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Originally Posted by commdd
most trailer tires are rated for 55 to 60 mph max, also proper inflation in very important, glad you and your gear are safe!
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Thanks....but if you check many trailer tires have been rated for speeds as high as 87 MPH for quite a few years now. The tires I had on my Malone Kayak Trailer were rated for any posted speed in the United States...some states have 85 MPH. The tires that came with the boat were rated for 87 MPH. The tires I just purchased are rated for 87 MPH. Now that doesn't mean I am going to go that fast......70 is it for me. Heck....Kumho has a trailer tire rated for 99 MPH. I know from reading, for every person you find that swears by a certain brand you can find a 100 who say that brand is crap. So to me trailers tires are a crap shoot. In looking back I think I knew I had a tire failing. It occurred to me that for about a 6 week period I had felt some vibration while towing in the 65-70 MPH range. I checked the tires.....kept them inflated to 50 psi....had them balanced.....kept bearings properly lubed...thought all was well. I took the trailer with new tires out for a test run...vibration is gone....no matter the speed. So in looking back on it the tire was having problems 6 weeks ago. Talked to a friend in KY who has more gear on trailers than all of us on the forum and when I told him about the vibration he told me he has experienced that a lot....and when you do...get some new ones put on ASAP. You can bet I won't disregard any vibration from now on....lesson learned.
Regards