Trailer Tire Change

4 for Boating · 08-20-2024, 06:33 AM

Thanks for the thoughts. Note: The trailer came with 2 new tires so seems a shame to not use or discard them.

ApS · 08-20-2024, 06:42 AM

Contact your insurance company to learn who they recommend for roadside services. Or look up a "Roadside Service" business on the Internet. They've surely dealt with the problem of a trailer flat and can advise a solution.

Or advertise the new tires here at the Marketplace forum.

You'll get a thousand views and somebody (or two?) might want a spare (or two?).

rick35 · 08-20-2024, 08:12 AM

If the tires are old there's a good chance the rims won't hold a bead. I'd just buy three new tires and rims so you have a spare and then rotate one out when needed. Should run about $200 for three at Walmart or Amazon assuming they're the small ones. I saw a boat and trailer left on the side of 93 a couple of weeks back and the guy either didn't have a spare or had a bearing freeze up.

08-20-2024, 06:42 AM	#2
ApS Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Florida (Sebring & Keys), Wolfeboro Posts: 5,939 Thanks: 2,209 Thanked 776 Times in 553 Posts	They ARE 8-Inch Tires? Contact your insurance company to learn who they recommend for roadside services. Or look up a "Roadside Service" business on the Internet. They've surely dealt with the problem of a trailer flat and can advise a solution. Or advertise the new tires here at the Marketplace forum. You'll get a thousand views and somebody (or two?) might want a spare (or two?). Last edited by ApS; 08-20-2024 at 07:04 AM. Reason: "Roadside Service"

08-20-2024, 06:33 AM	#1
4 for Boating Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 224 Thanks: 1 Thanked 38 Times in 26 Posts	Thanks for the thoughts. Note: The trailer came with 2 new tires so seems a shame to not use or discard them.

08-20-2024, 08:12 AM	#3
rick35 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Bear Island/Merrimack Posts: 807 Thanks: 58 Thanked 203 Times in 130 Posts	If the tires are old there's a good chance the rims won't hold a bead. I'd just buy three new tires and rims so you have a spare and then rotate one out when needed. Should run about $200 for three at Walmart or Amazon assuming they're the small ones. I saw a boat and trailer left on the side of 93 a couple of weeks back and the guy either didn't have a spare or had a bearing freeze up.