dealer in Dallas Texas to storage in Wichita Falls 125 miles. Just excited to get my NEW 2021 195 FSH CC Sport. Well this last Saturday took out to the lake and back, 11 mile trip back to storage with stop at gas station to fill tank up. After unhooking trailer in its spot did the walk around circle checking the whole package. Touched the tires and boy were they HOT. Yes those are the Carlisle tires everyone is talking about not only here on boats but on travel trailers also.
So tomorrow Black Friday Walmart has the better price on this GoodYear ST215/75R14 108 LR-D Endutance BSW TL so I will purchase two and jack the trailer Saturday early and change them out.
That kind of heat is a disaster waiting to happen when you least expect it.
My 0.02
What was your
cold tire pressure (before the tow), what was your tire pressure
after?
In general, if correctly pressurized the tire pressure should only rise in the 10-15% range; that also means they should not be getting very hot after a tow. I find that, with trailer tires, this can only be achieved (or even approached) by pressurizing to the
max cold pressure number on the tire, usually 50psi. Of course, if you tow on a hot day and scorching hot asphalt, sunny side can get very hot over a long highway tow (say, Arizona in the summer). Otherwise they really shouldn't, maybe warm but not hot. Carlisle hubs are notorious for coming grease-free from factory, so I would check that first, too.
Also, always good to cool off before dunking in the water to avoid water intrusion in the hubs (due to cooling induced suction).
I would give the Carlisles a chance if those are their newer radials, just pump them to the max, check the grease in hubs.
What's the production date? There is usually a 4-digit number, first two numbers indicate what week of the year it was made (out of 52 weeks per year), and the second two numbers represent the year. In general, replacing after 3-4 years max recommended on trailer tires, regardless of mileage.
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