replacing tires, have 3 6000lb axles

[Vanhollymorgan]

New road warrior and out of the gate i want to get rid of the powerking tow max. the 415 when loaded is around 17500, ive got 3 6000 lb axles on it. 235/80r16 tires. I was confused about tire weight ratings. My normal travel doesnt take me more than 300 miles from home. ( we use it for a travel sofball team 10u girls....74wins-6losses right now but gotta brag)

Any way, i dont have an extra 2400 for the good year g614 right now. (Nothing like a good kidney stone to mess with your budget the day you pour money into a 5th wheel) I do want to go with a LT tire. Would the duravis or sailun not have the right load capacity? I think there is a bridgestone commercial ta tire as well.

i'll probably do the 614's in time late next year. Whats the best alternative? Just doing a tpms and keeping the china bomb.? I generally stay 60mph.

i have about $1100 to spend now, maybe a little more if the wife is happy this week

What would the masses do? LOL

[honda4us]

Put the G614's on our rig as soon as we got home from picking her up. 235/85r16.
Nothing like peace of mind when traveling, steel belts and steel belt sidewall.

[allcool]

This is my opinion only, from many many hours of research and experience...

Get the Michelin XPS Ribs 235/85 16e and never worry about tires again for many years.
A close second best, the Duravis.
Duravis have a 5 year warranty, Ribs have a 6 year warranty. Both tires are an excellent choice. The ribs are about $60 more per tire.

For almost half the $$$$ of what the Ribs cost, any of the commercial grade LT tires like the Comp TA or the Firestone or LTX, have been used by forum members with success.

I had the Comp TA till BFG recalled them, and then to my surprise, BFG/Michelin voluntary recalled them, and
changed them for free to the Michelin RIBS... thanks Michelin/BFG.
How do you beat a Michelin/BFG warranty like that...?

Keep in mind, the only full steel casing, are the Ribs and the Duravis. When talking about these particular tires, you get what you pay for. They are that good.

jmo

[lincster]

Vanhollymorgan wrote:
I've got the 6000 lbs axles. The rims are stamped 110psi. If I do get the g614 ( just found out sisters new boyfriend works at Goodyear plant lol) when buying them or duravis for that matter do you roll to the 23585r16's?

Yep, that is the correct size.

[BeerCan]

I think g614 or Sailun would be overkill for 6k axles. Buy the Ribs or the R250's and put the money you saved into a TPMS.

[Vanhollymorgan]

I've got the 6000 lbs axles. The rims are stamped 110psi. If I do get the g614 ( just found out sisters new boyfriend works at Goodyear plant lol) when buying them or duravis for that matter do you roll to the 23585r16's?

[lincster]

CincyGus wrote:
If it's a brand new trailer and tires, I'd ride the china bombs and save the extra $$$$ as fast as I can. I think the China Bomb thing is over blown and would not replace brand new tires made in China. Take care of them, check your air pressures each trip, dont over load or speed and replace them next Spring/Summer rather than waste the $1000 now.

Riding my China bombs for my second season and WILL replace this spring but I'd have a hard time justifying wasting a thousand $ to replace new tires.

If the pix in your signature is your trailer, I can understand your thinking.

But, if you had a big toyhauler like alot of us do that tow lots of weight, you would be changing out tires ASAP.

I drove my brand new hauler home 90 miles, and swapped out the junk ST tires and put on LT tires. Never thought twice about it.

[powderman426]

CincyGus wrote:
If it's a brand new trailer and tires, I'd ride the china bombs and save the extra $$$$ as fast as I can. I think the China Bomb thing is over blown and would not replace brand new tires made in China. Take care of them, check your air pressures each trip, dont over load or speed and replace them next Spring/Summer rather than waste the $1000 now.

Riding my China bombs for my second season and WILL replace this spring but I'd have a hard time justifying wasting a thousand $ to replace new tires.

X2. About $300 will get you a TPMS and then you can keep an eye on things so as not to damage the trailer.

[fj12ryder]

IMO it would depend on how many 300 mile trips you take. I wouldn't rely on those tires to last much more than 5,000 miles, so if you do 10 trips this year you should be alright. Mine blew, and I do mean blew, at around 8,000 miles.

You need to check the pressure rating of your wheels before you mount either the Goodyear or the Sailun tires. They are G-rated tires and 110 psi. With 6,000 lb. axles you may not have wheels rated to that pressure. Are the axles 6,000 lb. rated, or 6,800 lb. rated? Some of the manufacturers de-rate the 7,000 lb. axles to 6,800 lbs. so they can run the ST 235/80-16 tire. If you have the 6,800 lb. rated axle you probably have wheels rated to 110 psi.

With 17,500 GVWR you probably have about 14,000 lbs. on the axles. With E-rated LT tires you'll have about 18,000 lbs. of carrying capacity, with 3,000 lbs. for each tire. If you don't have wheels rated for 110 psi I would go with regular LT tires instead of spending $$$$$ to replace wheels, and tires.

Some people will warn of dire consequences if you do as suggested though. 🙂

[CincyGus]

If it's a brand new trailer and tires, I'd ride the china bombs and save the extra $$$$ as fast as I can. I think the China Bomb thing is over blown and would not replace brand new tires made in China. Take care of them, check your air pressures each trip, dont over load or speed and replace them next Spring/Summer rather than waste the $1000 now.

Riding my China bombs for my second season and WILL replace this spring but I'd have a hard time justifying wasting a thousand $ to replace new tires.

[I_am_still_wayn]

Check out the Firestone Transforce HT. It is a very good tire for a trailer, and with a 3042 Lb. weight rating, all six could carry the RV, including the hitch weight, with a margin to spare so there is no way they would ever be overloaded. Cost wise, they are very competitive, so this one purchase now will carry you for many years to come.

[lincster]

BeerCan wrote:
6k axles I would personally do Duravis R250's

X2 or the Michelin XPS Ribs are a great tire.

[ronniedean1234]

Look into the Geostar 574 tire, we have them with about 7000 miles on them and they are great so far.....

[BeerCan]

6k axles I would personally do Duravis R250's