Sep-02-2014 04:17 PM
Sep-06-2014 05:11 PM
TexasShadow wrote:
A very large number of over the road truckers are running Samson tires with good results. They are sold at TA Truck Stops and other locations. I would not be afraid of them.
Bill
Sep-06-2014 04:53 PM
Sep-05-2014 11:07 AM
Sep-05-2014 10:55 AM
Sep-05-2014 10:44 AM
Cubanredneck wrote:shawdowboss wrote:
We put on 6 GY 19.5's just this spring, total installed was just under $3k. Yes, we shopped other brands, but liked the construction and availability of the GY's. I normally go with the best overall price/availability/etc.
Went with truck tires and did a steer-drive mix. This gives a more aggressive rear tire over the standard all position type tires.
Don't really plan on rotating them due to them aging out before they will wear out, so keeping this kind of mix doesn't bother me.
Did the truck tire to get the heavier duty G rating, and G rated RV tires were even more rare in the size we were looking at. Also, was looking at availability of the RV tire (F or G rating) in case of a mis-hap. Seemed to be more rare around the country than standard truck tires. Yes, we carry a spare, but I don't want to put 3k miles on a 7 year old spare, it's just to get us down the road to a tire shop and not rely on a tire service to have the one we need.
The other factor for us was that truck tires are made and used more, so they will be fresher tires when you get them, not been sitting for months on end. The tire shop I used could only find nearly 1 year old RV style tires between their stock and the regional warehouse, but the truck tires only have 2 that were older than 6 weeks (steer tires), the other 4 (drive tires) were literally factory fresh.
The truck tires do have a slightly higher road noise than the old RV style tires, but that's the only noticeable difference between the new and old tires.
Also looked at the construction, and they are similar to the RV tires, but don't have as much of the UV protection. Since we garage the RV, and park the tires on rubber/plastic pads it's not an issue for long term storage. As far as sitting, there are a lot of trucks and trailers (which the steer we got are rated for trailer use also) that sit nearly as much as motor homes, some with higher loads. The company I work for has units that don't get much more than 10k miles a year on them, and the tires are holding up fine with the sun, etc.
From this research, we decided that the extra money and risk of not having a replacement tire readily available and heavier rating made us lean towards truck tires.
Did you use the GT G647?
Sep-05-2014 10:17 AM
Sep-05-2014 04:44 AM
Sep-04-2014 07:50 PM
Sep-04-2014 06:12 PM
Sep-04-2014 05:52 AM
jocat54 wrote:
Sure hope everyone is right about the Hankooks---just ordered 6 of the AH12 (255/70x22.5). They were $1906.11 delivered to Leakey, Tx. Then another $150 for the Dynabeads. Will cost about $300 more to get them mounted.
Sep-04-2014 05:49 AM
shawdowboss wrote:
We put on 6 GY 19.5's just this spring, total installed was just under $3k. Yes, we shopped other brands, but liked the construction and availability of the GY's. I normally go with the best overall price/availability/etc.
Went with truck tires and did a steer-drive mix. This gives a more aggressive rear tire over the standard all position type tires.
Don't really plan on rotating them due to them aging out before they will wear out, so keeping this kind of mix doesn't bother me.
Did the truck tire to get the heavier duty G rating, and G rated RV tires were even more rare in the size we were looking at. Also, was looking at availability of the RV tire (F or G rating) in case of a mis-hap. Seemed to be more rare around the country than standard truck tires. Yes, we carry a spare, but I don't want to put 3k miles on a 7 year old spare, it's just to get us down the road to a tire shop and not rely on a tire service to have the one we need.
The other factor for us was that truck tires are made and used more, so they will be fresher tires when you get them, not been sitting for months on end. The tire shop I used could only find nearly 1 year old RV style tires between their stock and the regional warehouse, but the truck tires only have 2 that were older than 6 weeks (steer tires), the other 4 (drive tires) were literally factory fresh.
The truck tires do have a slightly higher road noise than the old RV style tires, but that's the only noticeable difference between the new and old tires.
Also looked at the construction, and they are similar to the RV tires, but don't have as much of the UV protection. Since we garage the RV, and park the tires on rubber/plastic pads it's not an issue for long term storage. As far as sitting, there are a lot of trucks and trailers (which the steer we got are rated for trailer use also) that sit nearly as much as motor homes, some with higher loads. The company I work for has units that don't get much more than 10k miles a year on them, and the tires are holding up fine with the sun, etc.
From this research, we decided that the extra money and risk of not having a replacement tire readily available and heavier rating made us lean towards truck tires.
Sep-04-2014 05:17 AM
Sep-04-2014 04:49 AM
Sep-04-2014 03:19 AM