Sailun S637 or Goodyear G614

NC Hauler wrote:

JEBar wrote:

Cummins12V98 wrote:
What were the approximate build dates of the tires that went bad? How many miles were on the tires when they blew?

As you said no way to tell what caused the tires to pop. So GY still stepped up and paid. No tire company will pay for road hazard but from the many posts that I have read and from personal conversations they still seem to pay when is is a vague situation.

sorry, I don't recall the build dates but when we buy tires I require them to have a build date that shows they are less than 6 months old .... miles is another thing, we are on the road for 6 - 7 months a year so I tend to believe we tow more miles than most .... we are from NC and spend the winter in Texas and the summer in SD .... as a pure guess I'd estimate abut 10,000 miles a year .... G614's run 110 psi (we actually keep the cold pressure of ours at 100 psi) and, at least for us, when they let go, they really let go .... the part that was still on the rim has been pretty well shredded .... I really don't believe that it would be possible to tell the cause from what is left .... with us they have paid 100% all three times

Jim

What is the GVW of your 5er? My 5er, a 39'6", 4 slide HR with a GVW of 16,950 came with the GY G614's..Manufacturer of my 5er recommended running tires at 110 psi, as did Good Year....I spoke with a Goodyear Rep at a Wingfoot about 2 weeks ago and again was told the same thing. I asked him about using the scales to take the weight of each tire and use weight tables and was told what I already knew. "IF" one wants to go through that, go ahead, but your covered, with no effect to the tire if you run at max sidewall pressure, less heat build up, best wear pattern, again, that was a GY rep. I've had my best wear and no heat issues running my tires with my 5er loaded to about 15,950# @ the recommended tire pressure of 110 psi...

You are probably close enough to your tires has weight to run 110# with no or little ill effect.

You will get a different story from GY Tcch Support than a Wingfoot rep. The Tech will tell you if your loaded weight is much under the max load for the tire it is advised to use the weight charts. Example going from an E to G tire. They will not contradict what the trailer mfg has for psi. The fact is most RV's need to be at max psi becaust the trailer mfg only supplies tires to just make the grade with none or very little cushion.