Carlisle Tire Report
A couple of weeks ago I decided to go with the new design Carlisle tires instead of Maxxis. I caught a lot of flak from my the owner (70+ years old) of my day job for telling him everyone on the internet is raving about Maxxis tires and he should put some on the one 14x7 enclosed (7k gvw) trailer for his business. He did, and one blew out within two weeks. I don't know the speed or conditions, as I wasn't driving but know the trailer was empty. The driver said he wasn't speeding. As the max speed on the highway this happened on is 65mph, that puts it within it's rating. I got called a bunch of names and the maxxis cheerleaders on the internet got called a bunch worse.
I have a Keystone Springdale 253 FWRL. Equipped with 205/75/15 LRC Tires. That is what exactly I put on it as I found stamped on the one wheel, "Do not exceed 55 psi." I bought 6 brand new Carlisle Tires in that size and an extra wheel so I would be prepared as we were heading to Florida. I loaded the 5er up with approximately 500lbs of items so that should have put the 5er in the 7600-7800lb range.
I left Gettysburg on a 15 degree snowing/freezing raining morning where Walterboro, SC was the destination. In fact we encountered snow/ice/freezing rain all the way into North Carolina. Before leaving I put the tires to 50 PSI and checked them during the 5 stops we made. Each stop the tires had picked up about 5lbs and by the time we made it to Walterboro 13 hours later, the temps were in the low 50s. Left the next morning with Disney World being the destination. Temp was low 50's and when I checked the cold pressure of the tires, they were at 56-57 psi each. I deflated them to 50 and set out. (Not related to the tires, I had 2 lug nuts on one wheel give me a fit where they kept on loosening up alot. After several re-torques they seem to stay in place now.) Once again, 5 more stops (Gas and dog breaks) and they increased in pressure. Made it to Orlando at dusk and the temp was 80 degrees. Checked the air in the tires and they were up to 56-58 psi each. This was Monday Night. Left the tires alone until Sunday morning and checked them and the lug nuts before we were leaving for South of the Border. The Tires were sitting at 55-57 psi each. I deflated them and we left Orlando with 72 degree weather. Arrived at SotB at dusk where it was mid 50s and the tires were in the 54-56 psi range. It got chilly overnight and it was 51 outside when we left to come back home. Checked the tires and they were now at 48.5-49.5 PSI. Inflated them to 50 and headed home. Only made 3 stops this time and each time the tires were holding at 52 psi. The last time was south of D.C. and the temp was 68. Got home just after dusk, thanks to D.C. beltway traffic and when I got home the temp was 42 and the tires were at 51-52 psi.
My max speed on the way down was 61 mph. I didn't hit that at all as my truck has a variable speed warming indicator that dings annoyingly when a certain speed is reached. I had it set to 63mph and it never went off. On the way back home I did hit the 63 indicator quite a few times. Especially on 95 south of D.C. Max speed at one time was 65 for about 1/16 of a mile. Altogether I have 2k miles on these tires. A tad over 1950 miles just for this trip
I estimate I will probably have another 1k miles put on these tires by the end of this years camping season. Hopefully trouble free.
I have a Keystone Springdale 253 FWRL. Equipped with 205/75/15 LRC Tires. That is what exactly I put on it as I found stamped on the one wheel, "Do not exceed 55 psi." I bought 6 brand new Carlisle Tires in that size and an extra wheel so I would be prepared as we were heading to Florida. I loaded the 5er up with approximately 500lbs of items so that should have put the 5er in the 7600-7800lb range.
I left Gettysburg on a 15 degree snowing/freezing raining morning where Walterboro, SC was the destination. In fact we encountered snow/ice/freezing rain all the way into North Carolina. Before leaving I put the tires to 50 PSI and checked them during the 5 stops we made. Each stop the tires had picked up about 5lbs and by the time we made it to Walterboro 13 hours later, the temps were in the low 50s. Left the next morning with Disney World being the destination. Temp was low 50's and when I checked the cold pressure of the tires, they were at 56-57 psi each. I deflated them to 50 and set out. (Not related to the tires, I had 2 lug nuts on one wheel give me a fit where they kept on loosening up alot. After several re-torques they seem to stay in place now.) Once again, 5 more stops (Gas and dog breaks) and they increased in pressure. Made it to Orlando at dusk and the temp was 80 degrees. Checked the air in the tires and they were up to 56-58 psi each. This was Monday Night. Left the tires alone until Sunday morning and checked them and the lug nuts before we were leaving for South of the Border. The Tires were sitting at 55-57 psi each. I deflated them and we left Orlando with 72 degree weather. Arrived at SotB at dusk where it was mid 50s and the tires were in the 54-56 psi range. It got chilly overnight and it was 51 outside when we left to come back home. Checked the tires and they were now at 48.5-49.5 PSI. Inflated them to 50 and headed home. Only made 3 stops this time and each time the tires were holding at 52 psi. The last time was south of D.C. and the temp was 68. Got home just after dusk, thanks to D.C. beltway traffic and when I got home the temp was 42 and the tires were at 51-52 psi.
My max speed on the way down was 61 mph. I didn't hit that at all as my truck has a variable speed warming indicator that dings annoyingly when a certain speed is reached. I had it set to 63mph and it never went off. On the way back home I did hit the 63 indicator quite a few times. Especially on 95 south of D.C. Max speed at one time was 65 for about 1/16 of a mile. Altogether I have 2k miles on these tires. A tad over 1950 miles just for this trip
I estimate I will probably have another 1k miles put on these tires by the end of this years camping season. Hopefully trouble free.
