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Old 07-09-2014, 12:36 AM   #35 (permalink)
oil pan 4
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I took the trailer tires filled with the mixture on their first voyage. They were my 4.8x8inch load range B bias ply tires used on my aluminum trailer, tney were on my trailer when I originally bought it. We took 200lb of steel to be recycled at the scrap yard.
These tires are rated around 440lb each. The weight of the trailer plus the load of scrap put them at about 50% capacity.
And it worked. No catastrophic failure, or any failure, deficiency of any kind.

This was a 2,000lb trailer, but I reduced its capacity when literally sold the 12inch 990lb each load range C tires out from under it. They were 5 years old, made a trip to Maine and 2 trips to virginia and back so they were getting warn down and some one offered me $50 for them, think I paid $75 each for them and I have definitely gotten my $150 out of them. I like how the trailer sits low to the ground with these 8inch wheels, makes it easy to load and unload. To restore its 1 ton capacity I will not be buying tall narrow 12 inch wheels again. Instead I will buy and install brand new 5.7x8inch load range C wheels rated for around 1,020lb each, costing around $56 each.
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