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dryfly
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Aug 15, 2014

Tire Thoughts

A couple of weeks ago I posted regarding questions on the BFG commercial T/A tire and got some good remarks pro and con. I do NOT want to re-hash the quality of the T/A tire but, like several brands, there are folks that get good service and some that get poor service out of exactly the same tire.

Here is what I'm wondering: could it be the weight of the trailer the tire is used on? Personally, I've had good results with the T/A but my trailer weighs less than 10K fully loaded. I'll bet the same tire is being used on 5th wheels weighing 12-14K lbs. THIS IS ALMOST TWICE THE WEIGHT OF A TRUCK THAT THIS TIRE, AND OTHER LT's ARE DESIGNED FOR.

Even with the cheap Chinese tires, there are actually lots of trailers running these that never have an issue. Again, I'm not debating which is the best or worse tire, I'm just wondering if the weight placed on tires can affect the life of the tire, therefore leading to negative comments about the tire??

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