Sailun tires

Everything I have read 6 years is the max. I would guess some stretch it out longer, I don't. I don't put enough miles on to wear them out, but six years is my max on the fifth wheel.

As far as the Sailun's go , great choice over the Goodyears. My second set of tires on my fifth wheel were the Goodyear G614's , about the only game in town at the time. IMO an overrated ,overpriced tire. It was nice to see the Sailun's come along when it was time to replace the Goodyears. The Goodyears are even more outrageous in price now then when I bought them. As I have said the Sailun Terramax is going on my truck when the time comes , as well as on my fifth again .

I am reading of more and more switching to Sailun 17.5 tires. They are even available my ordering on-line at Wal-mart for only $135 a tire. Amazing!
My Goodyear g114 21575r17.5 tires with 20k miles on them still look new but have a manufacture date of 2013. So they are about to age out I guess despite how the look with even NO sidewall cracks. I keep them covered when parked, keep inflated to 115psi, and they are not weight maxed-out at all.
I guess I should replace them soon. Thoughts?

2oldman wrote:
For a fifth wheel?

I put Sailuns on my camper about 2 years ago. I had them balanced as well. Huge difference. very little wear. The side walls are super thick. I have a buddy that owns a trailer repair shop down south. He swears by them. I would pull the trigger and get them.

FYI:
http://www.sailuntyre.eu/about/history.html

They have a good reputation as do many US Made tires. I prefer to keep my money in a free country when possible!

2oldman wrote:
For a fifth wheel?

" Sailun truck tires? I'm looking at replacing my BFG All terrain tires"

Thanks for all the responses, I think my mind is made up to go with the Sailun.
Thanks again

I dumped BFG tires after I had a near-50% failure rate on them. I was running the old Long Trail TA and had 2 separate after 4 years. Replaced with the Rugged Trail TA and had 1 separate after another 4 years and at least one more that was "on the verge", according to Discount Tire, meaning that it wasn't yet out of round, but the signs were there that it shortly would be. Switched to Cooper Discoverers and, so far, like them.

Lyle

happycamper1942 wrote:
Does anyone have any experience with Sailun truck tires? I'm looking at replacing my BFG All terrain tires and the dealer is telling me that Sailun are as good but cheaper.
Please do not dismiss them offhand just because they are Chinese, I'm looking for genuine observations, good or bad.
Thanks

I did the exact same change, burnt out my 20: BFG;s and went to the Sailun Teramax. they are quieter , better grip in the snow and ice and are lasting longer than my BFG's did. I will be sticking with the sailun tires. best part instead of 2600.00 to replace them it was 1150 installed and I got a 80000km road hazard guarantee, BFG says they are rated for 60000but gives you no road hazard.

Steve

I start to use Sailun back in 2015 with no problem.