Tires: Trouble finding trailer tires, vintage tires, trailer tires


Question
Hi-
Looking for a new set of tires for an older trailer. The details off the sidewall are as follows:

Firestone
6.00 - 16
Tube Type
4ply nylon
load range b
max load 1400
champion
32 psi
bias tire

Thanks for any help
Mike

Answer
Mike,

This is a very, very old type of tire and the only places you can get these are from people who make vintage tires - like Coker Tire.  But I should warn you, they prices are not going to be pleasing.

But if you want a modern equivalent - the problem is that in the meantime, tires have gone tubeless, and those are tube type - and that means the rim doesn't seal.  For practical purposes, you won't find tubetype tires except from vintage sources

So you need to figure out if you can switch axles, or wheels, are some other way around the problem.