Samson G-rated Tires

[lawnspecialties]

I'm finding a little bit of information about these. But the majority seems to be regarding the tires for motorhomes. I know these are no G614s.

But does anyone have any real world experience for them? How's the pricing as well?

[cummins2014]

Cummins12V98 wrote:

ol Bombero-JC wrote:


Strange rationale for purchase.

GY paying for damages:

GY had to bite the bullet several years ago when they lost out in court. IMO - GY would rather *not* be there again.

Of course - GY WILL compensate you for down time during repairs, right?...:h

IMHO - I've never purchased *any* tire brand that has had a record of failures (ahhhh - "problems"), never had a tire failure or flat either (TTs & 5ths since 1975) - so guess I'll just keep on rolling the (non-GY) dice...:W

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Whatever you say.

I believe its well documented, and by now and you should know several things about these tires. The biggest is that the Sailun is proving to be a BETTER tire then Goodyear, and at a far less cost. You having good results from Goodyear does not change the facts about their track record.

You can discount the Sailun, but they are here, and proving to be a great tire. I personally don't want a tire I have to buy insurance for to cover damages, just as soon have a tire that has a BETTER proven track record.

[Cummins12V98]

ol Bombero-JC wrote:


Strange rationale for purchase.

GY paying for damages:

GY had to bite the bullet several years ago when they lost out in court. IMO - GY would rather *not* be there again.

Of course - GY WILL compensate you for down time during repairs, right?...:h

IMHO - I've never purchased *any* tire brand that has had a record of failures (ahhhh - "problems"), never had a tire failure or flat either (TTs & 5ths since 1975) - so guess I'll just keep on rolling the (non-GY) dice...:W

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Whatever you say.

[ol_Bombero-JC]

Cummins12V98 wrote:

edatlanta wrote:
I paid $1,600.00 for 4 G614's. I would not be willing to roll the dice on something that is untested to save $600.00. I hope these tires work out.

Good luck and keep us posted as we all will need more as time passes.

Smart move IMHO! I have owned two sets go GY "G" tires with many thousands of miles not even a flat. Both sets were dated in 07, prior to that time they did have some problems but since have been VERY trouble free.
If you do have a problem GY WILL pay for damages and a new tire. Not another out there will do the same.

Strange rationale for purchase.

GY paying for damages:

GY had to bite the bullet several years ago when they lost out in court. IMO - GY would rather *not* be there again.

Of course - GY WILL compensate you for down time during repairs, right?...:h

IMHO - I've never purchased *any* tire brand that has had a record of failures (ahhhh - "problems"), never had a tire failure or flat either (TTs & 5ths since 1975) - so guess I'll just keep on rolling the (non-GY) dice...:W

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[lawnspecialties]

Just about all Keystone toy haulers are getting Sailuns.

[avvidclif1]

Heartland has switched to the Sailun tires for their upper end and heavier 5er's.

[NC_Hauler]

Thanks for the heads up on the different tire sizes available now.:)

[Lantley]

Yeah NC Hauler it was me. As I sometimes mention it was your knowledge of the accreditation standard that originally convinced me to give the Sailun's a try.
I had read several good reviews of Sailiun's before I purchased. You added that Sailun was not your typical Chinese tire due to their accreditation. I figured why not, and have not been disappointed. A few members on the Open Range forum have gone the Sailun route as well.
I will also mention Sailun now makes a 16/235/80 tire when I purchased the 80 series was not available and you had to get the larger diameter 16/235/85 series.
Adding the 80 series tires is also a game changer. Sailun S637 are now made to the OEM tire size for many 5'ers

[NC_Hauler]

Lantley wrote:

Cummins12V98 wrote:

edatlanta wrote:
I paid $1,600.00 for 4 G614's. I would not be willing to roll the dice on something that is untested to save $600.00. I hope these tires work out.

Good luck and keep us posted as we all will need more as time passes.

Smart move IMHO! I have owned two sets go GY "G" tires with many thousands of miles not even a flat. Both sets were dated in 07, prior to that time they did have some problems but since have been VERY trouble free. If you do have a problem GY WILL pay for damages and a new tire. Not another out there will do the same.

Last two sets of GY's have been the "H" model and also ZERO problems. I am so confident in them I don't have a TPMS. The way I look at buying the best in this example you only paid $600 for your tires the $1,000 was a given. That philosophy has served me well.

