Trailer tires on ebay 10 ply 225 75R 15 OK??

I am getting to the point I need some new tires on my 16 foot car trailer and small livestock trailer. It is getting hard to find decent used 15 inch tires off of cars and pickups anymore. There was a time I could find a matched set of four tires with decent tread. Anyway, there are 1000's of "trailer use only" tires on ebay. Eight and 10 ply are very common. The interesting thing is that 225/75R - 15, 10 ply tires can be bought for $220 for a set of 4. Are these tires OK for occasional and light to medium usage???? Thanks for your comments.

I would ask for the date codes

I personally have not had good luck with cheaper trailer tires. The ones I have tried broke belts sooner and weather cracked really fast. I know they say that the trailer only tire is supposed to have stronger side walls and such but I never could get them to last. I have better luck with a LT tire on my lighter trailers. I have a lawn mower trailer and a car trailer that I bet either one gets pulled 500 miles a year.

I believe most of the ads say 2017 production.

As I have previously stated. I tried a set of 4 of those tires. 2 seperated and 1 blew out within 2000 miles. They were true China junk. My 2 cents is look on line at Miller tire in OH or other trust worthy discount sellers.

What brand ya looking at?

You might want to look into Carlisle bias ply trailer tires. Two tire dealers have told me that every trailer radial made is junk.....including the ones they sell. even though they are made in China, I'm happy with the Carlisle bias ply tires I put on my 14K dump trailer. I can't say the same for the two brands of trailer radials that preceded them.

I'll second the bias ply truck tires over radial or any tire labeled for trailers.

I hear the stiff sidewall theory, but also have concern that as a trailer rated tire they can cut quality as it is not intended to carry passengers.

(quoted from post at 23:40:09 03/27/18) What brand ya looking at?

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On ebay, who knows? I bought a pair of 175/80R13 tires on rims off Ebay and the brand was "WANDA." Ever heard of WANDA? Me either.

They're on a real light trailer so they're only being used at a fraction of their rating. Even if I only get a couple of years out of them it's only $100 for a new set of tires and rims shipped to my door.

On a trailer that is going to be hauling anything substantial, I don't know if I'd trust my WANDA brand tires.

AFAIK the MAXXIS M8008 is the best trailer tire out there right now.

I used to use P/U take-offs when I needed tires for my 16' utility, tandem 3250# axles. That meant radials on my trailers. On tandems, way too much sidewall squirming. Went to bias ply LT or ST. Do much better for me. I have a set of "Shield" 700x15, 8 ply I bought over 15 years ago, no LT nor ST rating. Still running them and get this.....No weather cracking that I can detect. I leave the trailer outside, sitting on gravel and shield (no resemblance to the name) the tires from direct sunlight. Yes they were made in China.

Another comment on ebay tires, of which I have bought a few sets recently for trailers, is that they all have different brands but where the brand name is located on the tire sidewall, the molding shows that the name is a plate in the tire molding machine that is changed to suit the customer. That tells me that most of the tires come from the same source.

All are US DOT and ply rated. They do specify belted bias, but don't tell you just how many plies are actually in the tires..... as if it matters, as long as the tire meets the DOT requirements for that ply/ weight rating. One thing I noticed was that the 6 ply rated tires I bought are rated at 50# for 1850# rather than lower numbers I am accustomed to for a given 6 ply tire rating. I've yet to have something to gripe about with my purchases.

(quoted from post at 20:26:06 03/27/18) I am getting to the point I need some new tires on my 16 foot car trailer and small livestock trailer. It is getting hard to find decent used 15 inch tires off of cars and pickups anymore. There was a time I could find a matched set of four tires with decent tread. Anyway, there are 1000's of "trailer use only" tires on ebay. Eight and 10 ply are very common. The interesting thing is that 225/75R - 15, 10 ply tires can be bought for $220 for a set of 4. Are these tires OK for occasional and light to medium usage???? Thanks for your comments.

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Recently I dug 4 of those "trailer use only" tires out of the throw away pile behind a local tire dealers store. Those tires appeared to be almost brand new with very deep tread and no other defects. Closer inspection revealed that those tires were NOT round. In fact, they were very visibly OUT OF ROUND. I'm sure that is why they were in the throw-away pile.

Of course NEW tires of any description are going to hold up better and last longer than USED take-offs from a pickup truck that have been through God knows what, are God knows how old, etc...

I bought two trailers with those Carlisle tires and did not like them. First trailer was about 20 years ago And wore them out easily and tread was wieard as one side of tire was bigger than the other by a quarter of an inch. I replaced them in early 15 with radial trailer tires only to have that trailer wrecked within a month after putting new tires on it by a car that did not slow for a stop sign. Hit in left front wheel and ruined that tire and wheel and bent frame and axle. The 3 remaining are on my camper now. After that reck I need a trailer so bought a new one and it has those Carlisle that I wish it did not have, I am sure at least one is out of round from the way it shakes my truck. And those bias ply Carlisle tires have no braking grip on a wet road. The new radial I bought I do not know make but I bought them mounted from TSC. No vibration and will have a grip on that road. I am wanting to get the wrecked trailer repaired and back in use and get rid of the new one as I do not like it. Both rated at 7,000# but older one 250# heavier and with same load Ford 2N I never felt the frame flex but on new I can so I now use a 30 year old homemade trailer. Had 235-75R 15 on it for quite a while and now have 7:00 x 15 truck bias ply just to get a narrower and taller tire to keep trailer in the legal 8.5' width. No problems with radial sidewalls on any trailer. With the size on ebay and that ply rating I would question if your wheels are strong enough to handle that tire.

i know i sure wont buy trailer tires, as they do not last. i been using used 245/75r x 16 radial truck tires and get better life from them than those chinese trailer tires. appears your talking about using auto tires so yes no problem.

Truck tires on a trailer will get you a ticket a lot of places.

My stock trailer came with 15" Goodyear Marathons. First set lasted about 10 years. Replaced them a couple of years ago with the same brand from WalMart. Not a lot of places with 15" trailer tires.

I pulled across a DOT SCALES after hours to check my Trailer weight. Trailer has a GVW 14000 lbs, TWO 7,400 axels, Torsion suspension, bumper hitch. Total of four 16" Tires, Tires are labelled "TRAILER USGAE ONLY" E Rating...10 ply:

A trailer was parked in the Scales yard that looked similar to mine, with RED FLAGGING. "NOT TO BE MOVED".
While I was checking all binders, lights etc, a service truck arrived. The TRAILER was Ticketed as the TRAILER was running AUTOMOTIVE TRUCK TIRES!

You my decide to look into the current regulations of your area.

Bob...

What about a truck DEALER who would PUT "TRAILER USE ONLY" tires on the steer axle of a C65 Chevy. Saw it happen.

(quoted from post at 09:03:57 03/28/18) I pulled across a DOT SCALES after hours to check my Trailer weight. Trailer has a GVW 14000 lbs, TWO 7,400 axels, Torsion suspension, bumper hitch. Total of four 16" Tires, Tires are labelled "TRAILER USGAE ONLY" E Rating...10 ply:

A trailer was parked in the Scales yard that looked similar to mine, with RED FLAGGING. "NOT TO BE MOVED".
While I was checking all binders, lights etc, a service truck arrived. The TRAILER was Ticketed as the TRAILER was running AUTOMOTIVE TRUCK TIRES!

You my decide to look into the current regulations of your area.

Bob...

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Has to be more to it than that. 18 wheelers do not require special "trailer use only" tires on the trailer. No, the trailer can use the same tires as on the tractor. I will guess the trailer in question was side-lined because the tires were worn out.