Sailun Tires ?

[caysea7254]

Just got our Sailun tires on our 2015 337 RLS Refection. Question is our Westlake psi we kept at 80, do these need to be any more than that? Thanks Tara

[GoPackGo]

boat jocky wrote:
I'm looking for feedback on the "New" Goodyear Endurance 235-80-16 I understand that there made in the USA now there getting rid of the China made tires. Thank God I recently had two blowouts on the same trip. I recieved the $$$$ estimate today from the repair shop $10,095 . They are basically rebuilding the passenger side it will take a month to get it back. Ok now before any negativity is implied the tires were only 3 years installed and 3500 miles and air checked 80 psi on every trip ,and my GVW is 12,500 loaded I only carry 30 gal. Fresh for on road nessities. I would appreciate any feedback on your favorite fiver tire and why. Thank You

I would suggest that you start a new thread. This one is about Sailun tires so you won't get the feedback you're asking for.

[boat_jocky]

I'm looking for feedback on the "New" Goodyear Endurance 235-80-16 I understand that there made in the USA now there getting rid of the China made tires. Thank God I recently had two blowouts on the same trip. I recieved the $$$$ estimate today from the repair shop $10,095 . They are basically rebuilding the passenger side it will take a month to get it back. Ok now before any negativity is implied the tires were only 3 years installed and 3500 miles and air checked 80 psi on every trip ,and my GVW is 12,500 loaded I only carry 30 gal. Fresh for on road nessities. I would appreciate any feedback on your favorite fiver tire and why. Thank You

[caysea7254]

Thanks mapguy!!

[Lantley]

Denny & Jami wrote:
Let's be serious here guys, these tires are made in China and they are cheap for a reason just like all the other China tires out there. If you don't put a lot of miles on they will probably work fine if you change them out every few years but if you put on a lot of miles I would consider a higher quality tire.

Denny

Below is a quote from Forum Member NC Hauler.
It his knowledge and familiarity with the manufacturing process that led me to buy Sailun's 4 years ago.
NC Hauler explains why Sailun's are not your typical China tire
NC Hauler Wrote:
I spent the last 23 years of my career at Continental Automotive.. was in the manufacturing of ABS systems and the last 16 years manufacturing brake calipers.. Some of our customers are Volvo, Mercedes Benz. BMW, GMC, Ford, Chrysler, Fiat, VW, Mazzerati, Honda, Subaru etc( may have missed a couple), as you would well know, if we had recalls or failures with our product, brake calipers, it wouldn't take long before you'd be out of business. We received quite a few accolades from more than several of these manufacturers for our high quality product.. which speaks volumes on our quality, and the company is booming.


There is a standard, an accreditation of one wants to have a great reputation for a great quality product that needs to be met if you want to compete world wide. It's ISO, TS16969 criteria. This is what a company tries to qualify for to prove there prouducton processes and quality controls process are very important, with safety being #1 of course.. You have auditors who come into your plant once a year and check out engineering processes, Training processes with everyone, from Plant manager to the worker, all training records, all machining and production processes, in our case, also plating processes AND ESPECIALLY QUALITY CONTROL CHECKS AND PROCESSES..It's carried out on all shifts with Supervisors, Quality Control Techs, Maintainence Techs and the operators.. questions asked randomly wherever the Auditor wants to go.. about assembly processes, quality processes, 5S, shop cleanliness and on.. VERY THOROUGH..

We have been TS 16969 accredited every year I worked there and IT IS A BIG DEAL.. Sailun tires has the exact same accreditation!! Back when we were having all the China made tire threads. Everyone, including myself were anti China made tires.. one day Sailun came up in a tire question, and I googled them and found out they met the same stringent audited criterium that my company also met... I was sold on them due to what I knew about TS 16969 requirements... and you HAVE TO EARN IT! I was promoting them before it was still the norm to condemn all China made tires.. I wouldn't hesitate to purchase Sailun tires as long as they have the TS 16969 accreditation... it speaks volumes for reliability and quality in a product.

They produce a high quality tire at a very affordable price, making it a great pick for a TT or 5th wheel tire.

[Denny___Jami]

fj12ryder wrote:

Denny & Jami wrote:
Let's be serious here guys, these tires are made in China and they are cheap for a reason just like all the other China tires out there. If you don't put a lot of miles on they will probably work fine if you change them out every few years but if you put on a lot of miles I would consider a higher quality tire.

Denny

Have you even read any of the posts about the Sailun tires? Do a little research before you start talking trash. 🙂

Not trash talking just giving you something to think about, when it comes to tires I use a lot of caution because I don't like repairing my trailer after blowouts or tread separation, just because a few on the internet think something is great doesn't make it true.

I don't push any brand I just use what I think is best for way I use my trailer. I'm running GY G114 17.5 tires on my tailer now because I personally know a lot of people using them but after having multiple failures with GY 614 tires I would never have them agian even though many on the internet think they asre the greastest thing that came along.

Denny

[fj12ryder]

Denny & Jami wrote:
Let's be serious here guys, these tires are made in China and they are cheap for a reason just like all the other China tires out there. If you don't put a lot of miles on they will probably work fine if you change them out every few years but if you put on a lot of miles I would consider a higher quality tire.

Denny

Have you even read any of the posts about the Sailun tires? Do a little research before you start talking trash. 🙂

[RollandB]

Denny & Jami wrote:
Let's be serious here guys, these tires are made in China and they are cheap for a reason just like all the other China tires out there. If you don't put a lot of miles on they will probably work fine if you change them out every few years but if you put on a lot of miles I would consider a higher quality tire.

