Video Transcript for Review of the Provider ST205/75R15 Radial Trailer Tire w/ 15" Vesper White Mod Wheel

Hi everybody, Andy here with etrailer.com, and today we're gonna take a look at this Provider ST205/75R15 Load Range C Radial Trailer Tire with 15" Vesper White Mod Wheel with a 5 on 5 inch bolt pattern. Now this tire and wheel assembly is great for stock trailers, utility trailers, and campers and this special trailer tire or ST tire has sturdy sidewalls so that it can handle heavy loads and it is created specifically for trailers and it's not intended for use on other vehicles. Now this assembly features the tire match mounted and balanced to the wheel for ride comfort and durability. The match mounting of tires and wheels is a process in which the tire installation position on the wheel is specifically selected to help minimize the final force of imbalance. The method of match mounting involves aligning the tire's lightest spot with the wheel's heaviest spot to eliminate most of the radial force that can cause tire and suspension wear. Then a final balance is done by applying weights as you can see here to specific spots on the wheel to eliminate any chance of uneven wear or vibration.

This radial tire is constructed with double steel belts and double polyester cords for a long life. Radial ply tires are designed for trailers that are towed on the highway. The nylon tread firming belt overlays help prevent tread separation and this tire is bake tested to ensure that the rubber holds up over time. The automotive grave tread has sipes that channel water away from the tire to improve traction during wet, snowy, or icy conditions. Now, as I mentioned at the beginning of our time together and as we have stamped on our tire here, this is an ST205/75R15.

The section width is 7.99" and the outer diameter, when fully inflated is 27.13". This is a load range C tire, meaning it has a six ply rating and the maximum load is 1,820 pounds at 50 psi. This tire has a speed rating of M, indicating a maximum speed of 81 miles per hour. And this Vesper steel wheel with this modular design and that modular design describes these circles here that are in this wheel, this is sturdy and corrosion resistant. A white acrylic enamel finish is going to resist the chipping and other damage better than your powder coat finishes.

This finish is applied after a zinc phosphate pre-treatment and it covers an e-coat primer layer so it has excellent corrosion resistance with a salt spray rating of more than 1000 hours. The stud holes on this steel wheel are beveled to ensure that the wheel stays tight against your trailer hub. This also eliminates the need to constantly retorque the lug nuts. The rim dimensions from bead seat to bead seat, the diameter is 15" and the width of this rim is 5". And as you see, this does have a bolt pattern of 5 on 5 inches.

In case you don't know, that first number in the bolt pattern is the number of bolt holes and then the second number is the diameter in inches of the circle on which these bolt holes sit. So to determine the bolt circle diameter on wheels with an odd number of bolt holes as we have here, you'd simply measure from the center of any bolt hole to the point halfway between the two bolt holes directly across from the first. Now the wheel capacity is 2,160 pounds. The wheel stud size is 1/2" by 20. A center cap is sold separately, but if you pick one up, you would just have to make sure that it fits the pilot diameter of 3.19". This tire and wheel assembly does meet the Department of Transportation specifications. The tire exceeds the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Specifications, and this assembly does feature a two year platinum warranty that includes emergency tire change service and other benefits. Well, that's gonna conclude our look today. I do hope that it was helpful for you. Again, my name is Andy, thank you for joining me.