changing trailer tyres?
Submitted by till on Tue, 2008-11-25 20:08
Hi,
my boat has a whacky trailer, its got independant axles, each with a coil and airshocks and 14" tyres. Now, thats great on a track, but on shallow ramps, it makes launching tedious.
Are there any common sort of tyres used on boat trailers, say 10-12", that would support a 4.2m tinny with a 50hp on it fine? I'd probably prefer to get something in a common size and I can always get a special insert put in the right rim, just so it matches my hubs.
Ta,
till
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Feral
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ive got some very small
ive got some very small tires on my tinnie ... maybe 12 inches high .. think i got them throu martins trailer part - i can get them here in busso without problems and have been using them for 2 years problem free (they are rated to 110km and about 700 kg each)
till
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I don't seem to see lt truck
I don't seem to see lt truck under 12" but anything that saves me a bit of height would be great!
Neander
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Hardest thing Till is
Hardest thing Till is matching the rim to the hub.
Some boat trailers use US ford rims which are a bit harder to source.
Best of is taking the rim with you to a tyre shop so they can tell you the correct stud pattern.
Bart-Man
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Break back
Have you considerd converting your trailer to a break back?
not real hard to do.
till
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My old employers, we used to
My old employers, we used to make up a lot of odd combos. You just buy the rim, then get an insert to match the rim to the hub, picking the offset you want.
This trailer used to be break-back, but it now has rails that run from near the axle to the drawbar, bit too much cutting for me to want to do that again!
Mick.C
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Take the trailer to Trailer
Take the trailer to Trailer parts, in O'conner I think they are. They have just about everything you need and are experts on what is available. I am certain that if they look at it they could tell you what to do straight away.
Bart-Man
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Break it at the draw bar?
Sorry with out seeing it bit hard cant you break it on the draw bar have seen it done.
diji
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As mick said
Martin trailer parts there's one in oconnor and one north of the river
till
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And one in Bayswater, my
And one in Bayswater, my brother has an account there, so thats even better *giggle*