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Location: Mauston, Wisconsin | As someone who used too in my youth work in a tire shop & race stock cars (circa 1966-1970). Both balancing and tire pressure are very important. Ply separations are likely from road damage, i.e., hitting pot holes, railroad rails & the like, or just cheap tires. I have heard of one manufacturer's tires that a friend has on his 4-wheel boat trailer- where 3 out of four tires have failed because of ply separations in the last year. Tuffy uses the same tire. So I really don't understand the failures, i.e., unless he's hitting some really bad pot holes.. He asked what to do- my advice go to Goodyear's.
On ESOX Maniac-> 1988 17'6" Skeeter SF 150 with a 150HP Johnson, with a 2-wheel Skeeter trailer, I'm running Goodyear ST205/R75-14 's running at 50psi. So far 3 round trips to Kenora and a few trips to northern WI, plus numerous short trips with no problems. Tires still look like new. Needless to say it's a extreme load on a two wheel trailer. I'm a "Goodyear" fan for trailer tires.
Low tire pressure = heat = tire failure. High tire pressure = uneven tire wear, poor traction. Unbalnced tires = cupping & all kinds of problems. Plus you're going to get excessive vibration in the boat. Not good for the boat either. For performance radial's on my car's, Bridgestone RE92's or better. I know ToddM let's not get into racing tires 
Al
Edited by ESOX Maniac 4/6/2006 6:33 PM
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