Tires for the Cougar
I have a 2004 Keystone Cougar 278EFS 5th wheel. Loaded (gross?) weight around 8100 lbs. I bought the unit last fall. The tires that came on it are 205 75R 15 load range D. Some oddball brand which I d...
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frizfreleng wrote:
"Tread depth is irrelevant as tire wear rate is far more important along with the fact you will never wear them out within the time they naturally expire."
Cummins12v98,
Thank you for the feedback. Curious as to what you base the "irrelevant" statement on? The 10 tires manufacturers specs I looked at, maybe 10 specs per tire, all list "Tread Depth". None have a spec about wear rate although I would like to see that quantified. Possibly there are too many variables involved to make it a metric: tire pressure, load, speed, weather, surface driven on, etc.
Most likely his own, and hundreds of others', experiences with tires. As I said before, you almost =never= hear of towable RV tires wearing out, unless there's an underlying problem, usually with alignment. Almost invariably, they "age out", meaning they're going on +/- 5 years old, and getting to the point where UV and chemical degradation is taking their toll and weakening the tire carcass. Yes, you'll see people run 7+ years, even with junk tires, but they're the (very) lucky ones, IMO.
Lyle
