nuttyboater
Petty Officer 3rd Class
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- Jun 26, 2008
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I just acquired a boat today, i believe its a 1968 Starcraft, it has a 1968 Evinrude 65hp Sportfour on it... Anyway..
The trailer is a Dilly Trailers Model S-16.
The tire size is P145/80R12 and they are a load range C, 816lbs.
Can anyone tell me an equivalent size that will fit my wheels? I have been trying all night to find an online retailer that sells this size tires, i called a few places also, including one that i bought tires from for my utility trailer last year, and they are stumped...
One guy said he had an OLD conversion chart that says they could use a 5.20-12 trailer tire, but all i can find is a 5.30-12, incidently that was the size tire on the popup camper we used to have. So i called him again and he said no its a 5.20-12, so i looked it up on the net and sure enough i found a conversion chart on a website that showed a P145/80R12 can be replaced with a 5.20-12, but i can't find that size either.
It would suck if i had to spend the money to replace the steel wheels too, they are in fine shape, no rust and clean. The tires are checked and cracked from sitting so long, we managed to air them up today and drove her home super slow, 35mph all the way home on the highway, stopping often to check the tires and the air pressure, as well as the hubs for overheating. I plan on taking them apart and repacking the wheel bearings, been there done that on my utility trailer, so while i am new to boats i'm definitely not new to trailers.. lol
Just can't figure out what tire we need here. I would like to get them both replaced before it even leaves the driveway again. I got enough heavy duty jackstands that i can just take my time and jack it up and remove both tires and take them somewhere to be replaced and then bring them back home and reinstall, would save my nerves from having to pull it again worrying about a blowout! I don't think these tires could stand any more MN potholes!
Thanks!
The trailer is a Dilly Trailers Model S-16.
The tire size is P145/80R12 and they are a load range C, 816lbs.
Can anyone tell me an equivalent size that will fit my wheels? I have been trying all night to find an online retailer that sells this size tires, i called a few places also, including one that i bought tires from for my utility trailer last year, and they are stumped...
One guy said he had an OLD conversion chart that says they could use a 5.20-12 trailer tire, but all i can find is a 5.30-12, incidently that was the size tire on the popup camper we used to have. So i called him again and he said no its a 5.20-12, so i looked it up on the net and sure enough i found a conversion chart on a website that showed a P145/80R12 can be replaced with a 5.20-12, but i can't find that size either.
It would suck if i had to spend the money to replace the steel wheels too, they are in fine shape, no rust and clean. The tires are checked and cracked from sitting so long, we managed to air them up today and drove her home super slow, 35mph all the way home on the highway, stopping often to check the tires and the air pressure, as well as the hubs for overheating. I plan on taking them apart and repacking the wheel bearings, been there done that on my utility trailer, so while i am new to boats i'm definitely not new to trailers.. lol
Just can't figure out what tire we need here. I would like to get them both replaced before it even leaves the driveway again. I got enough heavy duty jackstands that i can just take my time and jack it up and remove both tires and take them somewhere to be replaced and then bring them back home and reinstall, would save my nerves from having to pull it again worrying about a blowout! I don't think these tires could stand any more MN potholes!
Thanks!
