Tires; revisited; yet again
I thought I knew what I wanted. I really did. I am looking to replace my ST235/80/16 Goodyear Marathon tires due to age and the begining of rot. I was going to get the same tire, just move up to E ...
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Ric Flair wrote:tinner12002 wrote:
I bet if truth be known the blowouts from most trailer tires are a result of higher speeds than what the tires are rated for!!
I see guys rolling down the interstates all the time running 70 plus mph pulling trailers.
You can see the tires rating as its rolling down the interstate at 70 plus mph? Dang, you're good!
All you guys pulling heavy trailers with ST cr@p tires, listen.
You can rationalize keeping them because they are new
You can baby them.
You can check pressure every trip
You can check temp at every stop
You can keep them under 65 mph
...and you will be sorry when (not if) they explode and rip the side off your camper.
Been there, done all of the above, here to tell you.
Ran ST tires all the way around the country-over 8,000 miles NO ISSUES. NEVER RAN OVER 60mph. The above poster is right, I have seen 85% of RVers exceeding 65mph when I traveled. Excessive speed is the NUMBER ONE issue.
