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TurkisMafia
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 Posted: Tue Apr 13, 2021 6:26 pm Post subject: Trailer with matching bus rims... what tires? |
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I bought a very small fiberglass Mullins style trailer to tow with my 78. I’ve got a set of 14” bus rims ready to go for it. My bus has proper 185r14 load rated tires... what type/size tire would you go with on the trailer? The light truck tires are a bit tougher to find and pricier. Any more affordable alternatives? Will likely use the trailer once or twice a year.
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busdaddy
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| Posted: Tue Apr 13, 2021 6:34 pm Post subject: Re: Trailer with matching bus rims... what tires? |
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I'd go shopping for trailer rated tires, they come in 14"
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VOLTWAGEN
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| Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2021 3:42 am Post subject: Re: Trailer with matching bus rims... what tires? |
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| Danam404 wrote: |
I bought a very small fiberglass Mullins style trailer to tow with my 78. I’ve got a set of 14” bus rims ready to go for it. My bus has proper 185r14 load rated tires... what type/size tire would you go with on the trailer? The light truck tires are a bit tougher to find and pricier. Any more affordable alternatives? Will likely use the trailer once or twice a year.
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I'd go for the same tyres as is on the bus, then you can use them for spares, or if you are on a trip and only take one spare you can use it on the bus or the trailer.
Yes it'll cost you a little more, but the benefits are huge
Note I am in Australia and on a long road trip I would carry 2 spares just for the van, but since going to 15" rims they are easier to find so only take 1 spare now |
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Wildthings
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| Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2021 4:46 am Post subject: Re: Trailer with matching bus rims... what tires? |
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There are several 14" trailer only tires available, don't really know what makes them different from car tires though. As mentioned above I would go with tires that you could use on either your van or your trailer.
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NASkeet
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| Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2021 5:37 am Post subject: Re: Trailer with matching bus rims... what tires? |
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| VOLTWAGEN wrote: |
| Danam404 wrote: |
I bought a very small fiberglass Mullins style trailer to tow with my 78. I’ve got a set of 14” bus rims ready to go for it. My bus has proper 185r14 load rated tires... what type/size tire would you go with on the trailer? The light truck tires are a bit tougher to find and pricier. Any more affordable alternatives? Will likely use the trailer once or twice a year.
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I'd go for the same tyres as is on the bus, then you can use them for spares, or if you are on a trip and only take one spare you can use it on the bus or the trailer.
Yes it'll cost you a little more, but the benefits are huge
Note I am in Australia and on a long road trip I would carry 2 spares just for the van, but since going to 15" rims they are easier to find so only take 1 spare now |
I am also in the process of acquiring a modest-sized general-purpose & camping trailer. It's an ERDE 142, unbraked trailer of about 95 kg unladen weight and a payload of about 505 kg, but has small-sized 10 inch wheels. A spare wheel & tyre, is likely to cost about £50. Whether any larger diameter wheels would fit, I have yet to discover.
https://trailers.co.uk/Trailer
https://trailers.co.uk/Trailer/ERDE_Camping
https://trailers.co.uk/Product/0000002750/ERDE_142
If I were heading into the outback of Australia, where one might not encounter a living soul for months at a time, I think I would still take two spare wheels, plus a set of tyre levers and few inner-tubes just for good measure, irrespective of what size tyres I had. I would also pack the engine starting handle as well.as having a second battery.
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TurkisMafia
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| Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2021 8:53 am Post subject: Re: Trailer with matching bus rims... what tires? |
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| Wildthings wrote: |
There are several 14" trailer only tires available, don't really know what makes them different from car tires though. As mentioned above I would go with tires that you could use on either your van or your trailer.
Why no go back and delete your duplicate thread? |
Did not realize I had a duplicate. Thanks!
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VOLTWAGEN
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| Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2021 6:16 pm Post subject: Re: Trailer with matching bus rims... what tires? |
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| Wildthings wrote: |
There are several 14" trailer only tires available, don't really know what makes them different from car tires though. As mentioned above I would go with tires that you could use on either your van or your trailer.
Why no go back and delete your duplicate thread? |
From my experience of using a trailer in the UK well before I emigrated to Australia was that "trailer" tyres were not as good a design, they were cheap as they were made cheap and had a lower max speed rating, I know as I bubbled quite a few (but i was young and going well above the speed limit)
I wouldn't be surprised if "trailer" tyres don't need to meet specific specs/regulations, as they are just trailer tyres
I personally use AT tyres on my trailer, bit of an over kill, but never had a problem yet |
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