LT tires

Where does everyone get their LT tires mounted, here in Ca, not even mom pops stores will put LT tires on trailers out here, it's become a really strict place

Lantley wrote:
When choosing an LT tire any old tire will not do. You need to be sure the load rating of the tire is sufficient to handle the RV.
A steel cased tire like a Duravis or XPS ribbed is preferred vs. a nylon or fiberglass casing

Polyester???? Most fabric carcass are polyester! Nylon casings went away years ago, as they flat stopped when parked, and thumped until they warmed up. Never heard of a fiberglass casing! Fiberglass strands break when flexed.

Chris

When choosing an LT tire any old tire will not do. You need to be sure the load rating of the tire is sufficient to handle the RV.
A steel cased tire like a Duravis or XPS ribbed is preferred vs. a nylon or fiberglass casing

SabreCanuck wrote:

Me Again wrote:


People here have reported multiple failures and switched to LT tires and the failures stopped.

Chris

Yes, I get that.. What I'm saying is that people run their ST tires OVER their limits and then blame the tire. They are designed for <65 mph and certain load. Going over that will probably blow the tire. Replacing the tire with an LT that will run 80 mph fixes that person's problem.

But the PROBLEM was not the tire.

I'm one of those people. LT tires resolved my issues. For better or worse my driving habits remained the same.

Me Again wrote:


People here have reported multiple failures and switched to LT tires and the failures stopped.

Chris

Yes, I get that.. What I'm saying is that people run their ST tires OVER their limits and then blame the tire. They are designed for <65 mph and certain load. Going over that will probably blow the tire. Replacing the tire with an LT that will run 80 mph fixes that person's problem.

But the PROBLEM was not the tire.

justme wrote:
I see a lot of discussion no tires and disk brake conversions. But what about dual tires like trailers use to have. Why not convert to dual tires, if one is paranoid about tire blow outs?

The frames would have to be designed differently to run dual wheels.

There are much cheaper solutions for 5200-6K axles in LT235/85R16E(3042) tires and for 7K axles LT235/85R16G(3750) tires. There is also 215/75R17.5H(4805) rated tire for really heavy rigs.

In my book anyone that tries to run a poly carcass tire on a heavy/tall 5th wheel is just asking for problems, if they are going to see America with their rig and tow for hours on end day after day.

If one is going to go to the lake 10 miles away, then have at it with cheap tires.

Of course this issue repeats it's self year after year. Some manufacturers start installing LRG tires OEM, and then revert back to LRE ST's. That was what was on Montana's and we recently looked at! LRE ST tires.

Chris

I see a lot of discussion no tires and disk brake conversions. But what about dual tires like trailers use to have. Why not convert to dual tires, if one is paranoid about tire blow outs?

SabreCanuck wrote:

RustyJC wrote:

mountainsam wrote:
Are there any professional tire installers in the discussion. I would love to see what they have to say.

Wouldn't that be like asking advice on an RV from an RV salesman or advice on a truck from a truck salesman? Personally, I'd put a lot more stock in the experience of those who USE the tires, not those who SELL them.

JM2CW...

Rusty

Arguably, there are hundreds of thousands of trailer owners out there that are running ST tires and have never had a blowout. So, out of those hundreds of thousands of ST tire owners, most would say "no issues" if you actually got a hold of them to ask.

I guess, like RustyJC, I would be interested to hear from the ENGINEERS as to what the difference is instead of the users who assume all blowouts are the tires problem, replace with different tire and then don't have another blowout... They typically assume it had to be the tire issue and not potentially something else.

Getting a beefier tire could very well be disguising a completely different issue and shouldn't ALWAYS be the answer. Kinda like saying that every single 5th wheel out there HAS TO be pulled with a DRW one ton truck... It's just not the case.There are so many more factors involved in choosing a tire than anyone can really come to terms with.

It would also be interesting to see a survey done on the direct relation of "tire issue" posts compared to "how sharp can I turn" posts from the same user. I'm assuming of course that an ST tire is built to handle the ripping of sharp turns while an LT tire is not. Throw in the "what MPG at 80mph" posts and you really have a debate. But none of us would possibly know that without hearing from the guys that actually build them. Which, I would think is why the question was raised.

Let the debate continue.

When it happens to you, then you are in the 100% that has had a failure. Have you seen the damage that is done? 2000-4500 easily most of the time. Come to our Snowbird RV park and see how many show up each fall with their trailer torn up.

The bigger the trailer the bigger the issue.

Go to trailer boat and horse trailer forum and you read the same issues.

People here have reported multiple failures and switched to LT tires and the failures stopped.

People have reported having a ST spare tire blow up that has never been on the ground. Last year I replace a XPS Rib spare that had been hanging under the trailer for 11 years. And it have most of the pressure remaining after all those years.

Some industries have dirty little secrets. For trailers it is ST tires!

Chris

RustyJC wrote:

mountainsam wrote:
Are there any professional tire installers in the discussion. I would love to see what they have to say.

Wouldn't that be like asking advice on an RV from an RV salesman or advice on a truck from a truck salesman? Personally, I'd put a lot more stock in the experience of those who USE the tires, not those who SELL them.

JM2CW...

Rusty

Arguably, there are hundreds of thousands of trailer owners out there that are running ST tires and have never had a blowout. So, out of those hundreds of thousands of ST tire owners, most would say "no issues" if you actually got a hold of them to ask.

I guess, like RustyJC, I would be interested to hear from the ENGINEERS as to what the difference is instead of the users who assume all blowouts are the tires problem, replace with different tire and then don't have another blowout... They typically assume it had to be the tire issue and not potentially something else.

Getting a beefier tire could very well be disguising a completely different issue and shouldn't ALWAYS be the answer. Kinda like saying that every single 5th wheel out there HAS TO be pulled with a DRW one ton truck... It's just not the case.There are so many more factors involved in choosing a tire than anyone can really come to terms with.

It would also be interesting to see a survey done on the direct relation of "tire issue" posts compared to "how sharp can I turn" posts from the same user. I'm assuming of course that an ST tire is built to handle the ripping of sharp turns while an LT tire is not. Throw in the "what MPG at 80mph" posts and you really have a debate. But none of us would possibly know that without hearing from the guys that actually build them. Which, I would think is why the question was raised.

Let the debate continue.

mountainsam wrote:
Are there any professional tire installers in the discussion. I would love to see what they have to say.

Wouldn't that be like asking advice on an RV from an RV salesman or advice on a truck from a truck salesman? Personally, I'd put a lot more stock in the experience of those who USE the tires, not those who SELL them.

JM2CW...

Rusty