Video Transcript for Review of Americana Trailer Tires and Wheels - Aluminum AM06 Black Machined With Red - AM68FV

Hi, everybody, Andy here with etrailer.com. Let's take a real quick look at this aluminum AM06 Series black machined trailer wheel with red inserts. Now this lightweight aluminum trailer wheel is going to do a great job of resisting rust, and it features a gloss black finish with machine spokes, and that's gonna add just enough contrast to stand out without being over-the-top. And if you notice, this also includes easy-to-install red inserts that are gonna add a bold accent to your setup. Now, I already have these inserts installed. You're going to get the wheel and the inserts in a separate box and then you'll have to install them.

But I just wanted to show you how easy these are going to be to install. This one I don't have secured with the bolts. The wheel will have bolts that you'll need to remove, and then the inserts will come with another set of bolts as well if you wanted to put in a newer set of bolts. But all you have to do is, once you remove the bolts, you'll just slide that insert in just like that. And then it comes with this theft deterrent tool.

And then I'm just gonna go ahead and secure this into place with the tool. And so it's going to be a very easy install. And what's nice about this is if you ever want to remove the inserts and you just wanna stick with the original look of the wheel with that black finish, you can do that. And so it's gonna be very flexible, but then, if you ever wanna swap out the inserts to blue, you can do that as well. We do sell separate blue inserts.

So as you can see, that's how easy and quick it is going to be to install those inserts. If you do wanna pick this wheel up with the blue inserts over the red, on your screen, I am including our item number, but maybe you want the wheel with no inserts whatsoever. We do have that option available to you as well. And just to show you, this is what the blue inserts are going to look like if you wanna go with the blue rather than the red. So you've got some options here, and if you wanna get the blue inserts later on down the road, you can pick those inserts up separately.

So very easy to install. Now, this wheel is rated up to 1,900 pounds, which is going to be plenty for most small cargo, utility or boat trailers. It's gonna be a solid fit when you wanna carry gear without stressing your wheel or wondering about load limits. The gloss black base is going to give this wheel a sleek, polished look, and these machined spokes are going to add, as I mentioned, just the right amount of contrast, I think. And it does look great with those right in inserts popped in. Now looking at the dimensions of this wheel, the overall diameter measuring bead seat to bead seat is gonna be 14 inches. The overall width, again, measuring bead seat to bead seat is gonna be five and a half inches. The bolt pattern is five on four and a half inches. The wheel bolt size is a half an inch by 20. If you do decide to pick up a center cap, you just wanna make sure that it fits a pilot diameter of 3.19 inches. Now in case you don't know, the first number on the bolt pattern is gonna be the number of bolt holes, and the second number is the diameter in inches of the circle on which the bolt holes sit. So to determine the bolt circle diameter on wheels with an odd number of bolt holes as we have here, you simply measure from the center of any bolt hole to the point halfway between the bolt hole directly across from this. Now, with aluminum, you're not gonna have to worry about rust or chipped paint over time. This is gonna do a great job of holding up to weather, water, and road grime without the need for powder coating. Plus, it's going to keep the weight down, so you're not gonna be hauling more than you need to. So if you do decide to pick this up, we would love to hear back from you regarding your experience with getting this installed and how you think it looks on your setup. You can actually share pictures with us if you leave a review on this product page, but if you have any other additional questions, don't hesitate to reach back out. We wanna make sure that you're getting exactly what you want and need. Well, that's gonna wrap up our quick look today. I do hope that it was helpful for you. Again, my name is Andy. Thank you for joining me.