I took the savings and purchased the Sailun S637 that are every bit as good as the Goodyear. Instead of paying $1,600.00 I simply took the savings and paid 1//2 the price of the Goodyear's.
Sailun's are a game changer. 3 years and they are still going strong.
As far as paying for damage. I already have insurance on my RV to cover any damage that may occur. I don't need a 2nd pseudo policy paid to Goodyear to cover damaged caused by my tires.

Dang, i couldn't remember who it was that had these tires for 3 years...and it's one of my buddy's:B

If the manufacturer of the Sailuns WEREN'T TS16969 compliant, I'd never recommend them.
I too used GY G614's and they were great..older tire, (06' year dated), blew and GY put 4 new tires on for me...it was THEIR proposal. They were great. Would Sailun do the same?? Who knows, guess we have to wait to see if there is a tire failure first.

I just have to say with the Quality manufactured tire by Sailun, and it being 1/2 the price of a GY either the Sailuns will go up in price, or hopefully GY will drop their pricing on the G rated tires to be more competitive.

[Lantley]

Cummins12V98 wrote:

edatlanta wrote:
I paid $1,600.00 for 4 G614's. I would not be willing to roll the dice on something that is untested to save $600.00. I hope these tires work out.

Good luck and keep us posted as we all will need more as time passes.

Smart move IMHO! I have owned two sets go GY "G" tires with many thousands of miles not even a flat. Both sets were dated in 07, prior to that time they did have some problems but since have been VERY trouble free. If you do have a problem GY WILL pay for damages and a new tire. Not another out there will do the same.

Last two sets of GY's have been the "H" model and also ZERO problems. I am so confident in them I don't have a TPMS. The way I look at buying the best in this example you only paid $600 for your tires the $1,000 was a given. That philosophy has served me well.

I took the savings and purchased the Sailun S637 that are every bit as good as the Goodyear. Instead of paying $1,600.00 I simply took the savings and paid 1//2 the price of the Goodyear's.
Sailun's are a game changer. 3 years and they are still going strong.
As far as paying for damage. I already have insurance on my RV to cover any damage that may occur. I don't need a 2nd pseudo policy paid to Goodyear to cover damaged caused by my tires.

[Cummins12V98]

edatlanta wrote:
I paid $1,600.00 for 4 G614's. I would not be willing to roll the dice on something that is untested to save $600.00. I hope these tires work out.

Good luck and keep us posted as we all will need more as time passes.

Smart move IMHO! I have owned two sets go GY "G" tires with many thousands of miles not even a flat. Both sets were dated in 07, prior to that time they did have some problems but since have been VERY trouble free. If you do have a problem GY WILL pay for damages and a new tire. Not another out there will do the same.

Last two sets of GY's have been the "H" model and also ZERO problems. I am so confident in them I don't have a TPMS. The way I look at buying the best in this example you only paid $600 for your tires the $1,000 was a given. That philosophy has served me well.

[NC_Hauler]

blofgren wrote:

NC Hauler wrote:
I'd also look at the G rated Sailun S637 tires, very reputable as only Chinese tire manufacturer that I'm aware of that has passed TS16949 certification...also much cheaper than the GY G 614's.

X2. I put them on our trailer last year and they are a very heavy robust tire. I have absolutely no issues with them so far and have yet to read anything negative about them. I haven't even had to add air to them yet.

I haven't read any negative reviews either, and that is on 4 or 5 truck and RV sites over last several years,... I think there are several on this forum who have run them 3 years with no issues.

[blofgren]

NC Hauler wrote:
I'd also look at the G rated Sailun S637 tires, very reputable as only Chinese tire manufacturer that I'm aware of that has passed TS16949 certification...also much cheaper than the GY G 614's.

X2. I put them on our trailer last year and they are a very heavy robust tire. I have absolutely no issues with them so far and have yet to read anything negative about them. I haven't even had to add air to them yet.

[NC_Hauler]

I'd also look at the G rated Sailun S637 tires, very reputable as only Chinese tire manufacturer that I'm aware of that has passed TS16949 certification...also much cheaper than the GY G 614's.

[lawnspecialties]

CALandLIN wrote:
Samson Tires

Cool find. Thanks.

I'm not going to do it. At this point, I just don't trust the dealership. We really like the camper and may end up getting it but the sales manager has blown too much smoke my way for me to do this right now. They want me to fax them a deposit form so bad, its annoying. But after this last bull about these $306 Samson tires, I'm going to wait until after the Raleigh RV show next weekend. If we don't see anything there that we don't know about (I doubt we will), then we'll go look at some others and this Vengeance again. If I buy the Vengeance, it'll be with its original tires. I'll probably go ahead and get G614s and have peace of mind.