5'ver Tires

Question

I have a 2007 30' Arctic Fox 5'ver.  A few years after I bought it I noticed one of my ST tires bulging out.  After reading many horror stories of the ST tires blowing out I replaced them all with Michelin XPS Rib tires because they are heavy duty and have strong sidewalls.  Shortly after that I had to go back to work (I'm retired) which turned out to be about 3 years and I never took my 5'ver out.  I recently took it out for a month long vacation and even though I had no trouble I did wonder about those tires sitting on the paved storage yard ground for four years.  They were covered during storage and hold pressure good but I thought I'd ask you guys about your storage experience.  Those ROP tires are much heavier (weight wise) than the stock ST tires.

donn0128 · Answer

Tires age out.  Look at the date code on each tire.

2oldman · Answer

Buckle up.

rustyjc · Answer

The Michelin XPS Rib is a great tire. I've run them under previous 5th wheels with never a problem. Having said that, I have no idea how they are going to perform after sitting for 3 years. Good luck!!

Rusty

allworth · Answer

I think I would trade them out just for peace of mind.

b_o__plenty · Answer

Mine are about 4 years old. No cracks and they are just fine. Maybe you want to have the balance checked to make sure they didn't flat spot from sitting. I would have no problem using them. They are a truck tire and can also be used on a truck if you decide to change them out. No need to just throw them out..

B.O.

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