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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As a wild guess , I would say only 20 % or so of folks are "motorheads " or "car guys ".
The other 80 % are not and have more important things to do .
such as riding their mountain bike , going to their grandkids soccer games , rooting for their regional sports teams , and the list goes on .
Those are the folks who consider a car an ( disposable ) appliance .
Their car interior gets vacuumed every 6 months and a car wash does not mean a weekly hand wash with loving care .
That same 80 % wants a ONE WORD answer to tire safety for their travel trailer .
The Maxxis faithful give them that one word answer without regard to the facts .
There are no tire tests showing any maxxis tire to be a superior tire.
The solution to preventing catastrophic tire failure are a combination of several actions . In order :
Keep your tires inflated to the maximum psi as indicated on the tire sidewall .
Check for cracking and road hazards frequently .
When replacing your tires increase the load rating in pounds of your replacement tires .If you have 1820 # rated and go to 2271# .
If you have load range C tires , go to load range E or D .
Run those at the max psi shown on the sidewall .
If you can go up a tire width , say from 205 to 215 or 225 that will help also .
LT tires are tested to a tougher standard than ST tires . If you find an LT replacement that fits.
The load rating in pounds found on the sidewall is more important than the brand of the tire .
Maxxis is a third tier tire brand . Michelin , Continental , and Bridgestone are example of tier one brands . Those 3 charge more because they have better tires .
Still it is more important to maintain maximum psi , check for tire deterioration ,and increase the load rating in pounds of your RV tires than brand .
The other 80 % are not and have more important things to do .
such as riding their mountain bike , going to their grandkids soccer games , rooting for their regional sports teams , and the list goes on .
Those are the folks who consider a car an ( disposable ) appliance .
Their car interior gets vacuumed every 6 months and a car wash does not mean a weekly hand wash with loving care .
That same 80 % wants a ONE WORD answer to tire safety for their travel trailer .
The Maxxis faithful give them that one word answer without regard to the facts .
There are no tire tests showing any maxxis tire to be a superior tire.
The solution to preventing catastrophic tire failure are a combination of several actions . In order :
Keep your tires inflated to the maximum psi as indicated on the tire sidewall .
Check for cracking and road hazards frequently .
When replacing your tires increase the load rating in pounds of your replacement tires .If you have 1820 # rated and go to 2271# .
If you have load range C tires , go to load range E or D .
Run those at the max psi shown on the sidewall .
If you can go up a tire width , say from 205 to 215 or 225 that will help also .
LT tires are tested to a tougher standard than ST tires . If you find an LT replacement that fits.
The load rating in pounds found on the sidewall is more important than the brand of the tire .
Maxxis is a third tier tire brand . Michelin , Continental , and Bridgestone are example of tier one brands . Those 3 charge more because they have better tires .
Still it is more important to maintain maximum psi , check for tire deterioration ,and increase the load rating in pounds of your RV tires than brand .