Denny

I'm not intending to be argumentative, but do you have any factual information that supports this? Reason why I ask is I'm in the market to change ours and Sailuns are in the top three on my list. All the research I've done on Sailuns shows an excellent record and few problems.

[JIMNLIN]

Denny & Jami wrote:
Let's be serious here guys, these tires are made in China and they are cheap for a reason just like all the other China tires out there. If you don't put a lot of miles on they will probably work fine if you change them out every few years but if you put on a lot of miles I would consider a higher quality tire.

Denny

Sounds like you just read about them....actually they have been around mostly in the service trailer side since the '10 era till more wiser RV owners understood what tires works on a heavy commercial trailer would work on a heavy rv trailer.

And no...... their not just like some other china ST tires other than being round and black.
How does 80k-90k miles and no issues sound to you. Thats what we see from the commercial side
The commercial grade all steel poly carcass Sailun S637 have nothing in common with the ST C/D and E poly carcass tires.

Some high quality made in china brand P and LT tires have a excellent reliability record.

[Denny___Jami]

Let's be serious here guys, these tires are made in China and they are cheap for a reason just like all the other China tires out there. If you don't put a lot of miles on they will probably work fine if you change them out every few years but if you put on a lot of miles I would consider a higher quality tire.

Denny

[GoPackGo]

Miles Away wrote:
Can anyone advise where one can purchase Sailum Tires? There does not seem to be any dealers in the US.

I just got a set of the 80 series put on at Five Oaks Tire in Sevierville, Tn. Cost was $150 each including mounting and balancing. Good place with good prices. They ordered them and the tires were delivered the next morning at 7:30AM.

I am inflating mine to 110. I full time and have had 2 blowouts running ST tires at 80 psi on my 14k GVWR fiver. 3 years apart. I bought the Sailuns because they appear to be a quality tire and also because they have higher capacities because they are inflated to 110 psi. So it does not make sense to me to diminish the safety level these tires provide by decreasing the air pressure. I want these tires to run as cool as possible. If I see that they are showing more wear in the center, then I may make an adjustment.

[Lantley]

fj12ryder wrote:

Lantley wrote:

fj12ryder wrote:
I don't know about anyone else, but I weighed mine. Seemed like the easiest way. I have the Shurline scale rated to 5,000 lbs. and weighed each wheel.

Did they all weigh the same? I imagine they did not?

They did not, although they were more even than I had expected. I had 4 that weighed 2,000 lbs., and 2 that weighed 2,500 lbs. The heavier 2 were on opposite sides and not on the same axle.

I seriously considered going with "E" rated LT tires after I found out what my weights were. However I kept getting advice that I was not supposed to have any tire that was rated less than the OEM tires. Which, of course, were the "E" rated ST tires which self-destructed after less than 2 years. But with my weights/tire and the carrying capacity of 3,000 lbs./tire I would have been fine I think. However the Sailuns have been great and I have no complaints whatsoever. Maybe a bit of a rough ride, but I'm not even positive about that.

Good Info. I applaud you for being very thorough.
The weights are more consistent than I imagined. Nevertheless if you are airing tires based on weight you are faced with airing tires to different pressures.
Individualized tire pressures is more than I care to deal with.
I'll stick with airing tires to max. pressure.
Thanks for the data, it does confirm my suspicion that the tires are ALL not carrying equal weight.

[fj12ryder]

Lantley wrote:

fj12ryder wrote:
I don't know about anyone else, but I weighed mine. Seemed like the easiest way. I have the Shurline scale rated to 5,000 lbs. and weighed each wheel.

Did they all weigh the same? I imagine they did not?

They did not, although they were more even than I had expected. I had 4 that weighed 2,000 lbs., and 2 that weighed 2,500 lbs. The heavier 2 were on opposite sides and not on the same axle.

I seriously considered going with "E" rated LT tires after I found out what my weights were. However I kept getting advice that I was not supposed to have any tire that was rated less than the OEM tires. Which, of course, were the "E" rated ST tires which self-destructed after less than 2 years. But with my weights/tire and the carrying capacity of 3,000 lbs./tire I would have been fine I think. However the Sailuns have been great and I have no complaints whatsoever. Maybe a bit of a rough ride, but I'm not even positive about that.

[Swamp_Man]

I have a 2018 Cyclone with the Sailun tires. I have not had a chance to haul it to the scales due to a problem with our AirSafe hitch. I run the max of 110 psi cold in each tire. I have always run max pressure on the tires in the RV's we have had. Some run less some run the same. I have a TPMS and watch the tires while on the road. I have three axles and seven tires (counting the spare). I would like to know the load on each of the tires.

[Lantley]

fj12ryder wrote:

Lantley wrote:

B.O. Plenty wrote:
Running more air than is needed is no big deal to me. I want the max load carrying capacity and the least amount of sidewall flex. Sidewalls flexing generates heat which kills the tire. I don't think you will ever wear a tire on a trailer out because it is over inflated. They will wear unevenly if the alignment is off or they will time out from old age. I always run my tires at max inflation. Never had a problem, just my opinion.

B.O.

I agree and inflate the same way.
For those attempting to match pressure to the weight of the tires, how are you determining the load carried by each tire?

I don't know about anyone else, but I weighed mine. Seemed like the easiest way. I have the Shurline scale rated to 5,000 lbs. and weighed each wheel.

Did they all weigh the same? I imagine they did not?