Before you all jump on me abut inflation and weight, etc. I always check my tires and make sure they are aired up to 95 lbs (as called for)...Well, this weekend, one of my Chinese tire bombs blew on me on the way home from a trip. The tires are 235 85 R 16. I am looking at the Endurance. Weird thing is that the OEM tires say load range F and Endurance are E. When I look at inflation rates per Goodyear, they say I can hit the same rating by airing up to 95 lbs or 100 even though tires say 80lbs. So are people still happy with Endurance? My only requirement is tires made in North America, preferably the USA.

Very few trailer tires are actually made in the US any more. I'm a big fan of Sailun S637s (have put them on both our previous fiver and current). They are a load range G tire and are one of the favorite tires with full-timers on this and other forums. Their all-position commercial tires are used on a lot of 18-wheelers. Search this forum and you'll find a lot of posts on both the Sailuns and the Endurance tires.Rob

How old were the so-called “Chinese bombs?” How many miles? Covered from direct sunlight when in storage? You are positive no road hazard or debris caused the failure? Tire previously damaged by going into or off a curb? Other three tires still in service?

Another Happy Camper with Sailun Tires, we are on our second set after wearing the first set out... Never had that kind of luck with ANY other camper tires. Good Luck and Happy Camping !!

F load range = 95 psiG load range = 110 psi. Most likely your wheels are 110 psi rated and can use the 110 psi if needed. Best to find out though...you sure don't want to over pressure a wheel. I've seen load F tires on my equipment trailers go to 104-106 psi at interstate speeds and carrying a load. The Endurance has been out for over 3 years now and so far there has been very few complaints ...like in tread separation. If it matters they have only 8/32nds of tread depth which means 1/4" of usable tread depth. Its a poly carcass tire and good for maybe 18k-22k miles before time for replacement. Now if your the type of rv trailer owner who expects 40k-60k miles in a 7-8 year period then the commercial grade all steel ply carcass Sailun S637 ST235/80-16 G at 4080 lbs capacity is at the top in this class tire. Check out prices on the internet for each and figure how often you will need replacements.

I looked and my rims say 110 lbs. 18-22k miles will be more than I need. I would probably replace in the 5-6 year mark and the endurance, although saying 80 lbs of air and an E rating, will go to the 3960 mark with 95 lbs and 4400 lbs with 110 lbs of air.

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BarneyS
Explorer III
Aug 15, 2020
Don't you guys EVER get tired of this?:R
Time again to shut this one down as there are only two or possibly three members saying the same thing over and over and over and over and over.
Barney
cummins2014
Explorer
Aug 15, 2020
fj12ryder wrote:
^^^^^^^^^Yeah, I think I'll stick to tires that don't self-destruct, thank you very much.

Honestly I don't think I want to buy tires because "they'll replace them when they fail", I prefer "we don't need to replace them because they don't fail". JMO of course.

On a further note ,hard to argue that analogy . I agree.
cummins2014
Explorer
Aug 15, 2020
fj12ryder wrote:
^^^^^^^^^Yeah, I think I'll stick to tires that don't self-destruct, thank you very much.

Honestly I don't think I want to buy tires because "they'll replace them when they fail", I prefer "we don't need to replace them because they don't fail". JMO of course.

Thats the whole reason I went to Sailun. I have seen a lot of pictures of Goodyear blowouts , and ones like above of 12v's. He got lucky that it didn't come apart ,and do damage, many of them do . We keep going over, and over this, but you don't see these type of tire failures with Sailun.

I have insurance if that Sailun had tore up my fifth wheel the insurance would have covered it .
fj12ryder
Explorer III
Aug 15, 2020
^^^^^^^^^Yeah, I think I'll stick to tires that don't self-destruct, thank you very much.

Honestly I don't think I want to buy tires because "they'll replace them when they fail", I prefer "we don't need to replace them because they don't fail". JMO of course.
Cummins12V98
Explorer III
Aug 15, 2020
My GY "H" caused ZERO damage, they did have a run in 2015 with tread separation issues and they replaced them no question.

Oh and I run 125psi and never heard a thing cuz it didn't blow out. Replacements are 3 years old with perfect tread.

I noticed the tread coming off and continued in 90 heat into Bakersfield for 60 miles.
Cummins12V98
Explorer III
Aug 15, 2020
This is the problem telling a story without the FACTS. People read about the problem that wasn't and decide against a product.

FACT unless someone can dispute it there has NOT been a GY ENDURANCE non road hazard failure. Honestly with literally thousands in service you would think someone would have a factual statement saying they have had a problem. I have looked many times and nada.
cummins2014
Explorer
Aug 15, 2020
Michelle.S wrote:
Not totally, we had several of the OEM Rims develop pin hole leaks, one of which took three years to show up. So we didn't have alot of faith in the other rims. Trailer.Set.Go.com in Elkhart (Retail Outlet for Tredit) was offering a discount to attendees of our Redwood Rally with free delivery to the CG. I was able to purchase new 17.5 H Rated Sailuns on a new Rims, mounted and balanced for less than the cost of one G114. Have 7600 miles on them so far and no issues.

I wouldn't think you would have any issues ,it seems I am the only that has had a problem with Sailun, and IMO no fault of Sailun

You reported you had a blowout on a Goodyear G114, what did Goodyear determine the cause of the blowout. They don't usually reimburse unless its a defective tire issue not a user issue. You never said whether it did any damage to the fifth wheel, can't imagine a tire with 125 psi. not causing some sort of damage.
Michelle_S
Explorer III
Aug 15, 2020
Not totally, we had several of the OEM Rims develop pin hole leaks, one of which took three years to show up. So we didn't have alot of faith in the other rims. Trailer.Set.Go.com in Elkhart (Retail Outlet for Tredit) was offering a discount to attendees of our Redwood Rally with free delivery to the CG. I was able to purchase new 17.5 H Rated Sailuns on a new Rims, mounted and balanced for less than the cost of one G114. Have 7600 miles on them so far and no issues.
cummins2014
Explorer
Aug 14, 2020
big bird 2 wrote:
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Possibly, but thats not the only reason. I suspect he doesn't like sitting along side the road with a blowout . From experience its not fun .
big_bird_2
Explorer
Aug 14, 2020
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