upgrading tires

old guy wrote:
I used to have blow outs like crazy with the tires I had. I went to "E"s and no more blow outs. I am now a firm believer in over kill for tires.

X2
RIGHT ON!!!!!!!!

rickjf wrote:
Hi,
I'm buying new tires for the trailer, as 20,000 miles has done
in the marathons. I plan on buying maxxis, but not sure on
whether to buy load range E vs D. the Ds seem adequate, as that's 2580 per wheel I think, and the gvwr of the TT 10,000.
What would be some good reasons to pay for the uprade?
Rick

With tires, I want as much safety and prevention as I can buy. Go with the "E" rated tires:) The difference in price from a D vs E rated tire is minimal in comparison when you consider:
1. damage to side of your RV if you have a blow out or tire separation.
2. Time and frustration on the roadside if you have to wait for the GS Road Side Service repair truck to come and change your tire.
3. All things being equal, the higher the rating on the tire, the greater the probability of trouble free RVing:) No tire is bullet proof:)
4. I use Good Year LT "G" rated tires on my 5th wheel @ 13K fully loaded.

I used to have blow outs like crazy with the tires I had. I went to "E"s and no more blow outs. I am now a firm believer in over kill for tires.

Our trailer has the same GVWR as yours....10K lbs.
We went from D's to E's (Maxxis) just for the extra margin. If your rims will handle E's that's what I would do...very little difference in cost.

what were the original tires rated at? I suspect they were "d", I'd just go with them since you didn't have any problems in the past....I assume you didn't.

stay with Ds