Tires on a 5th wheel and aggravation
This is not a request for help, rather an experience to share. Tenth year in our 3rd 5th Wheel. We had 2 blowouts in the first due to old tires, my fault. This 5th wheel is less than 5 years old a...
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While I feel your pain as a 10 year RV'er you got to know you need quality tires by now. Don't count on the dealer to provide quality tires. ultimately it is your knowledge and responsibility to avoid china bombs.
If you were a newbie I'd understand but as a 10 year RV'er and someone who has played the RV blowout game you got to be savvy enough to protect/save yourself.
Preventative maintenance and keen awareness is key to successful R$V ownership if you slack in these areas it will come back to bite you.
I have been bitten by tires before. While I agree OEM tires have improved.
It still maybe necessary/wise to replace tires on a brand new RV.
The dealer will not tell you that but 10 years of experience will.
You are new to the forum and my comments may appear to be a bit course and blunt that is not my intent.
If you read these forums you will find cheap tires and blowouts is an old reoccurring issue that can be only be resolved by knowing your towing parameters and weight and by buying premium tires.
If you were a newbie I'd understand but as a 10 year RV'er and someone who has played the RV blowout game you got to be savvy enough to protect/save yourself.
Preventative maintenance and keen awareness is key to successful R$V ownership if you slack in these areas it will come back to bite you.
I have been bitten by tires before. While I agree OEM tires have improved.
It still maybe necessary/wise to replace tires on a brand new RV.
The dealer will not tell you that but 10 years of experience will.
You are new to the forum and my comments may appear to be a bit course and blunt that is not my intent.
If you read these forums you will find cheap tires and blowouts is an old reoccurring issue that can be only be resolved by knowing your towing parameters and weight and by buying premium tires.
