New Tires

[Brewurown]

I done and made my choice and purchased 4 Sailun S637 tires for my Montana. I may have done the wrong thing and I guess time will tell. I'll keep you posted if I have any problems.

[cummins2014]

Wiley75 wrote:

Do you think Sailun will pay for your trailer damage like GY will if you have a blow out?

I will stick to US Made quality tires.

So you are saying that if I have US made tires on my trailer and one of them fails and damages my trailer; it is a 100% guarantee that the tire mfg will reimburse me for my damages. But if I have foreign tires then there is a 100% guarantee that they will NOT cover the damages. Please confirm with factual data, not hear-say stories. thanks

Would be nice to see some actual facts other than what we are reading on this forum, but as some have said could be a mute point if they prove to be a quality tire ( Sailun )

Goodyear G614 had many documented failures here on this forum as well as other forum's . It seems that they have corrected whatever problems they were having. The set I put on ( G614 ) are going on 4 years old ,and approx 15K in mileage with no problems. I too will look at the Sailun tires when the time comes .

[Brewurown]

It's been 8 months since I put these tires on and have had 0 problems. I will be leaving for FL next week. I only have about 5000 miles on them as we didn't travel much this summer due to my wife's illness.

[NC_Hauler]

BeerCan wrote:
Not to long ago I put Sailun tires on my 5er. I have completed 2 trips in that time and they performed fine. Total mileage so far is about 2k. BTW it was COLD camping in NC last week. BRRRR

I know Dat's rite:).......cold in around the Asheville area in the mountains...

[BeerCan]

Not to long ago I put Sailun tires on my 5er. I have completed 2 trips in that time and they performed fine. Total mileage so far is about 2k. BTW it was COLD camping in NC last week. BRRRR

[Wiley75]

Do you think Sailun will pay for your trailer damage like GY will if you have a blow out?

I will stick to US Made quality tires.

So you are saying that if I have US made tires on my trailer and one of them fails and damages my trailer; it is a 100% guarantee that the tire mfg will reimburse me for my damages. But if I have foreign tires then there is a 100% guarantee that they will NOT cover the damages. Please confirm with factual data, not hear-say stories. thanks

[rbturner]

Part of the reason I went with Goodyear tires and paid more money in the end, is my disability. I just cannot physically get down on my knees and whip trailer tires around anymore. I found out real quickly one night in the rain that I needed 3 low profile hydraulic jacks to change a tire on our trailer. That is a night that I will always have in the back of my mind. So, my plan is to make sure that I have the best that I can afford for my situation. I am hoping that with this new set-up, I can drive down the road without being a nervous wreck, worrying about the darned trailer tires. I really would have liked to have gone with the 17.5 inch wheels and some "tank" tires but a guy can only do what he can do.

I am very interested to see how these Sailun tires do in day to day life. I hope that they serve well.

Happy trails

[Artemus_Gordon]

fj12ryder wrote:
Good reading, I'm going with the Sailun tires this spring if all goes well.

I saw a set a few months ago. The Salium look and appear to be perfect for my Montana. My alligment guy highly reccomends them. He showed me a tire wear pattern they are seeing on GY, thats a bit disturbing. Showed me photos of Salium tires with 7,000 miles. The lack of wear and eveness was unbelievable. I am sold and plan to put them on in May. Have 9,000 plus miles on my original equipment Marathons. They are E rated but preformed great. I just like the fact this Salium Tire "G" rated has impressive design, great reviews and 14 plys plus all steel belts!

Coming in at $225.00 each through my tire guy. Big "O" was about the same! I was pleased at the price point!

[LostinAZ]

Gray Fox wrote:
I bought 4 new Bridgestones "E" rated last summer. I put on about 7000 mi. going cross country and back to MA in the fall with no problem. They had a build date of no more than 6 months old. Be careful when you buy new tires, they can already be 2 yrs old or older.

Were they Bridgstone Gervais R 250's?

[Gray_Fox]

I bought 4 new Bridgestones "E" rated last summer. I put on about 7000 mi. going cross country and back to MA in the fall with no problem. They had a build date of no more than 6 months old. Be careful when you buy new tires, they can already be 2 yrs old or older.

[Rob_Fla]

NC Hauler wrote:

Rob_Fla wrote:
We have been running the Saliun S637 on our Jayco Pinnacle for a little over a year now.

We currently have about 10,000 miles on them, no problems so far, no abnormal tire wear, they all balanced with very little weight.

The Saliun Tire is a high quality tire, a very heavy tire too.

Thanks for the heads up....if you'll keep us posted it would be greatly appreciated. What is the GVW of your 5er and the axle ratings, if you don't mind me asking?

GVW is 15,950, Axles are 7K Dexter.

We had our 5er weighted last spring,
Total weight 15,200 lbs
Pin Weight 3,400 lbs
Axle weight 11,800 lbs

[NC_Hauler]

Cummins12V98 wrote:
Not a single problem with the two sets of GY G tires both sets were used for 5 years. The set I took off this last summer were in good condition and the spare had never hit the road. I sold all 5 tires and wheels for $1,000 on Craig's List. I bought 4 GY H tires and 17.5" Alcoa wheels and a steel wheel with a cheap tire for the spare. I bought the set mounted and balanced with the weights taped to the inside of the wheel from trailertiresandwheels.com for $3,200 delivered to my door.

The earlier GY G tires that came on my Dad's 96 HH Premier had blow out problems and GY stepped up and paid for the damages no problem. The newer GY tires he replaced them with and the last set have given him no problems at all.

If you have a problem with brand X they may give you a new tire but they will not pay for damages like GY will. So if you have a problem with brand X then it is a claim against your insurance company.

I will stick with GY for my trailer tires!

You know I agree with you, BUT, if after a couple of years this Sailun tire proves out, I'd be willing to save some money and go with it...IF, it proves out...hopefully, no one will have to go through a tire failure and get new tires or the rv repaired...it is such a PAIN to have to go through that....

[fj12ryder]

OTOH you may never have any problems with Brand X tires and you come out several thousand dollars ahead. 🙂

[Cummins12V98]

Not a single problem with the two sets of GY G tires both sets were used for 5 years. The set I took off this last summer were in good condition and the spare had never hit the road. I sold all 5 tires and wheels for $1,000 on Craig's List. I bought 4 GY H tires and 17.5" Alcoa wheels and a steel wheel with a cheap tire for the spare. I bought the set mounted and balanced with the weights taped to the inside of the wheel from trailertiresandwheels.com for $3,200 delivered to my door.

The earlier GY G tires that came on my Dad's 96 HH Premier had blow out problems and GY stepped up and paid for the damages no problem. The newer GY tires he replaced them with and the last set have given him no problems at all.

If you have a problem with brand X they may give you a new tire but they will not pay for damages like GY will. So if you have a problem with brand X then it is a claim against your insurance company.

I will stick with GY for my trailer tires!

[fj12ryder]

Good reading, I'm going with the Sailun tires this spring if all goes well.