Tires

"Now ad a good 15 percent reserve capacity..."

Gee, Jim, no kidding! But so many run at max or max+ and complain when something goes amiss.

Me Again wrote:

Cummins12V98 wrote:
^^ I was wondering where it stated that it was a ST tire?

If you are talking about the Endurance it is right there in each size. Chris

OK, now I see it on the chart!

Cummins12V98 wrote:

Me Again wrote:

Cummins12V98 wrote:
^^ I was wondering where it stated that it was a ST tire?

If you are talking about the Endurance it is right there in each size. Chris

OK, now I see it on the chart!

Looking at the Goodyear RV tire site, the Marathon is no longer listed. I think that Goodyear put a lot of work into the new Endurance ST tire and it could become the new gold standard of special trailer tires.

This site list the weights of these new Endurance tires.

https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Goodyear&tireModel=Endurance&sidewall=Blackwall&partnum=38NR6END&tab=Sizes

The ST235/80R16E Marathon weighed 35.4 pounds and the Enderance in this same size weights 40 pounds.

Also all off the Endurance sizes have a N speed rating of 87 MPH.

So what we have is a new ST that tire shops will not balk at installing like some dealers do when installing LT tires in place of ST OEM tires. I have long been a fan of all steel carcass tires on trailers(Ribs, R250's S637's), however not everyone is willing to work around dealers that are afraid to install LT's in place on ST tires.

Chris

One thing I want to throw into the mix is how much cooler my LT tires are compared to the ST's I've run in the past when doing several hours of highway driving.

That and the trailer does not seem to want to follow the ruts in the road nearly as much.

I'm extremely happy with my LT215/75R16 BFG Commercial T/A 2 tires, 2680lb rating is ideal for a unit like mine with a 10400lb GVWR (but the axles are 5000lb axles as per the tags on them?)

Yesterday as I was getting ready to break camp in Suffolk VA and travel to Hatteras NC. I found this:



Belt separation on this tire made it ready to explode. Long story short, my brother found a set of ST205/75R14 Goodyear Endurance (load range D (2040 lbs) and speed rating N (87 mph)) at Discount tire in Virginia Beach VA. I bought them and had high pressure stems installed. Also had them balanced. $532 out the door.
I can now run 70 mph all day without worry.

Man, that is a funky looking wear pattern.

fj12ryder wrote:
Man, that is a funky looking wear pattern.

3/4 of the tire had a very even wear pattern as did the other 3 tires.

rhagfo wrote:

Campinfan wrote:
Question: If I switch to an LT tire, is the load range the same. My E rated tires are about 3402lbs ( I believe). If I have to jump up to a G rated tire, won't I need new rims because I thought I have seen that the G rated tires take more pressure. Maybe I am wrong, that is why I am asking.
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2016 F 350 FX4 4WD,Lariat, 6.7 Diesel
37' 2014 Cougar 330 RBK (Can't get photo to post here no matter what)
Lovely wife and three children

330RBK
Shipping weight 10,065#
Payload 2,380#
Hitch Dry 2,045#
GVWR 12,445#

You will have about 10,000# total on the axles, or 2,500# per tire +/- so a 235/85-16E will have a 3,042# rating.
I just took off a 12 year old set of LT tires on our 12,360# GVWR 5er, and replaced with the same size and rating LT's.

Thank you for the info and the education. I will keep this post and also try to see where the rating level is for my rims, just in case.

We went with the Goodyear G614 and have been very pleased with them.[emoticon] The Goodyear G614 are made in the USA.
http://www.goodyearrvtires.com/pdfs/tire-care-guide.pdf

You need to make sure your rims will handle 110 psi. It will be stamped on the back side of the rim.
We should have done this before the Marathon blow out happen [emoticon]
It was more like an explosion. It blew parts across 3 lanes of traffic on the interstate.
Goodyear did pay for the damage and gave use credit for all 5 Marathon tires toward the new G614 tires.


Goggle search: "China bomb marathon tires"

I would also like to replace the ST235/80R16 tires that came on my Coachmen 371MBRB. I already realize that I don't know the axle or rim capacity and will have to check when I get home. Mine is heavier than what has been discussed. I want to get a tire that will handle the load and I can travel with my family safely.

Hitch Weight 2113 lbs.

GVWR 15000 lbs.