TURNPIKE TRAILOR TIRES

[JCSNET]

Wife needs new tires on horse trailer. Old tires have dry rot and are no longer safe. The brand that is sold in Newnan Ga is Turnpike for around 390 for 4. The size is ST225/75/R15.. Does anyone have any history or experence with this tire?. Would this be a safe tire in a 10 ply for a 2 horse trailer?. THanks Cliff

 

[Diamondpilot]

Never heard of them. Price is right though. If it were me I would hunt out Greenballs. Best trailer tire on the market.

Chris

 

[CJONE]

Never heard of them. Price is right though. If it were me I would hunt out Greenballs. Best trailer tire on the market.

Chris

I have to agree, I would not put cheap tires on anything that may cost a life if they blow out. CJ

 

[newbury]

Costco and Sam's carry Greenballs.

 

[kenmac]

If it were me I would hunt out Greenballs. Best trailer tire on the market.

Chris

Seems to me if the tire meets the specs it's as good as any other tire. Seems Greenball tires are like most other trailer tires... Imported...Chinese....

 

[TCJatko]

I'd stick with an American-made tire (if you can find them). In the past I've had issues with Korean-made tires;I'm sure Chinese stuff is much worse.

 

[Diamondpilot]

Seems to me if the tire meets the specs it's as good as any other tire. Seems Greenball tires are like most other trailer tires... Imported...Chinese....

Greenballs are Taiwan made. I agree most are imports but I bet I buy a dozen sets of trailer tires per year. The Greenballs are by far the best. The American made Carlisle and Marathon tires are by far the worst.

Chris

 

[beemerphile]

Here is some info on the subject...

RV.Net Open Roads Forum: Surveying ST225/75R15 LRD/LRE tires, the best of all evils

 

[Diamondpilot]

Here is some info on the subject...

RV.Net Open Roads Forum: Surveying ST225/75R15 LRD/LRE tires, the best of all evils

Take a look at the date. This thread is from 6 years ago. I can tell you 6 years ago I loved the Goodyear Marathon tires. Today they are junk. I like Goodyears overall. Just put a set on my truck in November. So I am not a hater.

Things change year to year. For the last 3 or so the Greenballs are hands down the best. We have them on nearly 50 trailers and not a single failure that was not caused by a outside force such as a nail.

Chris

 

[beemerphile]

Take a look at the date. This thread is from 6 years ago.

Chris,

Are there still different versions of the Greenball, or is that info out of date as well?

 

[kenmac]

Taiwan ,china, Korean, etc, are there any really difference tire in quality ?? I know some will say yes ,but I imagine there are some specs all tires must meet to be sold for hwy use. Other than short tread life on some of the car/truck tires, never had a tire failure. For trailer tires For me it's a toss up. I've got the cheapest 235x85x16"s I could buy on my dump trailer and haven had a tire failure yet and that's hauling 6-7 tons a load. I usually end up replacing trailer tires long B-4 the tread is gone due to dry rot

 

[Diamondpilot]

Chris,

Are there still different versions of the Greenball, or is that info out of date as well?

There are. I only use the Tow Master Radials. I will not touch a bias anything.

Chris

 

[Diamondpilot]

Taiwan ,china, Korean, etc, are there any really difference tire in quality ?? I know some will say yes ,but I imagine there are some specs all tires must meet to be sold for hwy use. Other than short tread life on some of the car/truck tires, never had a tire failure. For trailer tires For me it's a toss up. I've got the cheapest 235x85x16"s I could buy on my dump trailer and haven had a tire failure yet and that's hauling 6-7 tons a load. I usually end up replacing trailer tires long B-4 the tread is gone due to dry rot

I agree about replacing well before they Wear Out. A dump trailer for most is easy on tires due to short distances towed. Campers and boat trailers are usually the worst. People want to get there so they drive fast and it's usually a hour or more at a time. Heat is the enemy. Speed and inflation create it.

Chris

 

[newbury]

This thread could probably also use some comments on using the proper valve and rim if you get higher rated tires. If I remember correctly other threads pointed out that the E range tires (which I got) needed an air pressure which exceeded many of the lowly rubber valves.

 

[kenmac]

This thread could probably also use some comments on using the proper valve and rim if you get higher rated tires. If I remember correctly other threads pointed out that the E range tires (which I got) needed an air pressure which exceeded many of the lowly rubber valves.

That's correct. I use bolt in HP metal valve stems