msjdbman wrote:
CKNSLS wrote:
msjdbman wrote:
Well, I sure hope that everyone has good luck with these new tires from Carlisle, but I'll never spend another dime on them. I spent extra money on a set of ST235/85/R16 Load range F tires just five years ago, hoping that the increased capacity would be beneficial. Tread still looks brand new, sidewalls like new, no weather checking at all, but internal belts let go on 3 of the 4 allowing the outer circumference to swell by over 2 additional inches. They have now all been replaced with LT tires. These were on my gooseneck, not my fiver, but I never overloaded them at all. So good luck to you all!
Those tires were on your trailer too long. Period. The weather doesn't matter. You get UV rays even when it's cloudy.
I refuse to accept that a tires internal construction integrity is out the window at 5 years, especially on a trailer stored inside off from the concrete on wooden planks. If the tires become heavily weather checked, or tread compounds giving away due to heat and dry conditions, then that's what it is. As I mentioned earlier, tires of many different manufacturers hold up for years upon years here in Michigan. If folks experience differing outcomes in different parts of the country, then that's what it is.
You can leave them on for as long as you want then come on here and complain when they fall apart and take out you drains/fenders, whatever when they separate.
BTW-most tire manufacturers recommend leaving passenger/truck tires on for no longer than TEN YEARS.
