With the research I've done up to this point I don't think I disagree with anything you've stated. The 195 w/ a 150 and full of gear is a lot of weight on C tires. I'll be getting them swapped out before my next trip up north in September.
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I thought the pt195 came with 14” wheels on it? The ones i seen at bps were all 14” wheel. 13” isnt adequate for the 175 or 190 let alone that hull.
The standard model is 13” looked on their site. The boats i seen on the floor were tourney models they come with the 14” wheels like on the nitro trailers. That would be my first upgrade if you wanted to avoid problems.
If my drive to and from the lake I fish 99% of the time wasn't so short (10 mins tops) I'd be doing the 15" wheel/tire combo upgrade.
Check out tires at Costco , had them delivered at the house , free mounting , valve stems no charge . In and out in a half hour . 3 tires / 3 rims . 👍
My Ranger Trail trailer had ST175/80R13's on it and swapped them to ST205/75R14 Goodyear Endurance tires on SenDel wheels.
The 205 tires were just over an inch taller than the 185's were so that means it is only just over 1/2" closer to the fender.
Mine had plenty of room there and I would bet ours does as well.
You can go to Discount Tire and have them put one on there and make sure it will fit before buying.
If they won't you can swap the shackles for longer ones to gain wheel clearance. :beers:
Good Year Endurance are solid trailer tires. Most people need to change tires because of age, not wear. Make sure you are checking for cracking and dry rot, that's usually what causes failures, not wear. My general rule is start considering replacing after 4 years to be safe, I check them all each trip prior to leaving for proper inflation and cracking, nails or screws, etc. Lesson learned from a tire failure on a camper that torn the hell out of the fender and the bottom of the camper before I could get slowed down pulled over. Be mindful of your tires speed and temp rating as well, especially on long tires and during the heat of the summer. Cheap temp gun is useful at fuel stops on longer trips to grab quick temp checks.