Multiple Blow-outs
On the road an hour in Alabama on I-20, and had a blowout passenger side. Tore fender out. An hour or so later, another blowout on the tire beside it. This time, I noticed the tires were hot to the t...
Forum Discussion
Seattle Lion wrote:
"keep reading seriously wrong posts about trailer tires. One of the most common misstatements is that LT tires are better for trailers than ST's. Many ethical tire dealers won't install LT's on a trailer. The reason is that trailer tires are designed to stay in one place for long time periods without damage. LT's aren't. ST sidewalls are stiffer (one reason they get so hot is because they are thicker than LT's) to resist the scrubbing caused by the trailer being dragged around turns. "
I am not happy about the bad reputation of my Tow Max tires. We have a heavy fifth wheel (13,500 lbs loaded). My Tow Max E rated tires have a load rating of about 3,500 lbs. We have 7,000 lb axles. According to a CAT scale, we have 11,300 lbs on the trailer wheels. That means each tire is loaded to 2,825 lbs. This is well within the tire/axle ratings. Even so, this is a lot of weight. Goodyear makes the G614 trailer tire that has a very good reputation. To buy them, we need new wheels, since ours are 6" and the G614's require 6 1/2. That will have to wait until we can afford the $1,400 or so it will cost. "
Where did all that come from???
WOW, What an eye opening couple of paragraphs....NOT....talk about just opinion not based on hardly any facts.......
We've asked more than several times for these ST tire enthusiasts to do a test; I'm just going to throw out an example...may not be the best, but pick up an E rated ST tire, pick your medicine...then pick up a Michelin XPS RIB....comparing like tires, the RIB is MUCH heavier and sidewall MUCH thicker....Some of the information being tossed out about ST sidewall being able to take more and on and on is no where near fact and again, can be seen by doing the above test....
GY G614 may not be the best tire by no means in the G rated tire game, but they are made in Kansas:)
"keep reading seriously wrong posts about trailer tires. One of the most common misstatements is that LT tires are better for trailers than ST's. Many ethical tire dealers won't install LT's on a trailer. The reason is that trailer tires are designed to stay in one place for long time periods without damage. LT's aren't. ST sidewalls are stiffer (one reason they get so hot is because they are thicker than LT's) to resist the scrubbing caused by the trailer being dragged around turns. "
I am not happy about the bad reputation of my Tow Max tires. We have a heavy fifth wheel (13,500 lbs loaded). My Tow Max E rated tires have a load rating of about 3,500 lbs. We have 7,000 lb axles. According to a CAT scale, we have 11,300 lbs on the trailer wheels. That means each tire is loaded to 2,825 lbs. This is well within the tire/axle ratings. Even so, this is a lot of weight. Goodyear makes the G614 trailer tire that has a very good reputation. To buy them, we need new wheels, since ours are 6" and the G614's require 6 1/2. That will have to wait until we can afford the $1,400 or so it will cost. "
Where did all that come from???
WOW, What an eye opening couple of paragraphs....NOT....talk about just opinion not based on hardly any facts.......
We've asked more than several times for these ST tire enthusiasts to do a test; I'm just going to throw out an example...may not be the best, but pick up an E rated ST tire, pick your medicine...then pick up a Michelin XPS RIB....comparing like tires, the RIB is MUCH heavier and sidewall MUCH thicker....Some of the information being tossed out about ST sidewall being able to take more and on and on is no where near fact and again, can be seen by doing the above test....
GY G614 may not be the best tire by no means in the G rated tire game, but they are made in Kansas:)
