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DHCamper
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May 08, 2015

ST tires cooked on arrival?

I was driving down the freeway yesterday when I was passed by a Dodge DW towing a new 5th wheel. I sped up and paced him at over 85 mph. The trailer had a dealer plate on it. I slowed back down to the speed limit and watched as he disappeared over the horizon. The air temperature was 87 degrees. I was just wondering if the new owners of trailers that have had premature ST tire failures might have had this guy as delivery driver. Has anyone else witnessed delivery drivers driving like that?

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  • Bob_Vaughn's avatar
    Bob_Vaughn
    Explorer
    May 09, 2015
    msgtord wrote:
    I just put four new Carlisle tires on my travel trailer that are speed rated at 87 mph. I keep my speed at 65 mph for better fuel economy, but would be comfortable with 75 if needed. I keep the air pressure at 50 psi. After completing a 3500 mile trip in 2 weeks the tires look good.

    A neighbor of mine was a transport driver for many years. He never would speed to save fuel cost. But he did admit to adjusting the brakes to reduce wear on the truck.

    So he put his brake controller at max so the new trailer would do all the stopping ??
  • gmw_photos's avatar
    gmw_photos
    Explorer
    May 09, 2015
    B.O. Plenty wrote:
    ....snip.....

    Just consider them display and delivery tires and trash them when you buy a new trailer and put some real tires on it.

    B.O.


    We have a winner !
  • msgtord's avatar
    msgtord
    Explorer
    May 09, 2015
    I just put four new Carlisle tires on my travel trailer that are speed rated at 87 mph. I keep my speed at 65 mph for better fuel economy, but would be comfortable with 75 if needed. I keep the air pressure at 50 psi. After completing a 3500 mile trip in 2 weeks the tires look good.

    A neighbor of mine was a transport driver for many years. He never would speed to save fuel cost. But he did admit to adjusting the brakes to reduce wear on the truck.
  • B_O__Plenty's avatar
    B_O__Plenty
    Explorer II
    May 09, 2015
    They're junk tires to start with. Some of them have been known to blow out even when mounted as a spare. I don't think going that fast should cause that. If he was going 85 and you clocked him at that...you were breaking the law too. Just consider them display and delivery tires and trash them when you buy a new trailer and put some real tires on it. I've never seen anyone going that fast or what appeared to be that fast when delivering a trailer. I see them almost everyday headed west on I-94.

    B.O.
  • Dtank's avatar
    Dtank
    Explorer
    May 09, 2015
    Bird Freak wrote:
    mich800 wrote:
    laknox wrote:
    DHCamper wrote:
    I was driving down the freeway yesterday when I was passed by a Dodge DW towing a new 5th wheel. I sped up and paced him at over 85 mph. The trailer had a dealer plate on it. I slowed back down to the speed limit and watched as he disappeared over the horizon. The air temperature was 87 degrees. I was just wondering if the new owners of trailers that have had premature ST tire failures might have had this guy as delivery driver. Has anyone else witnessed delivery drivers driving like that?


    I think I'd've pulled out my phone and shot a minute, or two, of video, and included my speedo, as well as the DL plate, then sent it to the factory. Might try and get a shot of the TV's plate, too.

    Lyle


    Did they respond stop texting and driving :)


    I would rather be next to the speeding RV than someone trying to video and drive. At least the speeder is watching the road.



    Ahhhhh - maybe the 'speeder' is texting, chatting on his cell phone, or?? also...:S

    If he's got the cajones to drive 85 with all the various LEOs on the road looking for revenue.....why not?

    However, most trailer delivery drivers maintain the max allowable speed limit (or slightly above).
    (BS for/to the ST failure theory)

    Why? - The speeding fine/s will knock the heck out of profit!!..:R

    .
  • Me_Again's avatar
    Me_Again
    Explorer III
    May 09, 2015
    3oaks wrote:
    RandACampin wrote:
    Every one of those drivers I see are moving fast. Yet the tire will be blamed.
    True. I believe that is the reason for tire failure for the new owners in many cases. Even if the owner of the new rig takes extra care, those tires are already destined to fail prematurely. :(

    I even had an RV dealer tell me some of the delivery drivers had blowouts coming from the manufacturer to their dealership. :M


    So why do people have problems with tires they buy as replacements and have control over experience similar issues?

    We have one member here that has stuck it out for many years and many sets of ST tires and has racked up 22 or 23 self documented failures. So if you subtract 4 tires from that number believing the OEM tires were abused on delivery, there are still a lot of failed tires in his history.

    Chris
  • 3oaks's avatar
    3oaks
    Explorer
    May 09, 2015
    RandACampin wrote:
    Every one of those drivers I see are moving fast. Yet the tire will be blamed.
    True. I believe that is the reason for tire failure for the new owners in many cases. Even if the owner of the new rig takes extra care, those tires are already destined to fail prematurely. :(

    I even had an RV dealer tell me some of the delivery drivers had blowouts coming from the manufacturer to their dealership. :M
  • Me_Again's avatar
    Me_Again
    Explorer III
    May 09, 2015
    Bird Freak wrote:
    My buddy that delivers trailers told me he has yet to pick one up to deliver that the tires were not inflated to 90psi and above cold.


  • Bird_Freak's avatar
    Bird_Freak
    Explorer II
    May 08, 2015
    My buddy that delivers trailers told me he has yet to pick one up to deliver that the tires were not inflated to 90psi and above cold.

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