Yup, another tire question? - same old... same old..
My Outback has the standard 15 inch tires that came from the factory. Trailer is 35 feet long and weight is suppose to be around 8000 pounds empty. We've had the trailer 3 years now and it's been towed a good 20 thousand (or more) miles. So I feel my tires served well.
Returned home last Monday from another mini-trip and when covering the tires (like I always do), I noticed one tire is balding some (really, a little beyond my comfort zone balding). I thought ... oh yuck! It's now MY turn. Talked to the wife and she didn't blink an eye... get new tires... the sooner, the better.
Last time I purchased TT tires was about 7 years ago. Got Carliles and they sold with the camper after being on the road 4 years. I never had problems with them. I've never had problems with any tire I've ever owned on 3 different TT,and all 3 TT's were factory installed tires. Normal wear and tear is expected. Reason I changed out those Duro's from my previous camper was because they started dry rotting (side walls cracking) after 5 years. So, I feeling I have good success with tires. But I know some have not.
I've kept up with the many threads and posts on RV.net, it seems the strongest contender is Maxxis tires.
So, I'm just going to toss it out there. Anyone who purchased TT or 5er tires in the last year or so, what did you get and why? No need to bash any brand, just ... what's good about the one you purchased and why?
I'm prone to go with Carliles again, because of price and they are easily obtained. Been reading on these forums that Carliles once had a bad reputation but that's changing. I never had problems with them. So, just wondering what's changed with them. But I don't mind going a little beyond for a better tire either if it can be proven there is such a thing as a "better" tire. So... what's your choice and logic for choosing it? Give me your BEST sales pitch!
Returned home last Monday from another mini-trip and when covering the tires (like I always do), I noticed one tire is balding some (really, a little beyond my comfort zone balding). I thought ... oh yuck! It's now MY turn. Talked to the wife and she didn't blink an eye... get new tires... the sooner, the better.
Last time I purchased TT tires was about 7 years ago. Got Carliles and they sold with the camper after being on the road 4 years. I never had problems with them. I've never had problems with any tire I've ever owned on 3 different TT,and all 3 TT's were factory installed tires. Normal wear and tear is expected. Reason I changed out those Duro's from my previous camper was because they started dry rotting (side walls cracking) after 5 years. So, I feeling I have good success with tires. But I know some have not.
I've kept up with the many threads and posts on RV.net, it seems the strongest contender is Maxxis tires.
So, I'm just going to toss it out there. Anyone who purchased TT or 5er tires in the last year or so, what did you get and why? No need to bash any brand, just ... what's good about the one you purchased and why?
I'm prone to go with Carliles again, because of price and they are easily obtained. Been reading on these forums that Carliles once had a bad reputation but that's changing. I never had problems with them. So, just wondering what's changed with them. But I don't mind going a little beyond for a better tire either if it can be proven there is such a thing as a "better" tire. So... what's your choice and logic for choosing it? Give me your BEST sales pitch!
