Carlisle tires

Chinese food yes, but NOT tires

my camper weights about 9,000.

two years in the sidewalls were pulling apart.

I trashed all even the brand new spare

CKNSLS wrote:
Most Carlisle complaints are from several years ago before they had the nylon cap overlay. While heavy trailers are problematic WITH ANY ST tire brand I would not hesitate to use the Carlisle Radial Trail RH on trailers under 10,000 pounds.


As I mentioned-the bad reputation is gained FROM THE OLD DESIGN!

Also -- in 2004 the EPA banned the use of several chemicals used in tire production. The industry scrambled to come up with substitutes and alter manufacturing techniques. The first few years (2005 to ~2008 or so) EVERY tire manufacturer had an increased failure rate until they developed and fine tuned the new processes. You saw the same thing with auto paints in 1989-1990.

I replaced the original Tow Max tires on our trailer in late 2010 with Carlisle ST's. (I wanted to go to LT's but the decreased distance between the tires would have been too narrow to use my chocks.) Over the next two years I experienced 3 goose eggs on the sidewalls. I'm pretty conscientious about tire pressures and check my tires at each rest/fuel stop. No complete failures or blowouts. My dealer replaced them with a very reasonable adjustment. I've not had any problems in the last 2-3 years with any of the replacements, nor the remaining original. After reading some of the posts here, I wonder if I didn't get some of those "early" tires and the replacements were of the improved model. We're presently wintering in Texas and the tires are under wheel covers so I'm not going to verify that. Maybe next spring....

robert fleck wrote:
Are these tires really as bad as I hear they are ??

Google is your friend.

The search feature here is your friend.

Carlisle tires -on anything *other than* lightweight trailers- are *not your friend/s.

They also are great boat dock "fenders"...:C

Why throw good money at something with a bad rep - when there are many better alternatives??..:?

~

Tread separation is not a normal part of a tiring wearing out. (and the tires above are no where near being worn out anyway)
Besides, my calisle had a separation just laying under the canopy of my truck. No use, no UV damage, nothing.

On our 2001 Cougar I went through 5 Carlisle tires (3 blown and 2 separations) in less than three years and about 2,500 miles of travel with $1500 in damages. Replaced them with Denman and put 10K on the trailer in the following three years ( 1 blister on a side wall). Trailer axles aligned, suspension bushing replaced and tires balanced with the installation of the Denmans. Tire pressure checked and run @ 65 psi. I am guilty of driving too fast for the speed rating on those early Carlisle tires and it was a expensive lesson.

Assuming dates on pics are correct that is from 10 years ago. Lots of changes in their tires since then.

CKNSLS wrote:

dhust wrote:
After 1 year this is what happened to my Carlise tires. I refused to put more on my trailer.

These are the "old style" tires which are by the pics very near to their "end of service" life. I have replaced tires before they has this little tread.

With side wall blowouts, I think what a lot of folks forget is how heavy some of our trailers are and how the side wall can be damaged from being pinched against a curb. Once there is damage to the side wall, air can leak into the plus of nylon, then the rest is history. Yes, I have scrubbed or pinched my truck tire with no ill effects, but trailer tires have been another story. I currently have one that has a deformity on the side wall. It happened this past week traveling through a rather narrow hairpin turn. I realized too late and made contact with the curb. This error on my part has accelerated my purchase of new tires to today. When we pull up camp, we are heading to the tire shop to have new rubber put on...going with a heavier tire...hopefully I will pay attention better in the future.

Cale

Make sure you check out their newer style RH tires. They were redesigned a few years back and have good reports so far. Most of the reviews online are for their older designs of tires so make sure you watch which style they are referring to when you read reviews.

I put set on the first year they came out and have put many thousands of miles on mine and my FIL did the same a year or so ago on his fifth and has good results too.

dhust wrote:
After 1 year this is what happened to my Carlise tires. I refused to put more on my trailer.

You say after 1 year, but the tread wear shows differently. Those tires are worn out and should have been replaced way! Sooner.