Trailer tires
We have a dual axle travel trailer with 13" wheels. On our last trip blew one of tires. I started doing some research and found that these are ST rated tires which I think means they are rated to 65 M...
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But maybe history is catching up with them. ASAIK, Maxxis hasn't changed their construction of their tires. And their 14" tires do not have the extra nylon cap ply.
I do know the only tire failure I've had was on a Maxxis 8008 ST205/75R14 LRC tire. The steel belt broke. Fortunately, I saw it while sitting still, rather than while I was driving at highway speed.
I had to replace the tires, and did so with Carlisle Radial Trail HD ST205/75R14 LRC.
Shortly after that, I decided to sell the trailer and get a larger one. My current Jayco Jay Flight 23RB came with OEM Goodyear Endurance ST205/75R15 LRD tires. The Endurance tire has 2 polyester side wall plies, 2 polyester tread plies, 2 steel tread plies and 2 nylon tread plies.
I do know the only tire failure I've had was on a Maxxis 8008 ST205/75R14 LRC tire. The steel belt broke. Fortunately, I saw it while sitting still, rather than while I was driving at highway speed.
I had to replace the tires, and did so with Carlisle Radial Trail HD ST205/75R14 LRC.
Shortly after that, I decided to sell the trailer and get a larger one. My current Jayco Jay Flight 23RB came with OEM Goodyear Endurance ST205/75R15 LRD tires. The Endurance tire has 2 polyester side wall plies, 2 polyester tread plies, 2 steel tread plies and 2 nylon tread plies.
JIMNLIN wrote:Most on these forums seem to favor the Maxxis 8008 over the Carlisle HD. Main reason is history. The Maxxis have a long history of being one of the few decent ST tires.
With over 30 members reporting issues with their Maxxis ST8008 tires there not without issues either. Not all Maxxis ST 8008 tire sizes has the nylon cap under the tread which may have contributed to those that had issues.
Carlisle HD has been on the market for about a year now. It takes several years and 30k-40k of service to find out just how good they are or aren't.
