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Ultratravler
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Nov 15, 2012

Samson Tires????

Has anyone run Samson tires on their motorhome? I am looking at buying 6 new 295/80/22.5 tires and the local dealer is trying to sell me Samson's. I have never heard of them. Thanks for any help.

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  • Latest sale advertisement I got from CW list Samson tires for my MH at over $170 less than Goodyears.
  • My friend owns a tow company and runs them on his trucks all the time due to the cost. When I needed six new 22.5s last year (ouch) I bought the Sampsons.

    My $0.2. I am not worried about durability since he runs them hundreds of thousands of miles. The first thing I noticed though is they tend to wander at speed down the highway, even after they have some miles on them, compared to the Michelins that were on there. I would think twice about putting them on the front next time around. it is not a dangerous wander, just more noticable.

    I would consider putting them on the rear 4, and running Michelins or something else up front to help defer the overall cost. Personally, I am not worried about rotating front to rear because I will never accumulate the miles to wear them down before the DOT dates are too old and I would replace them anyway. We probably only accumulate about 3000 miles per year on the pusher.
  • I never heard of them either...and went looking for 2 cheap take offs for my toad...found Sampson Stampedes at a tire shop that were about 70% worn, put them on the car and they are quiet and smooth...about 5 years old too..