16" Aircraft tires for trailer.

[RGehlken]

Is anyone running 16" 9 ply, 10,000lb rated aircraft tires (F-18) used tires on their equipment?? A friend suggested them to me saying they outlast anything on the market.

[redline]

My local Firestone was running a buy 3 get 1 free special on fighter jet tires. Now I'm rated at 190mph

[SHO-TYME]

If it isn't a DOT highway approved tire, it'll get you in tight with the DOT. I'm guessing the officer will call you Maverick or Goose.

[haulin rv]

Googled them a bit and the ones I saw were "not for highway use". Looks like they make good tractor tires though:D

[Haul-A-Round]

they are not for commercial use,d.o.t. approved or re sold for highway use. they are to be sold for farm and agriculture use only.

[RGehlken]

Wishful thinking. It would be nice to get 150,000 miles out of a triple axle trailer tire. They'd call me ICE MAN for sure.

[haulin rv]

I do pretty good with my china cheapo's. 75,000 or so miles so far. Put them on in late winter and still running 3 of the six. 2 got BIG screws and one lost a chunk in the construction area in Indiana. Wish I could get more, but they are gone. Only paid $400 or so installed for 6.

[Dorsey]

I can't seem to stop running over nails or screws to keep tires.

[cosgo]

I got over 100k on my Goodyear trailer tires. Never a flat. Worth every penny.

[haulin rv]

Which ones you running?

[cosgo]

G614

[haulin rv]

Ouch EXPENSIVE! Googled and best I found was $334 EACH.

[cosgo]

I didn't say they were cheap.... I said they were worth every penny!! I get them installed for $330 each. I lost track of how many miles I had on them, but I put 100k on a brand new dodge in 2007, and the trailer was behind it the whole way, then there was my f350 and now another Dodge. I'd be willing to bet there were 160k or more on them when I swapped them out for new. I even kept 2 old ones as extra spares because they were still road worthy. The fact that in 4 years, I never had a blowout, or flat, makes them worth it to me. We all know how hard trailers are on tires, and I run some good size loads, so they earn an "A" in my book.

[SHO-TYME]

I run Carlisle's from Discount Tire, I bought the certificates for them, (covers any damage to the tire except normal wear,), I haven't bought a tire at full price on my small trailer in 5 years, and my big trailer in the last 2 years. (I run different tires on the rear axle of a 3 axle setup, they wear faster and I run a cheaper set on that axle.

[LBZ]

I didn't say they were cheap.... I said they were worth every penny!! I get them installed for $330 each. I lost track of how many miles I had on them, but I put 100k on a brand new dodge in 2007, and the trailer was behind it the whole way, then there was my f350 and now another Dodge. I'd be willing to bet there were 160k or more on them when I swapped them out for new. I even kept 2 old ones as extra spares because they were still road worthy. The fact that in 4 years, I never had a blowout, or flat, makes them worth it to me. We all know how hard trailers are on tires, and I run some good size loads, so they earn an "A" in my book.

Would not run a triple axle anything w/o G614's. The problem most have with them is that your wheels need to be rated for them. Think cold psi is @ 110? & most wheels are rated @ 80 psi. A decent tire shop will not mount them if the wheels are not up to it, splitting the welds can be a bad thing.

Service Tire on the east coast, 795 tire in Toledo, OH & a small (backyard, literally) shop in Apache Junction, AZ were decently priced. Wingfoot had a lot more pride in their pricing.

[cosgo]

Would not run a triple axle anything w/o G614's. The problem most have with them is that your wheels need to be rated for them. Think cold psi is @ 110? & most wheels are rated @ 80 psi. A decent tire shop will not mount them if the wheels are not up to it, splitting the welds can be a bad thing.

Good point. Most people don't realize that it's a high PSI tire, then they mount them to a cheapie rim that fails.