Davinci512
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Hi All,
I am looking for some advice. I have a tandem torsion axle aluminum trailer rated at 10,000#s with Load Range D Goodyear Radial tires. I had the boat and trailer weighed using a moving company's scale and found the entire set-up weighed 10,400#s (Boat, Trailer and Gear), and that the weight on the 4 trailer tires totalled 8,600#s. I frequently tow the boat to Montauk (approximately 100 miles each way) without a problem. However, I once towed the boat to the Florida Keys, and replaced somewhere around eight tires (six southbound and 2 northbound) during the trip. I am still pissed at that Old Man at the gas station on the GA/FL border who charged me $450 for one tire. "Where ya gonna get one at this hour son?" On the way south I started with the tires inflated to 50#s, but later learned that they should have been inflated to 65#s (Max). That helped but did not eliminate the problem. My towing speed was around 55-60 mph. That's as fast as my old vehicle could tow. My new pick-up can tow much faster. Here's the dilemna. I plan to tow the boat to the Outerbanks of NC in June, and I don't want to be replacing tires like chicklets again. I live on Long Island, and if you know NY, you also know that there is no worse place on earth to breakdown than the BQE or XBnxExpwy. Any Ideas?
I am looking for some advice. I have a tandem torsion axle aluminum trailer rated at 10,000#s with Load Range D Goodyear Radial tires. I had the boat and trailer weighed using a moving company's scale and found the entire set-up weighed 10,400#s (Boat, Trailer and Gear), and that the weight on the 4 trailer tires totalled 8,600#s. I frequently tow the boat to Montauk (approximately 100 miles each way) without a problem. However, I once towed the boat to the Florida Keys, and replaced somewhere around eight tires (six southbound and 2 northbound) during the trip. I am still pissed at that Old Man at the gas station on the GA/FL border who charged me $450 for one tire. "Where ya gonna get one at this hour son?" On the way south I started with the tires inflated to 50#s, but later learned that they should have been inflated to 65#s (Max). That helped but did not eliminate the problem. My towing speed was around 55-60 mph. That's as fast as my old vehicle could tow. My new pick-up can tow much faster. Here's the dilemna. I plan to tow the boat to the Outerbanks of NC in June, and I don't want to be replacing tires like chicklets again. I live on Long Island, and if you know NY, you also know that there is no worse place on earth to breakdown than the BQE or XBnxExpwy. Any Ideas?