Tire blow out trailer
My buddy just sent me these on the way to Va. From Ct. Trailer is under one year old.
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sunofabeach wrote:
the reason why you never hear about LT tire failures on travel trailers is because less than 1% of the trailers out there run them.
And would an LT tire guy ever ADMIT a blowout?rbpru wrote:
Yup the old ST vs LT vs P debate. Kind of like talking to the dog.
You can go with what the people who design these thing for a living say or you can use you own self appointed expertise.
What ever make you sleep best.
I watched the video that an earlier post linked to. The guy had 30 years in the tire business. He stated that cost for similar quality tire is pretty close regardless of category (P or ST or LT). So he doesn't appear to have a horse in this race.
ST tires are designed and built for trailers. They dissipate heat better due to composition of rubber and tread design. They are stronger in sidewall due to composition of rubber and size of components within tire wall. In the sample he showed, the ST tire was rated for at least 25% more strength than the LT even though they were both the same size.
LT tires will take driving conditions into consideration (off-road, highway, rain, snow, etc). LT tires will take ride comfort into consideration (at least to some degree). ST tires do not have to be concerned with this stuff. The only concern is performing on the trailer. No drive issues or steering issues like the LT.
I find it interesting that those who are proponents of ST tires do not endorse putting them on the TV but proponents of LT tires do endorse putting them on the trailer.
ST tires are clearly designed and built for a specific purpose. I don't see a good reason to use a tire that is designed and built for a whole other purpose.sunofabeach wrote:
the reason why you never hear about LT tire failures on travel trailers is because less than 1% of the trailers out there run them.
Rarely do you hear of LTs blowing out on anything. It's a popular upgrade on fivers, toy hauler, boat, and cargo trailers and rarely do you hear reports about blowouts on those trailers. Not to turn this into another ST vs LT debate, but I don't believe I've ever heard of someone who regretted the move to LTs.Drew_K wrote:
Here's another thing I've always wondered about trailer tires: When the RV is delivered from the factory, I highly doubt the delivery truck is sticking to 65 mph or less. Imagine the typical 1K+ mile delivery range from the manufacturer to dealer at 80 mph, and the tires may already be seriously compromised before you buy it.
This is something that doesn't come up much. For folks on the west coast, you will have 2,000+ miles on the tires. You'll never know how the ST tires were treated and I'm sure the drivers don't stay under the 65 MPH the whole trip out to the coast.
When you pick up your "new" TT or FW, the tires are already well used and possibly well abused. It's kinda like the RV industries dirty little secret...rbpru wrote:
Yup the old ST vs LT vs P debate. Kind of like talking to the dog.
You can go with what the people who design these thing for a living say or you can use you own self appointed expertise.
What ever make you sleep best.
Now that right thar is FUNNY!! I don't care who you are.
Many Many threads on how bad the quality is in the RV industry.. In ALL areas, not just tires.
Yes I use my own common sense,,,err expertise.... And I sleep quite well... Thank you for caring.:Bsunofabeach wrote:
the reason why you never hear about LT tire failures on travel trailers is because less than 1% of the trailers out there run them.
Is this your opinion , or can you prove this statement ?- the reason why you never hear about LT tire failures on travel trailers is because less than 1% of the trailers out there run them.
- Yup the old ST vs LT vs P debate. Kind of like talking to the dog.
You can go with what the people who design these thing for a living say or you can use you own self appointed expertise.
What ever make you sleep best. - I'm glad you and your family are okay. Oops, I just put Westlake tires on my boat trailer. Was talking to another RV'er and he told me his new Cardinal blew a tire in the first 1,000 miles but I didn't catch the tire brand.
4X4Dodger wrote:
With all due respect that is not a blow out it is tread separation.
The most common cause of this is under inflation resulting in heat buildup.
My guess is this tire was run at fairly high speeds for quite a distance seriously under-inflated.
The manufacturer of the tire is irrelevant all tires will do this.
However there does exist a SLIM possibility that there was a defect in the tire but that would have generally shown up very early in it's life not after one year or more of wear.
Many tires can throw a cap and still be at full inflation pressure. The current ST tires seem pretty good at throwing them. Many manufactures are adding a Nylon overlay, however there is no proof yet that the problem is resolved. The GY Marathon got a Nylon overlay in the late 90's and they throw caps like most the others.
