Long day towing
Y'all need to know that it is NEVER good when you are towing a camper, and some one flags you from a another car yelling about your tire. So after 3 / THREE, yes THREE / 3 flat tires, one of which ...
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valhalla360 wrote:blofgren wrote:
Saying that, I have noticed most that have posted here that have run very old tires or Chinese tires without issue all have relatively light trailers. I can assure everyone that it is a completely different ball game with a larger, heavier trailer and the China bomb issue is very real. I had a Carlisle tire fail on me last year while bringing our new to us fifth wheel home last year. I was lucky that I felt a vibration and managed to get stopped before any damage occurred. The tire had a HUGE separation on the edge of the tread. I now run Sailun S637 Load Range G tires which are the only Chinese tire that I would recommend at this point in time because they are constructed to a higher standard than the standard Chinese ST tire.
The OP has a 28' trailer, so that theory isn't supported in this case.
Trust me, there is a HUGE difference between a 28' travel trailer and a 36' triple slide 4 season high profile fifth wheel. I've had both and the weight difference is surprising. My trailer weighs about 16k lbs loaded.
