Gladiator Tires

[CarnationSailor]

I have just bought a 36-foot 5th wheel that came with E rated Goodyear Marathons. I want to replace the Marathons before using the trailer. It came with G-rated wheels so they can handle up to 110 psi.

Anyone running the Gladiator tire (All Steel) on a 35+ foot 5th wheel? If so, how has it performed for you?

I have already searched the forum and read some postings on the Gladiator, but still can't decide to go with the Gladiator All Steel (G-3750# load rating) for about $156 or the Bridgestone Duravis R250 (E-3086# load rating) for about $215.

I like that the Gladiator has a much higher load rating and lower cost (which is not all that important to me), but the brand doesn't have the reputation that Bridgestone has.

Any advice appreciated.

[Cummins12V98]

larry barnhart wrote:
We just bought 4 G-614's and never considered any other brand. Did we pay more Maybe but some times more is better. I begged a guy to come and buy the 5 year old g-614's.

chevman

Who would that be??????:B

Those tomatoes sure are good!

[larry_barnhart]

We just bought 4 G-614's and never considered any other brand. Did we pay more Maybe but some times more is better. I begged a guy to come and buy the 5 year old g-614's.

chevman

[avvidclif1]

My Sailuns were $175 and change shipped to my door. Took 40 hrs from the time I ordered till they arrived. Ordered Sun evening and arrived Tues afternoon, incredible. Cost $15 each to have them mounted, balanced, and installed at the local Ford house, go figure.

[NC_Hauler]

sniperduce wrote:

B.O. Plenty wrote:

sniperduce wrote:
Costco, Sams and Discount Tire carry Greenball 12 ply ST2358516 LRF tires rated for 3,858 lbs at 90psi, 44 lbs weight tires for about $150.

http://www.costco.com/Greenball-Towmaster-ST23585R16-LRF-Radial-Trailer-Tire.product.100019158.html

Another junk Chinese tire with a bad reputation...

B.O.

Please share your bad reputation information. Sailun are Chinese made as well. Sams, Costco and Discount Tire all selling the Greenball ST 2358516LRF, 3850 @ 90psi, 12 ply rated tires seems to us to mean they've actually done their research.

Sailun tires are a TS16949 accredited manufacturer....meaning, PROVEN quality product, ..They meet the same stringent criterium my company has to meet to prove out quality and manufacturing processes, with records , to compete globally and have proof of a quality manufactured product.

Just because Sam's, Cosco and Discount tires sell them, really doesn't mean as much as who manufactured them and what kind of a quality reputation they have....at this point, the Sailun tire is way ahead of the curve...and at a great price to boot

[sniperduce]

B.O. Plenty wrote:

sniperduce wrote:
Costco, Sams and Discount Tire carry Greenball 12 ply ST2358516 LRF tires rated for 3,858 lbs at 90psi, 44 lbs weight tires for about $150.

http://www.costco.com/Greenball-Towmaster-ST23585R16-LRF-Radial-Trailer-Tire.product.100019158.html

Another junk Chinese tire with a bad reputation...

B.O.

Please share your bad reputation information. Sailun are Chinese made as well. Sams, Costco and Discount Tire all selling the Greenball ST 2358516LRF, 3850 @ 90psi, 12 ply rated tires seems to us to mean they've actually done their research.

[hammerdown200]

As I am new to the forum I have had nothing but gd results with Gladiator tires. I have ran them on my dodge as well as many trailers. Just installed a set on my 5th wheel and took a 500 mile trip with no issues.

[CarnationSailor]

Cummins12V98 wrote:

CarnationSailor wrote:

NC Hauler wrote:
if budget tight;.. as stated earlier....look at the Sailun S637 tires.....a quality G rated tire..

As I stated earlier, "detailed specs and availability on the Sailun's was pretty much non-existent in my area."

Any tire can be shipped to you then have a local tire shop do the install.

I know that, but I wanted to trade in the new Goodyear's that came on the trailer. I got $75 each in trade at Les Schwab and that was not a possibility if I bought from a non-local dealer.

More importantly, I couldn't find a complete set of specs on the Sailun online so I was unable to fully compare them to other options. (The specs may have been there someplace, but I couldn't find them.)

[Cummins12V98]

CarnationSailor wrote:

NC Hauler wrote:
if budget tight;.. as stated earlier....look at the Sailun S637 tires.....a quality G rated tire..

As I stated earlier, "detailed specs and availability on the Sailun's was pretty much non-existent in my area."

Any tire can be shipped to you then have a local tire shop do the install.

[CarnationSailor]

NC Hauler wrote:
if budget tight;.. as stated earlier....look at the Sailun S637 tires.....a quality G rated tire..

As I stated earlier, "detailed specs and availability on the Sailun's was pretty much non-existent in my area."

[NC_Hauler]

if budget tight;.. as stated earlier....look at the Sailun S637 tires.....a quality G rated tire..

[CarnationSailor]

I went with the Gladiators back in May.

I don't think I went cheap in terms of the Gladiator's construction. It is an all-steel tire (tread and sidewall), and weighs about 55 pounds compared to the Goodyear Marathons at about 38 pounds each.

I just didn't think I needed to spend over $300 on the Goodyear G's to get a well-constructed tire. And detailed specs and availability on the Sailun's was pretty much non-existent in my area.

Of course, time will tell if I made a good decision.

[Cummins12V98]

OP you have a very expensive RV why would you "Cheap Out" on tires?????

trailertiresandwheels.com have good prices on fresh GY "G" tires. Put them on and don't worry about the tires.

I have THOUSANDS of miles logged on GY "G" and "H" tires with out even a flat.

[B_O__Plenty]

sniperduce wrote:
Costco, Sams and Discount Tire carry Greenball 12 ply ST2358516 LRF tires rated for 3,858 lbs at 90psi, 44 lbs weight tires for about $150.

http://www.costco.com/Greenball-Towmaster-ST23585R16-LRF-Radial-Trailer-Tire.product.100019158.html

Another junk Chinese tire with a bad reputation...

B.O.

[Jethroish]

Finally doing a followup. I put the Gladiator tires on my Horse trailer. The trailer is routinely loaded at about 12,000 pounds.
It pulls a little easier. I regularly inspect the tires and so far, they are all doing great. They probably have around 4000 miles on them now.