need tire advice

MM49 wrote:

Me Again wrote:

MM49 wrote:

maxum1989 wrote:
It looks as though the Goodyear cargo could be a possibility. I will look into those and see where they are available. Keep your opinions coming on this tire choice please. Especially if you have real world experience with them.
One note, I am trying to stay with 15" wheels because I have two spares I carry on my long trips. I am trying to avoid buying 6 tires and wheels so that is why I am "pushing" a little harder for a 15" tire choice.


Yes, optional 16" wheels/tires was an option on my trailer when I ordered it. Being new to large trailers I did not know the importance of this when I was making up my options list. Today, I would take that option without even thinkingit about it. Back then, I thought it was more of a cosmetic thing than a matter of function. Live and learn.

I think that improving the quality of your OEM ST225/75 R15 E tire is the solution. The Carlisle Trail RH is the best solution right now. The tire has been re-designed using the Design for Six Sigma (DSFF) design methodology. All of the changes in material, construction and manufacturing technics should produce a tire that meets all of the requirements. Carlisle says that this is the best preforming trailer tire made. I would like to hear the long term performance reports of this tire. I expect it will be better that the Maxxis 8008
MM49

Carlisle

Many of us are waiting for that jury to come it. Remember however that the GY Marathon got the nylon overlay years ago!!!! Manufacturer saying their tire is best is what is called marketing!!!

Carlisle has many misleading statements out there.

No 65MPH speed limit on the Radial Trail RH ST tires and then says to not drive over 60 with trailer tires. "Do not exceed 60 mph while towing a trailer."

"3 to 5 years is the average life expectancy of a trailer tire,regardless of mileage." "Replace trailer tires every three to five years" "If you experience a series of successive blowouts, something is wrong with your setup, it is not a tire problem".

When a trailer tire gets a 6-8 year warranty, then you will know that they have developed one that will last like a LT tire will.

Chris

When there is a LT tire made in 225/75/R15E I'll look at them. Until the only misleading statements are "you should change to LT tires that don't exist.
MM49

By the way I've had two highspeed blowouts on LT tires. They are not the holy grail

I don't think us LT tire proponents have said LT tires don't fail occasionally. I think what we are saying is LT tires have a much lower reported failure rate vs ST Tires on the heavier TT and 5th wheels. I can speak with some experience. My TV has LT tires. I'm on the second set of LT tires at currently 148,000 miles on the truck. However, the 5th wheel is now on its 3rd set of tries, now LT's as well but the first two sets on the 5th wheel were ST tires. Both ST sets failed with less than 10,000 miles each and both sets were about 3 years old. All three sets of tires on the 5th wheel and the two sets on the truck have been on the same roads, same temperatures, same side wind conditions, same speeds, and having measured tire loading all around carrying about the same weight, slightly less on the truck. The ST tires failed prematurely on the 5th wheel, the second set of tires on the truck have 7 times as many miles and are still going strong without a single failure vs the ST tires failure with less than 10,000 miles. They may not be the holy grail but sure are performing at a much more acceptable level vs the ST Tires. I suspect there are many, many other TT or 5th wheel owners with similar experiences. Actual performance cannot be argued with or dimished with words.