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After searching many forums and talking to many people prior to my long trip last week, I am pretty sure the majority of small trailer towing issues are the result of either running too low of air pressure for the load being hauled and old rusty bearings (and of course one needs to keep a proper tongue weight... around 10%... to avoid swaying issues). With these small tailer tires, low air pressure causes excessive sidewall flexing which increases the heat generated. Most trailer tires are rated "high speed", which if you search the trailer tire sites, means 65 mph max, but my recent trip proves that one can get away with a bit higher if load and pressures are within limits. (As stated above, I did 70-75 mph for much of my trip on hot days on some pretty crappy pieces of Michigan pavement)
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