Tires, again!

Cummins12V98 wrote:

allen8106 wrote:

fj12ryder wrote:


But the OP gave no weight for his trailer so no way to know if the Sailun would be overkill.

No such thing as overkill when it comes to camper tires in my opinion.

Sure no biggie if you don't care if your beatin the HE!! outa yer RV.

But, But, what about inflation charts, I won't go into what A Sailun rep told me, but you can sure air them down . I talked in length to him about how to run these G rated 110 psi tires, so no IMO you don't have to beat the HE!! out of your RV.

I am no where near the 4400 lb rating of my Sailuns, although I don't air them down to what I could ,I get a very good ride, nothing jumbled up in the fifth wheel , no screws coming loose etc. After replacing the shear springs in the MorRyde suspension it rides even better .

allen8106 wrote:

fj12ryder wrote:


But the OP gave no weight for his trailer so no way to know if the Sailun would be overkill.

No such thing as overkill when it comes to camper tires in my opinion.

Sure no biggie if you don't care if your beatin the HE!! outa yer RV.

If you’re looking for a cost effective alternative, the Bridgestone Duravis R500 HD are about the toughest non steel carcass tire out there, mine have two summers and around 24000km’s on them without issue, they replaced cracking 4 year old BFG commercial T/As.

You're certainly welcome to your opinion, but it's a fact, not opinion, that tires heavier than needed can contribute to a very harsh ride.

fj12ryder wrote:


But the OP gave no weight for his trailer so no way to know if the Sailun would be overkill.

No such thing as overkill when it comes to camper tires in my opinion.

sayoung wrote:

mhimber2 wrote:

Sailun has a tie pressure chart for each tire showing capacity at different psi.

In the reference below you’ll find the Sailun published trailer tire load/inflation chart. Not all ST tire sizes are listed. However, it does list the new 13” radial LRD.

Click Here!

Interesting comment on rock grabbing. Every time I tow my boat I launch up and down a gravel ramp. I have never noticed any rock grabbing.

mhimber2 wrote:
Thanks guys, this is just what I was after! The Sailun look good, but they take 110 psi, not sure my OEM wheels are rated for that. And I'd probably have to mail order them. Eight years ago, everyone recommended the Commercial TA, Michelin Rib, and Duravis 250. I went with the Commercial TA after multiple problems with the TowMax. When BFG recalled the Commercial TA, Discount got the Ribs as a no charge replacement. :)
Its approaching 7 years on the ground, so looking for replacements. The GY Endurance look good, but I wasn't sure about another ST tire. I'll probably just go with the GY before my next longer trip. The trailer GVWR is 13688 lbs. with 6K axles, 3875 cargo capacity.

IF the RIBs ran 7 years without problems I would get another set or BS R238's for a little less.

Could the rock damage be a result of the shallower tread depth, do you think? I've never pulled rocks out of tire tread so I don't know if it happens with the deeper tread tires too.

I'm pretty happy with my Endurance tires but they seem to have one weakness; rock mining.
I took them off to get them balanced and when I picked all the rocks out, I found several places where small gravel had punctured all the way to the shiny metal chords. That kind of damage is not normal and never happened to any of the other ST tires I've had, including the garbage Carlisles.
I'm hoping that the fact that I don't generally have to tow in the rain will keep me from having a failure.