Need tire suggestions

[MikieBinAZ]

My 5th wheel weighs about 13,000 lbs dry and 15,000 loaded. I currently have ST235-80R16 on it. I checked the max weight for these tires and they are 3500lbs at max pressure. Had a blow-out and am going to change all 4. Discount tire suggested I go with ST235-85R16 as they have a 3900lb max load and would be better and safer. They have the heartland which is their home brand and much less expensive than the Carlisle. But after reading all the posts from the past 6 months, it seems the group does not like the Carlisle and there's not much experience with the Heartland. Seems like the Maxxis is the preferred winner. Then my 2 neighbors both told me to put truck tires on the RV. But all the truck tires I found for 16" wheels do not support 4,000lbs each. Then I watched a couple of videos on utube from experts that say do not put truck tires on your RV as they don't dissipate heat well, and the ST series do. But my neighbors have the truck tires and they love them. But their RVs weigh much less than mine. So please help me decide, Carlisle or Maxxis? Or Truck tire, and which one? I make 1000 mile trips and don't want to get stuck. Many thanks for your thoughts! I live in Arizona with big time heat.

[RustyJC]

Another satisfied user of the Goodyear G614 RST tires under our previous Mobile Suites 36RE3. Tires are one of the areas where I don't "cheap out".

Rusty

[Cummins12V98]

ACZL wrote:
Sailuns are a lot cheaper (cost wise) than GY

True and they seem to have a good track record. BUT for my money I will stick to GY "G" or "H" tires. "IF" you have a tire problem with them they WILL pay for the damages as long as it is not a road hazard. On my 5th set of US Made GY RV tires now with MANY thousands of miles even towing at 75 mph without even a flat.

[Cummins12V98]

1ofmany wrote:
We changed to the Goodyear G614 and have been happy with that choice.

Not cheap but WELL worth it!!!

[ACZL]

Sailuns are a lot cheaper (cost wise) than GY

[JIMNLIN]

Those you tube experts that said LT tires don't dissipate heat well are clueless.

Anyway as some have said the Goodyear G 614 RST is a LT235/85-16 load G tire at 3750 lbs capacity.

Hercules makes a H-901 in a LT235/85-16 G at 3750 lb.

The Sailun S637 in a ST235/85 or /80-16 G at around 4000 lbs capacity.

The S637 and the H-901 are very popular on haulers website's for their heavy GN road trailers. All three tires are a commercial grade tire with a all steel ply carcass.

The Sailun was a LT tire origionally the first 2-3 years but they changed the type to ST to get around high tariff charges on P and LT tires. I have 6 Sailuns LT235/85-16 G at 3750 lbs on my bigger GN trailer.

[GACamper]

1ofmany wrote:
We changed to the Goodyear G614 and have been happy with that choice.

We did the same. We went with the Goodyear G614 and have been very pleased with them.:B
You need to make sure your rims will handle 110 psi. It will be stamped in the back side of the rim.

Specifications
Size: LT235/85R16
Capacity: 3,750 LBS @ 110 PSI
Ply Rating: 14
Service Description: 126/123 L
Diameter: 30.7"
Width: 9.5"
Tread Depth: 12/32

[1ofmany]

We changed to the Goodyear G614 and have been happy with that choice.