Where to buy good value glider trailer tires

I went to a popular western US tire shop and they quoted me $175 for
two 13" tires. I didn't buy them. Surely I can get good tires for
less than that somewhere? If so please specify brand and type. I do
drag the glider a couple thousand miles each summer so I don't want
cheapest, just good value.

On Apr 1, 4:46*pm, jim archer wrote:
I went to a popular western US tire shop and they quoted me $175 for
two 13" tires. *I didn't buy them. *Surely I can get good tires for
less than that somewhere? *If so please specify brand and type. *I do
drag the glider a couple thousand miles each summer so I don't want
cheapest, just good value.

that price really doesn't seem that bad to me.

last year during our club free distance contest one contestants
trailer blew out BOTH tires. They were admittedly old tires. On the
second tire the crew unhooked the trailer and drove to the nearest
town where he found the local mechanic at home and got him to repair
the tire. Amazingly the crew got back on the road and was less than
an hour behind the glider when it landed. That guy deserved a gold
star for that effort.

Northern Tool

http://www.northerntool.com/shop/too...ms+4294942100?


I like these guys for trailer parts. They have a lot of stuff. I bought a
new torsion axel, tires, wheels and hubs. Everything came right to my door
with free shipping.

The wheels are almost free when you consider that you will be paying to
have the tire mounted. And you can keep your old wheels and tires for
spares, (if you have room in the trailer for the spares).

I got the high speed radials. They run great. I have towed them about 6000
miles and I don't see any tread wear. I have been up to 85 mph and no
problems. They also have bias ply tires too that are cheaper.


At 22:47 01 April 2011, Tony wrote:
On Apr 1, 4:46=A0pm, jim archer wrote:
I went to a popular western US tire shop and they quoted me $175 for
two 13" tires. =A0I didn't buy them. =A0Surely I can get good tires
for
less than that somewhere? =A0If so please specify brand and type. =A0I
do
drag the glider a couple thousand miles each summer so I don't want
cheapest, just good value.

that price really doesn't seem that bad to me.

last year during our club free distance contest one contestants
trailer blew out BOTH tires. They were admittedly old tires. On the
second tire the crew unhooked the trailer and drove to the nearest
town where he found the local mechanic at home and got him to repair
the tire. Amazingly the crew got back on the road and was less than
an hour behind the glider when it landed. That guy deserved a gold
star for that effort.

R5

Last year I replaced all three on my 1998 Cobra at Bell Tire with a
trailer rated tire of a brand that I never heard of. I trust the guys
at a good tire store to sell me the best product. I design cars in
Detroit and defer to experts in areas where I'm not the expert. RAS is
great for asking glider questions to glider experts, but this isn't a
glider question. If you don't trust the tire store guy, try
tirerack.com and you'll learn a lot. They make trailer tires for a
reason and the reason isn't to trick you. Trailer tires have stiff
side walls to reduce sway, and a tall side wall to absorb bumps and
protect your baby in the box. I paid around $70 each. Don't try to
save $10 on a product that will last 8 years, it's silly.

On the side of tires there is a DOT oval with 4 numbers in it. This is the
week and year the tire was manufactured. 3908 means the tire was
manufactured the 39th week in 2008. This is good stuff to know for tires
that are purchased for long term use. if you are looking for trailer
tires that are going to be on your trailer until the sidewalls fail due to
deterioration, you want to find something recently manufactured, not
something from years ago sitting in a warehouse getting hard. Street
Motorcycle guys are really aware of this as you want soft FRESH tires for
cornering.
I bought a new Goodyear for my ASW 20 a while back and when I received it
it was already 10 years old! I sent it back and got a much newer one.
Its common for Street bike guys to order tires over the internet, [ the
rears only last 4-7000 miles ] and to ask the warehouse guy to have the
tire in his hand and ask him to look at the date it was manufactured. I
won't buy anything over, say 12 months old. I think if your going to buy
new tires, get NEW ones, you may have to look a bit, but it will be worth
it.

On Apr 1, 8:05*pm, Nick Kennedy wrote:
On the side of tires there is a *DOT oval with 4 numbers in it. This is the
week and year the tire was manufactured. *3908 means the tire was
manufactured the 39th week in 2008. *This is good stuff to know for tires
that are purchased for *long term use. *if you are looking for trailer
tires that are going to be on your trailer until the sidewalls fail due to
deterioration, you want to find something recently manufactured, not
something from years ago sitting in a warehouse getting hard. Street
Motorcycle guys are really aware of this as you want soft FRESH tires for
cornering.
I bought a new Goodyear for my ASW 20 a while back and when I received it
it was already 10 years old! I sent it back and got a *much newer one.
Its common for Street bike guys to order *tires over the internet, *[ the
rears only last 4-7000 miles ] and to ask the warehouse guy to have the
tire in his hand and ask him to look at the date it was manufactured. I
won't buy anything over, say 12 months old. I think if your going to buy
new tires, get NEW ones, you may have to look a bit, but it will be worth
it.





Tire rack is the best IMO, but America's Tire has green ball ST Rated
for about 70...
I prefer the bias ST over radials...
DO NOT USE P TIRES ON YOUR TRAILER
aerodyne