Yeah, the sticker is faded enough that I can't read it and the owners manual says follow the manufacturers instructions. Tires say 80# max but since the heat/hot roads will cause an increase in pressure I'm thinking 70 ish.

 

Double check me on this but it should say 80lbs max cold, the mfr's leave room for them to warm up.

 

I run my Endurance tires at 80 cold. They go up to around 89 after a bit. I also use the stem mounted TPMS sensors to monitor the tires

 

Nothing destroys ST tires faster than underinflation (along with over speeding on the cheap 65 MPH max STs) so the rule of thumb has always been run them at max sidewall listed pressure, nobody is riding back there to complain about the slightly harsher ride. And all tires are specced and rated for whatever pressure COLD, the increase in pressure from running and the sun (sunny side always runs hotter than the shaded side) is calculated into that COLD pressure.
Personally I think with those exceptionally good Endurance tires that you would be good at a lower than rated pressure as you are at least a load range or two over what is needed for your TT's GVWR. The best advice I can give is to get it scaled (also a great way to dial in your WD hitch setup!) and then inflate to whatever Goodyears inflation tables call for, plus maybe 5 or 10 PSI. I run my 110 PSI rated load range G Sailun STs at 95 PSI which is slightly above what the inflation chart calls for to support the weight my axles carry on our big TT.

 

I run my trailer and Excursion tires at 80 PSI.

 

That's cool you will be close to family and have enough room to spread out. An extra 46 acres would be sweet. We just bought 35 acres of woods in southern Ohio, thinking an off grid recreational cabin setup for us.

 

Just the shrimp and lobster...

I totally agree with underinflation, however; what about the increasingly hard turns we have to put on the sidewalls? That seems to mess with the belts more.

 

Where is your planned cabin? We are near Wilmington.

 

The opinion of the seafood doesn't matter, only the taste!

Ageed that trailer tires do see some pretty stressful situations like hard scrubbing on really tight maneuvering turns, that's where buying the best quality tire for your trailer pays off. I've had belt breakage issues with several cheap Chinese ST tires, lost 5 STs between two trailers due to belt issues. Luckily non of them lost air and shredded the trailer side, however one incident did lead to enough vibration to break the rear coil on the fridge, so that was an expensive first day of a 3 week trip with 4 new tires and a new refrigerator.
Now that most common sizes are available in the Goodyear Endurance line along with a few other high quality ST choices, like my Sailuns, folks who take the time to look into the topic and take their towing seriously have solid options available to vastly reduce trailer tire issues.

 

We are close to Waverly, just south of Chillicothe. It came with a camper, a bit rough.



A little bit of the 1600' of driveway that was just finished.

 

That's a beautiful area down that way. Spent a lot of time in those woods with the Chillicothe Enduro Riders. Don't ya love the long driveways? Mine between 1750 and 1800 depending on where the wife decides the front of the house ends up sitting. Won't drop 57s until the construction is done, now it's just roll your ankle #2s. You've got prime mushroom hunting in April down that way for sure.

 

Just did a once over on the TT and dragged it back from one of our other homes. I knew these TrailerKing tires had been on there long enough, and inspected them quite closely. The TT had been sitting too long at the other home and simply based on age I knew it was time to replace them. Yup, got her home and there's an obvious failure about to happen...luckily I made it home fine and the trip was short but could have ended badly.

So, @WE3ZS and gang. What's a good source for a great E (or better) load rated tire?

Unfortunately the rims on this 2017 Keystone are 14's, and the originals are ST205/75/R14. Seems hard to find anything in a 14" that goes beyond D load rating.

Here's a pic to scare yall if you think Chinabombs don't exist. There were no marks on this sidewall, nothing was hit...It's my foot that left the wet mark. To reiterate, I looked them all over after airing up to 50# cold (max).

 

I don't think anybody makes load range E in that size. Do you know your actual ready to camp weight on the trailer? You most likely could put 15" wheels on it if you really need the capacity.

 

It's still fairly light at 5230 dry but I won't get a loaded weight until I get out to a real highway to a weigh station one day when the Cummins is done.

 

You've got C rated now. D rated should give you good margin, with a 65 psi max cold inflation instead of 50psi.

I've had good results going one load rating above the sticker on the trailer. Just about to replace the 10 year old C rated 14" tires on the boat trailer with D's. It's an occasional use trailer, so china-made Towmasters will do the job. If I was towing a given trailer often, I'd find a GY Endurance or Sailun version.