Apr-08-2016 09:27 AM
Apr-11-2016 01:44 PM
Me Again wrote:
People here have reported multiple failures and switched to LT tires and the failures stopped.
Chris
Apr-11-2016 12:57 PM
justme wrote:
I see a lot of discussion no tires and disk brake conversions. But what about dual tires like trailers use to have. Why not convert to dual tires, if one is paranoid about tire blow outs?
Apr-11-2016 12:42 PM
Apr-11-2016 12:41 PM
SabreCanuck wrote:RustyJC wrote:mountainsam wrote:
Are there any professional tire installers in the discussion. I would love to see what they have to say.
Wouldn't that be like asking advice on an RV from an RV salesman or advice on a truck from a truck salesman? Personally, I'd put a lot more stock in the experience of those who USE the tires, not those who SELL them.
JM2CW...
Rusty
Arguably, there are hundreds of thousands of trailer owners out there that are running ST tires and have never had a blowout. So, out of those hundreds of thousands of ST tire owners, most would say "no issues" if you actually got a hold of them to ask.
I guess, like RustyJC, I would be interested to hear from the ENGINEERS as to what the difference is instead of the users who assume all blowouts are the tires problem, replace with different tire and then don't have another blowout... They typically assume it had to be the tire issue and not potentially something else.
Getting a beefier tire could very well be disguising a completely different issue and shouldn't ALWAYS be the answer. Kinda like saying that every single 5th wheel out there HAS TO be pulled with a DRW one ton truck... It's just not the case.There are so many more factors involved in choosing a tire than anyone can really come to terms with.
It would also be interesting to see a survey done on the direct relation of "tire issue" posts compared to "how sharp can I turn" posts from the same user. I'm assuming of course that an ST tire is built to handle the ripping of sharp turns while an LT tire is not. Throw in the "what MPG at 80mph" posts and you really have a debate. But none of us would possibly know that without hearing from the guys that actually build them. Which, I would think is why the question was raised.
Let the debate continue.
Apr-11-2016 11:51 AM
RustyJC wrote:mountainsam wrote:
Are there any professional tire installers in the discussion. I would love to see what they have to say.
Wouldn't that be like asking advice on an RV from an RV salesman or advice on a truck from a truck salesman? Personally, I'd put a lot more stock in the experience of those who USE the tires, not those who SELL them.
JM2CW...
Rusty
Apr-11-2016 09:17 AM
mountainsam wrote:
Are there any professional tire installers in the discussion. I would love to see what they have to say.
Apr-11-2016 08:29 AM
mountainsam wrote:
Are there any professional tire installers in the discussion. I would love to see what they have to say. I bought trailer tires for years for flat beds ( hauling tractors with mowers) and horse trailers. I was always told to stay with the ST because they had a better side wall performance and would stand up to the occasional whipping motion of trailers. Right or wrong????
Apr-11-2016 06:27 AM
Apr-10-2016 09:34 PM
mountainsam wrote:
Are there any professional tire installers in the discussion. I would love to see what they have to say. I bought trailer tires for years for flat beds ( hauling tractors with mowers) and horse trailers. I was always told to stay with the ST because they had a better side wall performance and would stand up to the occasional whipping motion of trailers. Right or wrong????
Apr-10-2016 09:19 PM
mountainsam wrote:
Are there any professional tire installers in the discussion. I would love to see what they have to say. I bought trailer tires for years for flat beds ( hauling tractors with mowers) and horse trailers. I was always told to stay with the ST because they had a better side wall performance and would stand up to the occasional whipping motion of trailers. Right or wrong????
Apr-10-2016 06:24 PM
Apr-10-2016 08:05 AM
Apr-10-2016 06:53 AM
N-Trouble wrote:tinner12002 wrote:
Just put a set of Maaxis tires on with a TPMS system and go...unless your one of those who thinks they have to be passing everyone while your towing your RV then you better get LT tires.
Going faster is NOT the prime motivation why many "upgrade" to LTs.
Apr-10-2016 06:30 AM
N-Trouble wrote:tinner12002 wrote:
Just put a set of Maaxis tires on with a TPMS system and go...unless your one of those who thinks they have to be passing everyone while your towing your RV then you better get LT tires.
Going faster is NOT the prime motivation why many "upgrade" to LTs.
Apr-09-2016 01:42 PM
tinner12002 wrote:
Just put a set of Maaxis tires on with a TPMS system and go...unless your one of those who thinks they have to be passing everyone while your towing your RV then you better get LT tires.