235/75 R17.5 tires - rare as rocking horse crap?

Garrett Tire in North Platte, I can't say enough good about them. I'm sure they would have them. Made my last stop at Bosellmans couple weeks ago, pulled in to have a flat fixed about 10:15 am after waiting 20 minutes for lady at service desk to help the 1 customer ahead of me she said oh sorry we close at 1:00 pm and aren't taking anymore flats today, so much for their advertised 24/7 service.

 

I always carried a pair of Chinese spare tires with me when I ran 17.5s. one trip I spent 1,300 miles looking for a 17.5 in a shop that wasn't $600. Result posted below. I had decent luck with the Chinese spare tires they would typically last 80,000 miles. Under $200 each.

 

I'm late here, but read through the whole thing..
HTL2 Continental IMO are the bees knees for 17.5's. I've tried a few different china bombs & that's exactly what they were.. Also what's odd about the Continental is, the 235/75 & 245/70 show the same dimensions, & revolution per mile in the spec. I still wouldn't want to run mixed side by side on the same wheel end, but in a pinch probably fine if you got 2 for one side of an axle..

Having said that a close 2nd would be the Hankook TH31's. They have a similar rib pattern, but are speed rated K, (68mph) instead of L.. (75mph)

The other thing I haven't seen said is psi. Run em full at 125psi all the time. They tend to deform quite a bit under load, so that will keep it to a minimum, as heat is the killer of these lil guys. Keep your speed down when loaded, & mercury is 80°f +. I cruise 62-66mph, & will go slower in the summer if I must. Stop & put your hand them. If they aren't too hot that you need to take your hand off immediately, your doing good & can maybe pickup the pace a bit. They fair much better in the winter time..

Good luck, & welcome to the granny lane!!

 

We don't mess with anything other than Continentals now on our two equipment trailers that run 17.5's. We use a Pneu-Tek 20414 kit to mount them ourself. The Pneu-Tek kit is expensive, but worth it. We have it also to do skid steer and backhoe tires, so it's paid for itself over and over. With it we can change tires on the side of the road or in the field with just a 3/4" Milwaukee impact.

 

I just watched a video showing that Pneu-Tek in action. That thing is magic!