5er tires

I never leave OEM tires on a new unit. I've used Maxis and Michelin. I alway s replace with LT tires.

Almost 3 years on the OEM DURO Bias before separation. I recommend 2 years max on cheep OEM tires.
Then just over 3 years on Denman Express radials before a tread came off. These were supposed to be 'good' but the company soon went BK so probably quality was dropping in the end.
Now almost 4 years on MAXXIS and plan to go 6... knocks on wood.
Recently had a cracked steel wheel (air leak) so was able to justify some higher rated (and better looking) aluminum wheels.

I took mine off after a couple months. I think they are on some farmers manure spreader, right where they belong. Replaced them with trouble free Michelin Ribs. In my opinion, those who say you shouldn't use LT tires are people that never tried them...

B.O.

icanon wrote:

JIMNLIN wrote:
You probably should list the size and load range in question as you will get input from folks with small trailers and 14" tires which doesn't help anyone with a heavier trailer.

I maybe wrong and please excuse me if I am but I don't think any 5ers comes with 14” tires. That said most if not all manufacturers installs the bare minimum rated tires I guess they save a dime or two by doing so at the risk of people lives.

As some pointed out I was wrong. Sorry

My OEM tires were Uniroyal LT's and I changed them at 8 years due to cracks in the sidewalls. Still had plenty of tread and I didn't have any other issues. Put on Michelin LTX tires 4 years ago and don't know if they will last as long as I already see some cracking. This seems common for Michelin as I see this on the Michelin's on my truck, also 4 years old.

We only got 7 months out of the OEM tires... but there's more to the story. We lost one tire to road debris (rebar, I think) and a second tire had the outer shoulder worn off due to alignment issues. After realignment, we replaced all four with new Sailun load range Gs on the existing 16" high pressure, high load range rims with metal valve stems. BTW, the TPMS saved us a lot of heartache and damage when we hit the rebar.

Rob

I had 16" "E" Goodyear Marathons and they lasted 3years. Two blew within 100 miles. Each rear tire took out the body metal on each side. The tire company that I used for replacements, does business with camping world said the common cause is sitting a long time causes flat spots. My fiver sat for about 8 months prior to this trip. It normally doesn't sit that long. I checked the air and inspected all tires. Wasn't carrying any thing heavy other than 1/2 tank water for rest stops.

Dave H M wrote:
dang, I saw where tmm went back for seconds. :h

I was on the road in the middle of the Oklahoma panhandle, had to get what was available. :(

dang, I saw where tmm went back for seconds. :h