Yeah, I dropped the rim off at the local gas station/mechanic shop/tire store on the way home and he's supposed to have it mounted for me by this afternoon. The other tire on that side is bald too so I'll have it replaced too. I reckon that the axles are out of alignment or something on that trailer because it really eats up tires on the passenger side. One of these days I'm going to get a new one, but I really need a new truck first.
The trouble with getting a spare is the fact that the hubs on that trailer do not have a standard bolt pattern. I've tried 15" rims from Ford, Chevy and Dodge and nothing fits. One good thing that came out of the encounter with the guy who let me park in his yard was that he identified the hubs on the trailer as being International Harvester (don't ask me how!) He even pegged the trailer as being an early 70's model (it's a '75). So now all I've gotta do is go to the junk yard and get a 15" IH rim and I should be set.
When we had that old WW 2H bumper pull we did not ahve a spare and found out we had to order one from WW for that same reason.
I noticed the other tire after my post, and was going to suggest new tires all the way around! Just don't want to see you ladies get stranded far from home like that.
We were lucky on our breakdown that we hadn't gotten far. That and we were young and naive enough to think riding along the freeway wasn't all that dangerous. :~)
And places that sell horse trailers don't have the right rims either? Maybe it's something special to trailer axles?
"So now all I've gotta do is go to the junk yard and get a 15" IH rim and I should be set."
Don't count on it, IHC has not made a pickup since 1972 I believe. Check with a place that sells trailer parts, hint (red-nek).