My tires have a 2016 date code I think. I know they have about 15k miles (2 north NY to south CA round trips) on them. The inspector said they should be replaced soonish but not urgently.
After I get the trailer home in April, there will only be 3 moves totaling 200 miles May-Sept so I may be able to put off tires till fall.
I looked on Amazon (just cause searching for stuff is easy) and found a GY Endurance in my size 235/80R16 but it didn’t say ST or mention the load rating. My trailer has a GVWR of 14k with 2 axels. What would be a good load rating?
After this year, we do plan on some long trips (think KOFA for example).
thanks
Goodyear makes an Endurance tire that is not a trailer tire. If it doesn't say ST in front of the size, its not a trailer tire. You don't say whether you have a bumper pull or a fifth wheel. Since you have 16 inch rims, I would seriously consider a set of Light Truck tires if you can get some with a load rating high enough. If a bumper pull a 14K trailer would be expected to have at least 10% on the tongue so you can expect 12,600 lbs on the axles (I'll bet you have 6000 lb axles)!
If you have a fifth wheel (looks like it from the description in your profile) then they would only calculate about 11,200 lbs on the axles. Again, probably 6000 lb axles.
A Michelin Agilis Cross Climate Commercial tire (thats the letter C on the end of the size) 235/65R16C 121/119R LRE (28 inch diameter) has a rated capacity single wheel, of 3,195 at 83 psi. These tires are designed for vans such a Promaster and Sprinters where the loads are quite high. Another C rated tire (there are very few sizes of the Commercial tires) is
225/75R16C 121/120R LRE which is 29.3 inches in diameter, and has the same 3,195 capacity.
HOWEVER................................
The size you have given in a Goodyear Endurance ST235/80-16 is an 87 MPH rated, 3417 lbs (another place on the web page it says 3,420 lbs) capacity tire, so if you need the capacity, the Endurance is the way to go.
Tire Size ST235/80R16
Product Code 724858519
Endurance® Trailer Tire | Goodyear Tires
Charles