yycwrangler wrote:what's your thought on the Carlisle Radial Trail HD Trailer Tire. They are on sale about $40 per tire cheaper
* Way back in the last century (1980-2000), I used to use Denman and Carlisle ST tires on my trailers (bias-ply), because they were tough and long-lasting. And made in the USA. This century, with bias-ply ST's rare as hen's teeth locally, I had to get Chinesium ST (bias and radials) on my car-hauler, and used my last set of Carlisle bias-plies way past their useful life (at least 12 years-old when I removed them) on my square-back trailer.
* Though I found some ST trailer tires that were not Chinese may-pops when I bought replacement tires for the small trailer, I chose to use tougher LT truck tires instead...mine are General Grabber AT2's, made in Mexico (with more reliable inspections given them from European & American corporate supervisors, I hear), and their quality surpasses that of any off-shore ST tire, IMHO. Still, I'm glad to learn that recently more manufacturers are using US tire plants again.
https://allamericanreviews.com/best-tires/* Except for the rotted Chinese ST tires on my "hasn't-been-moved in 13 years car hauler", and the to-be-soon-replaced tires on my wife's "unused since 2014 business trailer", I see that all the other tires on my current car fleet are
made in USA. Perhaps someday soon, all the automotive components can be that way, too (I think that my '66 Chevelle drag race car is 95% USA-equipped (racing equipment bought and installed from '94-'07 era is of ??? pedigree), but all the newer vehicles aren't that patriotic.