Trailer Tire Change

4 for Boating · 08-19-2024, 09:32 PM

Hello - we have a small utility trailer that is in need of 2 new tires. (Old - dried out original tires have to go). So we acutally have the 2 new tires and are looking for a shop around the Meredith area that we can bring the 2 tires over to that will remove the old tires and install the new. (So, tires are already off the trailer.)

I ask as some bigger places are not interested in doing this sort of thing unless you buy the tires from them... Thanks!

fatlazyless · 08-19-2024, 10:17 PM

Is much easier and cheaper to buy two new trailer tires already mounted on new rims from the internet and replace them yourself.

None of the tire stores have a tire machine that will work with a small trailer tire. Is possible that one of the local motorcycle repairs could do it but it would probably end up costing double what you pay for two trailer tires on rims from eBay or Amazon.

ApS · 08-20-2024, 12:25 AM

It's not an easy job, but you can do it yourself IF the tire is an 8" tire. You'll need steel tire "spoons", but they're not expensive. Harbor Freight should stock the few pieces of equipment you'll need.

If they are bigger than 8", try a used tire location. Before he moved north of town--and upscaled--we had a place that handled used tires right in downtown Wolfeboro!

When you're totally out of luck, you can buy new tires already mounted on new rims--economically, too--probably where you should have started...

thinkxingu · 08-20-2024, 05:26 AM

I'd call Clifford's in Moultonborough. Those guys are great.

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4 for Boating · 08-20-2024, 06:33 AM

Thanks for the thoughts. Note: The trailer came with 2 new tires so seems a shame to not use or discard them.

ApS · 08-20-2024, 06:42 AM

Contact your insurance company to learn who they recommend for roadside services. Or look up a "Roadside Service" business on the Internet. They've surely dealt with the problem of a trailer flat and can advise a solution.

Or advertise the new tires here at the Marketplace forum.

You'll get a thousand views and somebody (or two?) might want a spare (or two?).

rick35 · 08-20-2024, 08:12 AM

If the tires are old there's a good chance the rims won't hold a bead. I'd just buy three new tires and rims so you have a spare and then rotate one out when needed. Should run about $200 for three at Walmart or Amazon assuming they're the small ones. I saw a boat and trailer left on the side of 93 a couple of weeks back and the guy either didn't have a spare or had a bearing freeze up.

08-19-2024, 09:32 PM	#1
4 for Boating Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 224 Thanks: 1 Thanked 38 Times in 26 Posts	Trailer Tire Change Hello - we have a small utility trailer that is in need of 2 new tires. (Old - dried out original tires have to go). So we acutally have the 2 new tires and are looking for a shop around the Meredith area that we can bring the 2 tires over to that will remove the old tires and install the new. (So, tires are already off the trailer.) I ask as some bigger places are not interested in doing this sort of thing unless you buy the tires from them... Thanks!

08-19-2024, 10:17 PM	#2
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,734 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 300 Thanked 1,005 Times in 733 Posts	Is much easier and cheaper to buy two new trailer tires already mounted on new rims from the internet and replace them yourself. None of the tire stores have a tire machine that will work with a small trailer tire. Is possible that one of the local motorcycle repairs could do it but it would probably end up costing double what you pay for two trailer tires on rims from eBay or Amazon. __________________ ... down and out, liv'n that Walmart side of the lake!

08-20-2024, 12:25 AM	#3
ApS Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Florida (Sebring & Keys), Wolfeboro Posts: 5,937 Thanks: 2,205 Thanked 776 Times in 553 Posts	Maybe Bike- or Motorcycle- Shops...? It's *not* an easy job, but you can do it yourself IF the tire is an 8" tire. You'll need steel tire "spoons", but they're not expensive. Harbor Freight should stock the few pieces of equipment you'll need. If they are bigger than 8", try a used tire location. Before he moved north of town--and upscaled--we had a place that handled used tires right in downtown Wolfeboro! When you're totally out of luck, you can buy new tires already mounted on new rims--economically, too--probably where you should have started... __________________ Is it "Common Sense" isn't.

08-20-2024, 06:42 AM	#6
ApS Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Florida (Sebring & Keys), Wolfeboro Posts: 5,937 Thanks: 2,205 Thanked 776 Times in 553 Posts	They ARE 8-Inch Tires? Contact your insurance company to learn who they recommend for roadside services. Or look up a "Roadside Service" business on the Internet. They've surely dealt with the problem of a trailer flat and can advise a solution. Or advertise the new tires here at the Marketplace forum. You'll get a thousand views and somebody (or two?) might want a spare (or two?). Last edited by ApS; 08-20-2024 at 07:04 AM. Reason: "Roadside Service"

08-20-2024, 05:26 AM	#4
thinkxingu Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 6,208 Thanks: 1,167 Thanked 2,047 Times in 1,270 Posts	I'd call Clifford's in Moultonborough. Those guys are great. Sent from my SM-S911U using Tapatalk

08-20-2024, 06:33 AM	#5
4 for Boating Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 224 Thanks: 1 Thanked 38 Times in 26 Posts	Thanks for the thoughts. Note: The trailer came with 2 new tires so seems a shame to not use or discard them.

08-20-2024, 08:12 AM	#7
rick35 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Bear Island/Merrimack Posts: 807 Thanks: 58 Thanked 203 Times in 130 Posts	If the tires are old there's a good chance the rims won't hold a bead. I'd just buy three new tires and rims so you have a spare and then rotate one out when needed. Should run about $200 for three at Walmart or Amazon assuming they're the small ones. I saw a boat and trailer left on the side of 93 a couple of weeks back and the guy either didn't have a spare or had a bearing freeze up.