Boar Wheel Tire, Wheels, & Info Blog
Should I Balance My Trailer Tires?
The short answer is "yes"!
Why? After all, you don't ride in your trailer when traveling, and you don't feel it shake or vibrate (unless it's shaking so bad it travels through the hitch to the tow vehicle!).
True, but balancing your trailer tires isn't about ride comfort. There are three primary reasons we advocate for balancing trailer tires. One, a tire that is out of balance will not wear evenly over time and will therefore shorten the tread life of the tire. One of th
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23rd Mar 2023
What tire for my new Boar Wheels?
Determining which tires to purchase for your new Boar Wheels can sometimes be challenging. For example, do you want a USA-made tire Boar offers like Michelin or Continental? Or do you want to go with an imported tire and save money? Are all tires this size manufactured to comparable standards? What are the differences or advantages? We'll answer the questions about the tires so you can make an educated decision. The chart at the end of this article will provide you with a side-by-side compa
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16th Mar 2023
Dane Kissack: Overcoming Obstacles - Read now
Just
four months after recovering from an ACL surgery on February of 2017, Dane
Kissack was back on the rodeo road for the summer run. Kissack’s first run back
in North Platte the most important run of 2017, gaining not only a great deal
of confidence but also winning the rodeo after just a week of practicing slow
at home. Following a great kick off to the summer, Kissack continued to succeed
pocketing $7500 over Cowboy Christmas in July with his biggest rodeo in Mandan,
ND winning $2500.
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4th Aug 2017
Environmentally Friendly Savings in One
3 years of Boar Wheel
customer based results repeatedly show that, on average, customers with
19.5” wheels and tires are getting 1.5-MPG better fuel economy when
towing. For every 1,000 miles traveled
while towing, this means a reduction of 291.9 pounds of carbon emissions*. For
every 10,000 miles spent towing, this means reduced carbon emissions of 2,919
pounds, all while saving an estimated $326
in fuel expenses**.Reduces Fuel Consumption while towing:
Reduced carbon emissionsReduced
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20th Jul 2017
What Toilet Paper Can Teach Us About Tires? - Read now
Yes,
you read that right. There are tire lessons we can learn from our TP habits. It
might seem like a stretch but let’s just break this down.Cost:
What toilet paper do you buy, the cheap single ply stuff or the more expensive
two ply? Research has shown (yes there are people out there that actually
research this) that most people use twice as much single ply TP so they don’t
get their hands dirty. So if you break that down, 200 sheets of 2 ply = 400 sheets compared to 300 sheets of 1
ply
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14th Jul 2017