TIRES?????

abc40kids wrote:

CKNSLS wrote:

krinkle wrote:
Here we go again. as I posted here before I was having my dealer repack my wheels when they discovered a bad tire. Carlyle tires he told me they were the worst tire I could have on a trailer.
Today I visited with 3 tire dealers including the one that sold me the Carlyle's. He said he no longer sell those tires. Wonder why? China Bombs maybe. All the dealers I went to stated that trailer tires are only good for 3 maybe 5 years at the most. They all three recmomended Hercules trailer tires and most were within the same price range.
I have a question for Rvers here; Do you ever here of "balancing tires" One dealer does it the other doesn't see a need for it.
Question 2: Do you ever here of rotating tires? It seems that the rear tires get the most use. I was wondering if rotating them would help. The rear tires really get in a bind when making turns. Ever watched the rear tires when making a turn or backing in a site or driveway.
Appreciate all comments. Happy Rving.

Seems a big disconnect in information. The new Carlisle Radial Trail has been out only two years. I don't how they (your tire guys) would have a long term record on it-it's a new tire-
http://www.tirereview.com/article/88909/carlisle_has_new_trailer_radial.aspx

Also, if a tire dealer doesn't feel a tire needs to be balanced, then anything out of his mouth is suspect IMHO.

In addition Carlisle Tires were named official tire of the Bass Anglers and are towed over 35,000 miles per year-
"All Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Weekend Series trailered equipment ride on Carlisle Radial Trail RH tires and Black Rock wheels, and are towed from event to event an average of 35,000 miles per year without a tire failure.”
http://www.carlisletransportationproducts.com/news/announcements/tslug

So-I guess all your tire guys like the local representative from the "other tire manufacturer company" better.

I sell quite a few Carlisle tires, normally on small trailers but did put them on one fifth wheel and have heard of NO problems. As for the bass anglers and Carlisle tires, I'm guessing it was more about the money and great deal / maybe free tires to go along with it.

There are some bad tires out there for sure but I know that a lot of the trailers / campers that come thru my shop have either incorrect tire pressure, one axle may be overloaded / not level and many small trailers are flat out over-loaded. Now aside from all that most say they roll down the highway at or over the speed limit.

No tire can withstand the blowout by a nail or something else in the road that may cause a puncture but treads peeling off are from low air pressure, driving too fast or an overloaded tire. Yes there are defective tires in all tire lineups from car, truck, SUV.... I asked my buddy the last time he came to me for a tire because of a blowout. When do you check tire pressure? He said when it looks low and he's also the guy that's always first to get home from the camping trip unless he has to stop to change a tire. He's running Carlisle tires and his blowouts not the tires fault.

We do balance all trailer tires unless the customer says not too..... Might as well do it, it's off the trailer and 2 feet from the balancing machine.

Your post should be stickied in the "Towing" section, IMO.

I've read many of the tire threads on this Forum and there is a lot of anecdotal testimony as to the benefits of this or that type of tire, the longevity, and a heap of brand loyalty/bashing. There are a few guys here that have a wealth of experience or knowledge in the tire industry. None of those guys hava a specific brand recommendation. If you visit a local tire shop, everything they have in stock is the better choice and other brands/types are denigrated. Along with brand selection being nebulous, you have the usual consumer that doesn't understand the physics and materials involved and doesn't have the time or inclination to maintain their rubber, like you've mentioned.

I recently bought new tires and was on the fence over what I should get. I'm not inexperienced, have over 40 years towing and own, at last count, 5 trailers. I decided that an ST tire in a load range that gave me some headroom over what the weight carrying involved, was my best choice. If I towed long distance at high speed or was able to find an LT tire in appropriate size and weight load specifications, I would have chosen that. My TT is now running on Carlisle ST205 15 Radial Trail RH Load Range D, the trailer weighs just about 5K lbs. and I have torsion axles.