comparison ST vs LT Goodyear

MrVan wrote:

FastEagle wrote:

MrVan wrote:

FastEagle wrote:

MrVan wrote:

Most of the ST tire failures have occurred on the load Range E tires that are loaded to near capacity. We had two sets of Load Range E ST tires fail in less than 3 years each set and less than 10,000 miles each set. 3500 lb rated tires on 6,000 lb axles. Both sets were a POS.

Depends on what forum you read. The OE tires on Airstream TTs are almost all 14" & 15". Their OE tires suffer early - less than 3 years - failures and just as often as other forum 16" tires.

It's very hard to sift through all the reported failures and come-up with a common factor.

Could it be the mistreatment at the factory, on the way to the dealer, and then sitting around for a few months on their lots?

Is it the misunderstanding by the trailer owner about the differences between the ST tires and automotive tires?

We are warned over and over again about the need for full sidewall pressures for the ST tires. Then we often see people posting how they manipulate their tire pressures below what has been recommended.

Very seldom does a poster provide information about the validated cause of a tire failure. As a frequent poster in tire forums you will get chastised severely for mentioning under inflation, overloading and excess speed as the cause of failures.

The posting beat goes on with very little useful information.

FastEagle

"Very seldom does a poster provide information about the validated cause of a tire failure. As a frequent poster in tire forums you will get chastised severely for mentioning under inflation, overloading and excess speed as the cause of failures."


I can provide whatever level of detail on the tires, inflation, temperature, speed or the failure reason you may want. It has been repeated over and over. Tread separation occurred on three of the 4 tires in less than 10,000 miles, less than 3 years, loaded under rated capacity by at least 600 lbs each tire, never went over 62 MPH while tires checked daily to be 80 lbs PSI cold daily. Which one of the phony failure causes: underinflation, overloading or excess speed applies? Tread separation validated by Mission's US Distributor TireCo. The phony arguments don't hold water.

So, are you angry because you're one of the few?

Mission tires have been off the market quite some time now. Maybe you used them too long.

What was the cause of the tread separation?

FastEagle

p.s. You forgot to tell us about how accurate your pressure gauge was/is.

On edit: Look Here for a place to report your validated or otherwise tire failure report.

What part of "less than 3 years old with less than 10,000 miles" don't you understand?

The cause of the tread separation was determined by TireCo themselves and they admitted the Mission tires had been defective and provided a whole new set of 5 ST tires, "Freestars", free of charge, which were equally bad and they also failed within three years and less than 10,000 miles. The air gauge used was calibrated against a known good gauge from a tire store that had been calibrated professionally. Now try to blow holes in that. BTW, the same gauge is being used on the LT tires that are now installed on the same 5th wheel. No more problems. No more smoke and mirrors. Your phony argument does not hold water. ST tires in this weight range do not stand up. Admittedly only a personal sample of two sets but 100's of other 5th wheel owners have reported similar results with ST tires. Would a two by four across your forehead make a difference?