Love all the engineers here that have tire design experience.
Love all the engineers here that have tire design experience.
I posted a picture of a Basscat with factory equipped Cooper radial tires. Both the Basscats I had had 4 Cooper (car?) radial tires. I didn't design them neither did I ever have any tire troubles.
I was an engineer once, the train driver let me pull the cord and the whistle blew.
Last edited by billnorman1; 12-03-2017 at 06:39 AM.
There's a ton of false information in this thread, but this is what really matters ^^^^
The tires have way more than enough carrying capacity for any bass boat on a tandem trailer, but unless the OP drives on perfect roads, he will risk cutting the tires and/or damaging a wheel.
I've seen my high sidewall single axle tires with 55psi compress halfway to the wheel when crossing over a bad 2" transition from the gravel to the pavement, while moving at barely a crawl.
Simple rules:
Single axle? Trailer tires under high pressure.
Tandem axle? You have more options, but still need to use common sense.
I tend to agree with Nova. 18's are not the biggest rim, but big enough to be of concern to me. I Know pimped out cars with their +20" rims pay hell on the roads in Wisconsin. Lots of bent or broken rims. They look real good, but pot holes win all the time. Our launches sometimes have a bad lip where concrete ends and gravel/mud starts. I was so happy to get a tandem on this boat to midigate this a bit. You having a tandem sould help some I would think. I am not going to get in the Car vs. Trailer tire thing. Others have responded and probably know much more than me. I know I am old achool and will only put Trailer tires under my trailer. Mine came with 4x ST215/75R14's load range C when I got it. No problems to date for me. Lots of overkill with my estimated tow weight of 3500 Lbs.
Ches.
2013 Lund 2010 Pro Guide, 150 Verado SN:2B024387
2X Helix 12's Mega G2N's, Lvl. 2 Merc Monitor
tires and suspension shares the load going down the road, low profile tires will pound the crap out of your trailer suspension and boat!