Tires again.

I was a little underwhelmed by Endurance tires (new 2019) on our 13,500 fifth wheel. Had one tire on a rear axle with a tread separation just as wear was almost down to wear bars. Now trying Hankooks: 235/85-16 gives a few extra lbs capacity over typical 230/80-16; they are made in China, yet they are proably the most expensive. Good so far. They are rated for something North of 80 mph which is a minimum for me.

Cummins12V98 wrote:
Like I said no non road hazard failures, honestly that is really amazing.. Weak list I have to say.

Bubbles in one tires sidewalls and another tire wearing out of round is a tire issue not a road hazard.
You asked for one so you got just one.
I've found other Endurance complaints in a quick 2 min google, However google any tire and we can find non road hazard type complaints.

There is no perfect tire. Just some have a better/longer work history than others.

Personally, I have Endurance on my KZ FW. I =wanted= the Carlisle HDs as I've had good luck with them in the past, but Discount couldn't get them in time for a trip. An OEM tire gave out on the way from my storage to my house (about 11 miles) with a tread separation. I had 2 days to get tires and the GY were what they had in stock.

Our 30' GN flatbed came with G-rated Providers and the 6 of them give us well over our rated 21k GVW rating. So far, they still look good after 4 years. I'd buy 'em again.

Lyle

I'm on my 3rd set of Endurance tires because I wear them out. The first 2 sets lasted about 25k miles each, which is their weakest point: They only have 1/4" of tread depth when new and it doesn't take long to get to the wear bars.
But they are dependable.
I got the current set a year ago and will need new ones next spring.
JK

FWIW, there are several owners on one of the forums I frequent that have complained about Endurance failures, tread separation, and other issues unrelated to road hazard.

JKJavelin wrote:
I'm on my 3rd set of Endurance tires because I wear them out. The first 2 sets lasted about 25k miles each, which is their weakest point: They only have 1/4" of tread depth when new and it doesn't take long to get to the wear bars.
But they are dependable.
I got the current set a year ago and will need new ones next spring.
JK

Biggest question did you have any failures?

I have well over 25k on my ENDURANCE tires on my boat trailer that I run 70mph a lot and in and out of salt water near daily. Dated 2017 with no issues. End of Summer they will have over 30k and the next Spring they will be replaced with the same.

No,I would have mentioned if I had any failures. And I don't think I've even heard of any til this thread.

Cummins12V98 wrote:
Like I said no non road hazard failures, honestly that is really amazing.. Weak list I have to say.

sounds like you work for goodyear haha. seriously though unless some one finds a issue with a tire in the spring they will never know if it is a road hazard unless there is a nail in a chunk of it they find. I was running 10 year old china bombs on my trailer and after 10 years one finally went... It was a road hazard and the only reason I know that is it was a set of train tracks with a big pothole and I was surprised I didn't lose a tire on the truck and only one on that side of the rv.

I had one tire fail on my 5th wheel (China bombs 6 years old) as I went through a construction site. assumed road hazard as there was no explanation otherwise. I also replaced one before the season as it had some weird wear and looked like a broken belt. could be road hazard who knows.. the problem with tires is you can hit a good bump, and nothing happens at that time but 2 months to a year down the road it could blow or something you didn't think it would cuz there is a weak spot in that tire already.

I think for myself I have decided on Sailun as you are getting a steel belted ST tire that is commercial rated.

JKJavelin wrote:
No,I would have mentioned if I had any failures. And I don't think I've even heard of any til this thread.

Having to dig REAL DEEP!!!!!

I am NOT a GY "Fan Boy" I tell it like it is. I had great success with the GY "G" tires for years. With my current DRV and GY "H" tires I had many tread separations and one that lead to a blow out and damage. GY was great about replacing and paying foe damages but I had enough! I just don't think the "H" tire is designed to run near capacity as I was.

So I changed to my only other real option the 235 Continentals in "J" at a tad over 6k capacity per tire. One year and they are wearing well and running cool. The Heavy DRV 5ers are all going to this tire. They look like street slicks and they are HEAVY.