Just a thought on spares. In the years I have been towing trailers I have used the spare tire maybe three times. I have, however, found overheated bearings on trailer hubs several times. This is not due to not maintaining them but rather the fact that trailer bearings are often quite a bit smaller than those found on most tow vehicles. They also set a lot which can cause condensation problems. Whatever the reason I have found it advisable to carry a couple sets of spare bearings and seals. For the trailer I use currently I bought an extra hub with the bearings already in it. Haven't used it yet but it will be a lot easier to just put on the hub rather than change bearings alongside the road.

Just my opinion here and I could be wrong. But probably not. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]

 

For a temp spare, you can get a rim and tire already assembled from Wal-Mart for about 25-33 bucks. This is where I got my spare from. The reason I say temp, when one tire goes, it seems that you should replace both tires when they throw a tread type blow out (IMO) cause That means the tread has seperated/flat spotted, and the other tire is probly in the same condition. You could wing it, and use the other tire, and turn it into a spare, and just replace them like that (hope I made sense there). As far as where to place it, my trailer came with a mount, with it hadnt cause I have caught my leg on that damn thing a couple times. My next trailer I will not get a mount on, and just carry it in my truck, little less wind/drag resistance I would imagine this way too (BETTER MPG!! Hopefully..).

 

After the last interstate run at 70-75 MPH I did feel the hubs and they were a little warm, but it didn’t seem too out of the ordinary since it was about 96 degrees out. They were at least consistent. I’m going to keep an eye on them as I usually do with all trailer bearings.

I was wondering about the small spare tires you can get. I keep thinking that those would not be heavy enough to have on a trailer with 2 heavy Polaris Sportsmans. My concern is having a blow-out at 10:00 at night and still having 4 hours of interstate driving to get to where I need to go. I’m not sure if I should just splurge for a full size used rim with trailer tread or a used radial tread, or just go with the small Wal-Mart spare.

Any thoughts or experience would help.

Thanks!

 

Go back to the trailer guy, and get a spare that matches what is on the trailer. That way there is no doubt in your mind that they are load rated etc. I noticed your speeds, take time to make sure you are not exceeding the trailer or tire ratings.