Goodyear G614 tires

Nice to hear. Thanks.

AB Spotman wrote:
Just got back from Montana. 1200 miles round trip. The Sailin 637 rode smooth. The hottest we hit was 90 degrees so not in extreme hot weather. Still way too early to tell if the S637 is a proven tire, but any trip with no tire trouble is a good trip!

Thanks for the feed back:)

Had G614s on my last 5th wheel and also have them on the one I have currently. Between the two 5ers, we've gone around 25,000 miles with no issues. They are expensive, but are good tires.

AB Spotman wrote:
It is going to take a long time for Goodyear to re-think their prices in my opinion. It will take a few years for the results to come in on the Sailuns. I suspect that if the S637 pan out to be competitive in terms of performance, that we will see their price start to climb faster that Goodyear dropping theirs.

As a side note. When I got my 4 - S637's last week they had to ship them from a Vancouver port warehouse as the local tire chain hasn't been ordering enough to keep in inventory. The DOT date on my tires was 20th week of 2013...so certainly not sitting around in a showroom for long. People must be buying them.

Stopped at a Big O tire store here in Reno 2 weeks ago and the S637's are on a 6 week b/o so yes they are obviously in demand.

Will be putting them on our rig soon.

Just got back from Montana. 1200 miles round trip. The Sailin 637 rode smooth. The hottest we hit was 90 degrees so not in extreme hot weather. Still way too early to tell if the S637 is a proven tire, but any trip with no tire trouble is a good trip!

fly-boy wrote:
Have run the G614's for several years on my trailer- 22k pounds loaded.
The tires are great! However, I did have a blowout last year- tire was 4 years old and it could have been something I ran over... Replaced all six of my old G614's with new G614's in June before a big trip. Glad I did- it was 124 degrees outside when I pulled through Baker CA and any tire that can stand up to that kind of temperature has got my vote!

If I had it to do all over I would buy 17.5" wheels. (when I went to the G614's from E rated China bombs I had to buy HD 16" wheels) The 17.5" size gives you a lot of options from a tire standpoint and even higher ratings!

If you are staying with 16" wheels ask yourself if $500.00 is worth the possible aggravation, damage, lower safety... of a possibly inferior product?

I'm don't mean to challenge your story or your thoughts. But the difference for a set of 4 tires is closer to $800.00
Sailun's have a Stellar rep so far,but I agree it's to early to tell if they are really the truth.

I also had to consider the 17.5" rim option and the wider selection of tires that 17.5 rims accommodate.

However the Sailun's are now a viable option that was not previously available. I have yet to read of a Sailun blowout however, I have read of several G614 blowouts. I am not naive enough to believe a Sailun tire cannot blowout.

But I am intrigued enough by the Sailun price,and early reviews.I also believe the accreditation standards that Sailun complies with set them a part from most cheap China tire makers.

Only time and mileage will tell if I made the right decision but in the mean time I'll roll the dice and enjoy the savings.

Have run the G614's for several years on my trailer- 22k pounds loaded.
The tires are great! However, I did have a blowout last year- tire was 4 years old and it could have been something I ran over... Replaced all six of my old G614's with new G614's in June before a big trip. Glad I did- it was 124 degrees outside when I pulled through Baker CA and any tire that can stand up to that kind of temperature has got my vote!

If I had it to do all over I would buy 17.5" wheels. (when I went to the G614's from E rated China bombs I had to buy HD 16" wheels) The 17.5" size gives you a lot of options from a tire standpoint and even higher ratings!

If you are staying with 16" wheels ask yourself if $500.00 is worth the possible aggravation, damage, lower safety... of a possibly inferior product?

It is going to take a long time for Goodyear to re-think their prices in my opinion. It will take a few years for the results to come in on the Sailuns. I suspect that if the S637 pan out to be competitive in terms of performance, that we will see their price start to climb faster that Goodyear dropping theirs.

As a side note. When I got my 4 - S637's last week they had to ship them from a Vancouver port warehouse as the local tire chain hasn't been ordering enough to keep in inventory. The DOT date on my tires was 20th week of 2013...so certainly not sitting around in a showroom for long. People must be buying them.

Just came back from a short camping trip in south Florida. Not much you can say but the Sailun held up fine. I was in a tight campground so they were going sideways much of the time as I was jockeying back and forth.

I agree with some of the other comments about GY rethinking their price point on the G614's. I personally would rather buy American made good's, but I saved around $800 going with the Sailun. That is not chump change.

Jerry B wrote:
Goodyear is said to pay for RV damage incase of a tire failure. Perhaps the cost of this "insurance" drives the GY tire pricing? Does Sailun pay for RV damage?

Don't think the Sailun tire has been used enough, or had a tire failure to where THAT facet of the equation has come into play....and you very well may be right about the GY G614 being as expensive of a tire as it is..to help pay for damages, "in case".....

....again, only time will tell and the continued reports on these tires used by some of our friends on these forums, letting us know how they are performing.....