I am needing some tire advice and opinions I need to purchase 6 new tires for my Four Winds Hurricane 31D GVWR 18000 Lbs, GAWR Front 7000 Lbs 80 PSI, Gawr Rear 11000 Lbs 80 PSII don't want a real expensive tire, but want something reliable. So far I can get Samson GL283A 245/70R 19.5 Out the door mounted and balanced with new stems for $1295 Or I can go Dayton D520S with Regular Balance or Equal Balance for $1587 Both tires are 16 ply. Do I really need 16 ply tires? Would 14 ply tires ride smoother? Anyone with experience using Samson or Dayton Tires? I have read many posts on Samson but none on Dayton. All posts are old ones and not to valid today. I need recent input. I will weigh the coach when I get it loaded so I can adjust tire pressure accordingly. Please if you have used these tires Let me know your opinion of them. Past and present. I only Drive 5000 to 6000 miles a Year. One 2500 mile round trip to Texas and the rest are 300 to 400 miles.Mel :-\

IMO, Buying tires based on price alone is a fools game. Doesn't matter how far you travel. Doing so on cheap tires can have disastrous, even fatal, results......Dennis

Executive wrote:IMO, Buying tires based on price alone is a fools game. Doesn't matter how far you travel. Doing so on cheap tires can have disastrous, even fatal, results......Dennis I agree with you 100 percent, However Dayton tires are the second tier of Bridgestone tire company. I see no reason to pay $400 a tire when a $200 tire will do just as good on a GVWR 18000 Lb Rig. Especially when it is driven so little and mostly short trips. If it was a GVWR 26000 Lb rig or heavier I could see spending more for a Michlin or Goodyear tire for RV's. JMHO.Mel

mhbell wrote:Executive wrote:IMO, Buying tires based on price alone is a fools game. Doesn't matter how far you travel. Doing so on cheap tires can have disastrous, even fatal, results......Dennis I agree with you 100 percent, However Dayton tires are the second tier of Bridgestone tire company. I see no reason to pay $400 a tire when a $200 tire will do just as good on a GVWR 18000 Lb Rig. Especially when it is driven so little and mostly short trips. If it was a GVWR 26000 Lb rig or heavier I could see spending more for a Michlin or Goodyear tire for RV's. JMHO.Mel Goodyear and Michelin if your not aware make the only true RV tire. There made out of very soft rubber especially for RV applications due to all the time sitting in one place that RV's endure. All other tires are hard rubber truck tires. Just wanted you to be aware of this! Good Luck in what ever tire you purchase.

If he is driving on 80 psi, he need hard rubber tires. I never hesitated to buy Chinese tires especially that when it comes to trailer tires, there is no much competition and was always very pleased. Not saying the above tires are Chinese as those days tires in US come from all odd places. Just bought backhoe tire made in Sri Lanka. Also 16-ply can be pretty misleading rating as new 14 ply can have higher load ratings than older 16-ply. So don't make any general assumptions. Go to the tire place and read the prints on the tires.

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HPYHILM
Explorer
Jul 01, 2015
I have Samson on my rear and Hankook on the steer tires. No problems, go with the better steer tires. The rv tires made by the major brands are poor quality, I have had many of them blown. Hankook or Kuomo or Double coin are great tires.
mike_brez
Explorer
Jul 01, 2015
I put Hankook 19.5s on my gasser after a rear tire blowout on the Goodyears. I'm still running Hankook 22s on my Suburban and right now I have Samson 22.5s on my DP right now.
Kayteg1
Explorer II
Jul 01, 2015
If he is driving on 80 psi, he need hard rubber tires.
I never hesitated to buy Chinese tires especially that when it comes to trailer tires, there is no much competition and was always very pleased.
Not saying the above tires are Chinese as those days tires in US come from all odd places.
Just bought backhoe tire made in Sri Lanka.
Also 16-ply can be pretty misleading rating as new 14 ply can have higher load ratings than older 16-ply.
So don't make any general assumptions. Go to the tire place and read the prints on the tires.
J-Rooster
Explorer
Jul 01, 2015
mhbell wrote:
Executive wrote:
IMO, Buying tires based on price alone is a fools game. Doesn't matter how far you travel. Doing so on cheap tires can have disastrous, even fatal, results......Dennis
I agree with you 100 percent, However Dayton tires are the second tier of Bridgestone tire company. I see no reason to pay $400 a tire when a $200 tire will do just as good on a GVWR 18000 Lb Rig. Especially when it is driven so little and mostly short trips. If it was a GVWR 26000 Lb rig or heavier I could see spending more for a Michlin or Goodyear tire for RV's. JMHO.
Mel
Goodyear and Michelin if your not aware make the only true RV tire. There made out of very soft rubber especially for RV applications due to all the time sitting in one place that RV's endure. All other tires are hard rubber truck tires. Just wanted you to be aware of this! Good Luck in what ever tire you purchase.
mhbell
Explorer
Jul 01, 2015
Executive wrote:
IMO, Buying tires based on price alone is a fools game. Doesn't matter how far you travel. Doing so on cheap tires can have disastrous, even fatal, results......Dennis
I agree with you 100 percent, However Dayton tires are the second tier of Bridgestone tire company. I see no reason to pay $400 a tire when a $200 tire will do just as good on a GVWR 18000 Lb Rig. Especially when it is driven so little and mostly short trips. If it was a GVWR 26000 Lb rig or heavier I could see spending more for a Michlin or Goodyear tire for RV's. JMHO.
Mel
Executive45
Explorer III
Jul 01, 2015
IMO, Buying tires based on price alone is a fools game. Doesn't matter how far you travel. Doing so on cheap tires can have disastrous, even fatal, results......Dennis
bhivetravels
Explorer
Jul 01, 2015
$1295 for 6?

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