TIRES?????

Me Again wrote:

CKNSLS wrote:

kedanie wrote:
Let's see here, a bass boat weighs maybe 2k# max and the trailer another 750#, mid sized TT Is going to come in around 6500# and an average sized 5er will come in around 12k#.

Yep, using the results from bass boat usage to compare to large RV usage would defiantly would be apples to oranges. Absolutely no comparison. Not only that but comparing tires use on a TT to those used on a large 5er is also a bad comparison.

What it all comes down to is the fact that ST tires are still just an inexpensive tire used by RV manufacturers usually supplied by the lowest bidder. Virtually all are made in China with little process control. Tire names come and go about as fast as the failure claims mount up.

Proclaiming yet another ST tire as the end all best thing since sliced bread is premature and foolish. Using them would be like signing up to be a test dummy.

Keith

Proclaiming yet another ST tire as the end all best thing since sliced bread is premature and foolish. Using them would be like signing up to be a test dummy.


Gee-a LITERAL HANDFUL of users on this forum have been doing the same thing about Maxxis. At least with Carlisle there are thousands upon thousands on the road as their sold by many franchise tire chains.

Hey, we are all glad the Carlisle tires are working well on your 5500 pound TT. Small trailers like you have not had as many problems as larger trailers. Just do not claim that they are the best thing when load heavily on a large trailer, as you have no experience there, plus the other user that you site has tires installed with almost 30 percent excess capacity, and we would not expect that he would have major issue for 3-5 years. What is your excess capacity?

A person buying a new trailer with ST235/80R16E's and axles rated to 6750 or 7000 has very little excess capacity. Carlisle suggest 20%, yet their tires are OEM on trailers with 1-5 percent excess capacity, and the result in the past have not been good. Few have yet to come forward with reports of good service on larger rigs.

Chris

Now we are playing my trailer is heavier than your trailer.....Chris you are not going to run these tires regardless. There have not been any massive failures with the new Carlisles. Just say it...you are not running any ST tires so what's the big deal? Your the advocate for guys putting tires on their trailers of a different type that are even listed on their placard. Tires that if something goes terribly wrong, could put them at fault for a massive lawsuit.