need tire advice

Blackcell wrote:
I find it quite amazing the ole tire debate still rages on in earnest across every RV forum. Why is that? Rhetorical question but wow no clear cut answers. One just has to do a lot of research as every individual will vary. Here is an old post that I found quite interesting… U.S. Federal Testing Standards for ST and LT Tires

Trivial knowledge for some of you, but some good info with verifiable sources. This was just another bullet point that gave me more confidence in deciding to replace my ST tires with LT giving much higher load capacity reserves along with higher speed rating. My 2 cents is any RV over 10K lbs should seriously consider using LT tires. Also, my factory documentation that came with my fiver specifically states ST or LT tires be used. It also states that the outside placard showing tire info is the minimum required. Granted no tire will prevent blow-outs but after a ridiculous amount of reading I feel I’ve made the right decision, can now rest easy and that’s all that matters to me.

And look at the forth paragraph in the link.

"First I have some folks that I would like to thank for providing me the desire to delve into this issue:
“Chris” for moving the topic in a more factual direction.
“Tireman9” for helping me find the federal standards.
“FastEagle” for his willingness to challenge group thought and to encourage me to understand the perceived performance discrepancies between these types of tires.
Thanks guys!"

Like I say, nothing has changed in 5 years! I am still trying to get people to look at the facts, Tireman9 is still provide real industry info, and FastEagle is still challenging anyone that wants to switch away from ST tires!

For new people that want to learn more about where the debate has been over the years, here is another old post. Understanding tire types

Carlisle and TowMax in the last couple years have add a nylon overlay to their ST tires, like the Goodyear Marathon did years ago. Some think this is going to improve the reliability of those two, however the jury is still out on that. It has not made the Marathon the top tier entry in the field.

I fault the trailer manufacturers for going to Tredit and Tireco to buy the cheapest tires they can by the truck or train car load pre-mounted on wheels on a few dines on the dollar, and then the consumer for buying a trailer with these bottom feeder tires installed OEM.

Chris