Tire attributes other than longevity
I'm about to finish my fourth season on my Towmax tires and will replace them next Spring. I can't complain about the tires as they have run for thousands of miles and delivered me each trip without ...
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JIMNLIN wrote:
For a 2000 lb load per tire you sure don't need a 16" tire with 3400-4000 lb load capacity. Is that a actual scaled weight or a estimate ??
Another very commercial grade good all steel ply carcass LT E tire that is recommended for trailer use is the Bridgestone R-250 and the new R-238. The R-238 has more sipes for better traction on wet roads.
The Provider ST have been around since the '11 era and are probably one of the first ST brands that came with the new M (81 mph) speed rating. Their a proven ST class tire more so in the commercial side. However some say their OEM on certain brand RV trailers now. check them out if you want to stick with a ST tire.
All ST tire were problematic even when they all were made in the USA by our domestic tire makers. And yes most of the older ST C/D/E china made tires had a very poor service record on all types of trailers (rv and non rv).
However....Goodyear and Carlisle are our oldest ST tire makers and both have came out in the last year or two with some very good looking higher speed rated ST tires. Time and miles of service will tell their stories on reliability issues.
My old '97 rv trailer has 5200 lb axles with a 11200 lb gross weight and 2400-2480 lb load per tire. I like a narrow tread for tires on a trailer so I went with a LT215/85-16 E at 2680 lbs per tire. That way I can keep them pumped to 80 psi for max. The first two sets ran for 7 years each at 55k and 52k miles. I'm into the 3rd set with around 15k miles. No issues with any of them.
Thanks. The tread on my current tires is good and there is no evidence of sidewall cracks and I don't monitor the actual mileage. I just have that nagging "Blowmax" feeling when I tow. My trailer tows at 10,050# with 1,900# on the pin and 8,150# on the axles. I am open to LT tires but don't have room for 85 series tires as I only have 2" overhead to the wheel wells. You mentioned you like a narrower tire but I can't afford to lose the height with 215/85 as I am towing just slightly nose high. The LT 245/75 tires are around the same height but wider, is there a problem with this on 7" rims? Would I expect any positive or negative towing effects?
