Ouch...

[Bill Willette]

After a nice day at Salt Springs I put the trailer in the

garage and noticed a screw head sticking out of my

new tracker marine tire (2 weeks old). It was in the

meat part of the tread and when I pulled it, the tire

continued to hold air. The screw was 1/2" in length.

Anyone have any idea how thick these B78x13 6PR tires

are? I have a spare from my old boat its the same size

but doesn't seem as tall or wide.

If I need a new one, can you get exact replacements from the dealer?

 

[Staci Matheis]

Even though they may be nominally the same dimensions, a tire's actual size can vary greatly from manufacturer to manufacturer - and even from label to label within a manufacturer.



DON'T put a tube in the tire. You'll just be asking for trouble. We pay little enough attention to the air pressure in our trailer tires; if the pressure got low in that tire, excessive heat would build very rapidly and you'd find yourself sitting by the side of the road.



me!

 

[Bruce Freeman]

If it ain't leaking dont worry about it. At the thickest part the tire is (guessing) 3/4 max

BF