Best Travel Trailer Tires
I have been searching for the best tires to use. Maxxis comes up on the top of the list but I found "Thunderer" tires that have a "D" load with 8 plys. Maxxis is "C" with 6 ply. Any one have comments...
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Airstreamer67 wrote:
I got LRC 14-inch Maxxis tires on my 27-foot Jayco featherweight not because of herd mentality but because that's what Jayco supplied on it.
I used those tires from when I bought the trailer new in 2006 until I changed them out in 2014 after eight years of service. I knew they were ready for changing after a long trip to Key West, on which I hit a number of potholes. When I got back home, one tire showed some signs of tread separation.
So, I installed a new set of Maxxis, not because of herd mentality or because Jayco supplied them, but because of faultless, long-term performance of the first set. The only problem they ever gave me was collecting a nail or three, which were replaced with a plug or three to keep them inflated properly.
I might note I run PressurePro tire monitors that help me keep the tires fully aired up to 50 psi at all times while traveling. My normal towing speed is 60 mph, giving me an 8% favorable margin over the 65 mph tire rating. My trailer grosses at 6000 pounds, and the tires are rated to hold 7040 pounds in the aggregate, giving me a 28% favorable margin when one considers that the 900-pound trailer tongue weight is uncompensated by a weight-transfer hitch and thus which is borne entirely by my F250 tow vehicle.
That's my long story made long.
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Great post from a man who obviously knows what he talking about. No nonsense, just facts supported by a long consistent history. Not sure I would have kept those Maxxis' 8 years but hey, it worked well for the OP.
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