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Old 01-05-2018, 08:56 PM   #21
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Yes, I had Nokians but not their winter tire, although the one I had was good for snow and ice. Did not have any on a trailer. They have great tires for a car in bad weather since they are from Scandinavia.
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Old 01-05-2018, 09:23 PM   #22
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But you'd need an LT tire to be suitable on a trailer.
Not really... but an Extra Load tire (designation ending in XL) or Load Range C tire (a designation still used on LT and commercial tires) would presumably be needed to have sufficient load capacity. Many Nokian tires - including the WR - are routinely available in XL (rather than Standard Load), but finding the right size is still a challenge.

Whatever one might think of LT tires on trailers (Goodyear, Carlisle, and others think they're perfectly suitable, selling LT tire models specifically for trailers), certainly commercial tires are suitable for trailers... all the big rigs run on them. There are commercial tires of about the diameter used by Escape, typically used by small commercial vans (such as the Ram ProMaster).

The aspect ratio is a greater issue, since a smaller-than-stock overall diameter is presumably not desired. There is space for more width (than the 205 mm used by Escape), so a wider tire in 70-series will work. Another approach is to use a 16-inch wheel with commonly available sizes of the 205 to 225 width and likely 70 aspect ratio.
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Old 01-06-2018, 01:53 PM   #23
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If a person is traveling a lot in winter conditions, you could always get your trailer tires siped.
Les Schwab tire centers in the northwest have these machines. You can go to their website for more information. I worked in an equipment shop where all the plow trucks had siped tires. Operators swore by them.
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If a person is traveling a lot in winter conditions, you could always get your trailer tires siped.
Les Schwab tire centers in the northwest have these machines. You can go to their website for more information. I worked in an equipment shop where all the plow trucks had siped tires. Operators swore by them.
When I was a teenager working in a gas station we had a forerunner to those. It was basically two drums with a ton of about 1/2" spikes on them. You lowered the wheel onto the drums and ran the engine and spun the wheel. It literally pulverized the surface. Put some bleach on them and they seemed as good as studded tires but you didn't have to run in the studded tire category. Probably didn't last too long in everyday use but they were sure effective.

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Old 01-06-2018, 04:52 PM   #25
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While we're at it, when is more too much? I just watched a YouTube video where a guy put four new Goodyear Endurance tires on his 6,700 lb 2-axle wood-framed travel trailer (maybe others of you have also seen it). Anyway, he was pretty stoked that he went with Load Range E, 10-ply, 80 PSI tires. It seems those would be so stiff that every little bump or dip in the road would jar the daylights out of his camper. I thought the whole idea behind pneumatic tires is that they give a little flex and cushion? 10-ply, 80 PSI on a camper sounds like overkill to me, but then maybe I need to learn more. Does the fact that his wood-framed camper weighs nearly twice that of an Escape 21' give more credence to his decision to go with Load Range E tires? Anyone care to shed more light?
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Old 01-06-2018, 08:04 PM   #26
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If a person is traveling a lot in winter conditions, you could always get your trailer tires siped.
Les Schwab tire centers in the northwest have these machines. You can go to their website for more information. I worked in an equipment shop where all the plow trucks had siped tires. Operators swore by them.
Siping is great for ice, which is why all modern winter tires come siped. Siping and tread compound are what make a tire work on ice. If you can't get proper ice tires, custom siping makes sense, but if you sipe summer tires you still don't have a winter tread rubber compound.
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