Maxxis Tires Report
Periodically someone asks about running ST tires on heavier fivers so I thought I would post my experience. I fulltime and I have a Heartland Bighorn with a GVWR of 14,000 pounds. My fiver came...
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goducks10 wrote:
250,000 towable's sold each year. Most with 4 tires. That's 1 million ST tires rolling down the hwy. Factor in a 5 year life span and that's 5 million ST tires rolling around each year. Probably more since many owners just run them till they have issues. I wonder why we read about failure on ST tires?
fj12ryder wrote:Agreed, the vast majority of ST tires are an accident waiting to happen. However, it's the tire construction and load/speed ratings that really tell the whole story---not the ST designator.
Because they're lousy tires?
For instance, we purchased a set of Hartland ST 235/85/16 G-rated, all-steel tires. Similar construction and tread pattern as the Sailun. Also weigh the same, hefty 60 lbs. (vs. 35-40 lbs. for the typical E-rated tire of the same size). Have a 14-ply rating, an all-steel carcass, load rated at 4080 lbs., plus a very high N (87 MPH) speed rating (higher than the Sailun). From all accounts, they're made by Gladiator. Not your typical ST tire by any means.
