HELP camper blowout problems!!!!!

the bear II wrote:
Dustin,

My 5th wheel tops the scale a little past 15,000 lbs. I have had 4 tires fail in the 20 years we've had the trailer. The first 2 I attribute to the original General Tires the manufacturer used. The second set were Goodyears and I finally had to replace them with a new set due to age. The next two failures were my fault for not maintaining proper tire pressure each time we travelled. Mistakenly I thought checking the pressure every couple of trips was good enough...not so(we travelled at least once each month).

I have the same axles and wheel size you have. For this last set I went with Michelin XPS Ribs based upon about a years worth of research on the internet. The reviews I read kept pointing to this tire as the best for my weight of 5th wheel without going to 17 inch
wheels.

For the past 3 years I check the pressure and maintain 80 PSI before each trip.

As a side note, I use government vehicles at work. We have a fleet of 20 to choose from. It is amazing how fast tires lose air just sitting. It's now my habit to always check the air pressure before I leave the lot with one of these vehicles. Most of the time one or more tires will be 10 to 20 pounds low.

Another killer for RV tires is leveling blocks. If you use too narrow of blocks they will damage the bands over time and tires will fail.

Sun will also damage so keep your tire covered when not in use.