17.5" tires for off road/poor road conditions

materthegreater · 2026-02-25T12:07:22.000Z

My trailer is a 10 ton dually tandem axle flatbed tag trailer. I'm looking for 17.5" trailer tires and most seem to have long haul/OTR smooth tread patterns. My trailer gets low road use, but a fair amount of off road or wet, muddy, sometimes snowy roads so I want tires that will give decent traction in these conditions. It's not hard to find 16" trailer tires with block pattern tread, but that seems like a very rare option in 17.5" size. Anyone else in this situation where you need a bit better tread for stopping capability?

Started by materthegreaterFeb 25, 202624 replies

Truck ShopSuper UserMar 28, 2026#21
Sailun Tire--Canadian based.
materthegreaterSuper UserMar 28, 2026#22
He didn't want to install drive tires on a trailer either. He assured me I'll be just fine with these steer tires...
BC Placer goldSenior MemberMar 28, 2026#23
Truck Shop said: Sailun Tire--Canadian based. Click to expand... A good percentage of the logging trucks here are running Sailun (drives). We have them on our single axle and also an aggressive off-road set on the tandem dump truck. Kal tire sells a lot of these for vocational use. Seem pretty good...
HarleyHappySuper UserMar 28, 2026#24
I have Ironheads on my truck and have rotated them once, so far and they seem pretty good.
cfherrmanSenior MemberMar 28, 2026#25
I put 285/75/16 at's on my crew truck and probably going to last 40k, for $800 of tires. My trucks has ko2's for 300-400 a tire lol. I put two 235/85/16 on my dually, $150 a tire. They did rather well in the snow too. I put a 425/65/22.5 on the front of a water truck, its an awesome tire for off roading and only was $670. My friend that recommended it is also selling the drive tires for trucks

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