Best Tires for Travel Trailer?
It is time to replace our Travel Trailer tires. GoodYear tires came with the TT but we had one blow out on us coming home from our last trip. Any advice on which brand is best for replacement? Curre...
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mich800 wrote:PartyMarty wrote:
Do I understand that your position is that a 65 mph rated ST tire is better than an S , T , or R speed rated tire ( 112mph, 118mph, 106mph respectively) in the LT rated tire for pickup use ?
Do I further understand that a speed rating for a vehicle carrying passengers requires a lower standard than a trailer vehicle carrying an RV or other commodity ( not passengers ) ?
That seems to be your position .
I think the point is that speed rating is not analogous to quality. If I put a 200 mph speed rated tire on my truck does not mean I am safer than if I had a 100 mph rated tire.
All I know is from my observation in Campgrounds-is that 90% RV trailer owners run ST. Now, if you translate that in to the 75% I saw exceeding 65mph on the Interstates on my 8,000 miles trip, it's pretty easy to make some correlations. I am for everybody driving legal speeds when towing. Thus, I don't want anyone running tires they can speed with. It's pretty scary to see a semi truck (and you ASSUME those drivers have more experience) or a 5th wheel owner pulling a 16,000 pound rig with a 3 ton pickup at 75-80mph. Pretty Scary!
