tire ware

If those are the orignal tires, you must be living a charmed life. Its time for new shoes (tires) and I would also get a TPMS along with metal valve stems.

B.O. Plenty wrote:
What a crock..like they aren't in business to make money like anyone else..Junk is junk..Go buy some real tires from an American tire company not some private label Chinese crap..

B.O.

:B

Words of wisdom from "B.S. Plenty"...

Sorry you don't live in Les Schwab country, Bea, but the O.P. does. In fact, since he lives in Prineville he's only a few miles away from their original manufacturing plant.

You're certainly right about one thing- like most respectable businesses, they're in it to make money and to CONTINUE to do so. That means satisfied, repeat customers. You don't come as far as Les Schwab has since 1952 by selling your customers junk.

Another word to the O.P.:
Do look into any lack-of-warranty issues that will likely arise if you decide to change your tire-type. Many if not all LT's sold to/for trailer users carry no warranty whatsoever due to that being an "off-label" use.

Francesca Knowles wrote:
Les Schwab doesn't sell "junk tires".

They have an excellent reputation all over the West, and your evidently satisfactory experience with the tires you bought from them should serve as proof of that in your case. I know that's true in our case...in over thirty years of buying tires from them for everything from wheelbarrows to farm equipment and everything in between, they've never sold us any tire that wasn't equal to or beyond the use for which we bought it....nor have they EVER attempted to sell us tires if the ones we were contemplating replacing still had serviceable life left.

The load range "E" Gladiators you have on are one of their house brands, manufactured to their specifications. We run the same on our goosenecks, and my brother has a set on his (big) recreational fiver. None of us have had any trouble whatsoever with them.

Before you get all shook up/determined to change to something other than what your fiver maker specified, I suggest you stop in and talk to Les Schwab about what if anything to do about the tires you have.

The best way to cut through the noise/opinions one gets from internet forums is to go to someone that knows and has a stake in the subject at hand.

What a crock..like they aren't in business to make money like anyone else..Junk is junk..Go buy some real tires from an American tire company not some private label Chinese crap..

B.O.

Les Schwab doesn't sell "junk tires".

They have an excellent reputation all over the West, and your evidently satisfactory experience with the tires you bought from them should serve as proof of that in your case. I know that's true in our case...in over thirty years of buying tires from them for everything from wheelbarrows to farm equipment and everything in between, they've never sold us any tire that wasn't equal to or beyond the use for which we bought it....nor have they EVER attempted to sell us tires if the ones we were contemplating replacing still had serviceable life left.

The load range "E" Gladiators you have on are one of their house brands, manufactured to their specifications. We run the same on our goosenecks, and my brother has a set on his (big) recreational fiver. None of us have had any trouble whatsoever with them.

Before you get all shook up/determined to change to something other than what your fiver maker specified, I suggest you stop in and talk to Les Schwab about what if anything to do about the tires you have.

The best way to cut through the noise/opinions one gets from internet forums is to go to someone that knows and has a stake in the subject at hand.

I am surprised that your 32 foot trailer has 15 inch tires. As others said, get 16 inch wheels and LT tires and not worry about tires any more.

You have most likely already exceeded the life cycle of your tires(mileage). Save your money for an upgrade to 16" rims and some LT tires, and don't look back!

ST tires is one dirty little secret! 15" tires on a 32 footer is a second manufacturer's dirty little secret!

Chris

Go based on age. Look at the DOT codes on each tire. Any earlier than about week 30 year 09 should be replaced.