Upgrading trailer tires

Fnp5150 wrote:
I have a 1 year old Jayco TT that weighs a little over 5000lbs loaded. A neighbor recommended I replace the tires that came on it with heavier duty tires to decrease the risk of a blow-out. Is this needed? If it's a common problem, then for sake of safety I probably will. Just hate replacing practically new tires.

Your neighbor makes sense/cents.
A few folks pooh pooh recommendations from others especially this forum because they say they have never had a problem with their tires and dismissing the fact many folks have had issues.

Looking in on other rv websites/horse shows/rodeo events/haulers website/dog show websites/atv/boating/ and on and on/etc.....all have the same issues with ST tires on their trailers. So its not just a few members on RV.net that have had ST tire issues.

Only you can make the decision to upgrade tires....but first IMO you need to know which tire brand/type/size/load range be a upgrade in your case. You may have one of the more problematic brands or you may have one that has fewer issues.

Read around all the different rv websites for more input on tires........ or anything about a rv.