Looking at new better tires, need advice.

[Crushedstang50]

So, I have a 2007 Keystone Outback 23rs. The tires that are on it are 205/75R14's they are aged and looking worn. I would like to replace them with a better option. I know exactly squat about tires and load ranges ect.... What would be a good option to go with for replacements?
Thanks in advance!

[Gulfcoast]

The Carlisle Radial HD's are around $60 on Amazon, and the Endurance are $99 each.

[hondapro]

I am happy with my Goodyear Endurance tires

[APT]

My TT had the same size tires when bought new. After 4 seasons, I replaced with Maxxis M8008 slightly taller 215/75R14. After 2 seasons, I had one tread separate. After that I tried Carlisle Radial HD. Now I'm on second set of Radial HD without issues.

[librty02]

I have the Carlisle Radial HD's and they have been great for 3 years and almost 18000 miles now. I have not seen one on the interwebs that has blown since they have been out as of yet but I have seen a couple Goodyear Endurances on the interwebs that have blown...that being said they both seem to be the better tires out there today and when I buy again it will be the Carlisle Radial HD's for sure.

The main key to any tire is owner maintenance...proper inflation, storage, and UV protection is key....I have had the so-called China bomb trailer kings in the past and have never had an issue with those either after about 50k of towing...but with the new Carlisles I like the higher speed rating for peace of mind.

Also if it were me I'd just stick with the same load rating tire that came from the factory as I have and no problem here in 20 yrs of trailering...

[trail-explorer]

+2 on Goodyear Endurance.

deltabravo wrote:
Here's another video I did of the ST205 Endurance, when I was going to put them on my small cargo trailer.

[Crushedstang50]

Wow,thank you all for the recommendations! I will look at the date here in a few days when I stop by the storage location.
I will order some tires here in the next month and get ready for the season! I purchased the rig in August of 2019 so I'm pumped to get to use it all season! I would use it when it gets cold but the DW is NOT interested if its cold:(

[Gulfcoast]

Why so complicated? I'd go with the size tire shown on the sticker on the trailer.

[Lwiddis]

TT tires usually age out long before they look worn. Are your tires really 13+ years old? Dangerous IMO.

[MarkTwain]

When you buy new tires, tell tire shop that you will only accept tires that are no more than 1 yr. old based on the manufactured date. BEFORE they install your new tire, look for the manufactured date of imprinted on the side of that tire. If it is older than 1 yr. old, don't accept it. The tire store might tell you they don't have in stock that fresh of a tire, I just tell them to call me when they get a "fresh" tire meeting my specifications. IMHO:)

[JIMNLIN]

Maxxis gets lots of attention...some good some bad.
We've had over 30 Maxxis ST8008 complaints from two rv websites ....many in the size you mention.
Maxxis doesn't use a nylon cap in all sizes but don't say which sizes those are.
Looking around at different rv and non rv trailering websites the Goodyear Endurance and Carlisle HD seem get most recommendations. Both are a new tire and have been available for about three years now. So far so good.

Another good new gen higher speed rated ST tire is the Providers. They first came out on commercial trailers then later on rv trailers. They came out in the '10-11 era and so far have a better over all service record than any ST C/D/E tire on the market.

Carlisle still sells ST tires other than their new HD so just be aware and stay away from them.
Same with Goodyears Marathons. Goodyear stopped production but probably thousands still in warehouses and on shelves in farm and ranch stores/etc.

Tire rotation on a trailer with close spaced axles ??
Having owned and operated several trailers in service we actually wear tires out. Never rotated tires on any tandem or triaxle trailer. They all wear the same.
These trailers were in constant use and suspension checked 2-3 times a year so tires treads didn't get a chance to wear uneven.

[Mike134]

Grit dog wrote:
Rotating trailer tires is like rotating the air in your tires.
Unless of course the trailer is messed up or hooked up improperly causing more wear on certain tires in which case rotating good tires Into the bad spot is a bandaid for the problem.

I disagree. With a double axle trailer one of the two axles will tend to skid the tires around sharper turns more than the other axle wearing that set out more. This will be very evident when backing into your driveway. Just the nature of the beast with fixed axles.

[Grit_dog]

OP, there are a multitude of D load tires for your application. If you want better (extra capacity) you can do this. They don’t cost much more either.

[Grit_dog]

Rotating trailer tires is like rotating the air in your tires.
Unless of course the trailer is messed up or hooked up improperly causing more wear on certain tires in which case rotating good tires Into the bad spot is a bandaid for the problem.

[BarryG20]

I got my info from tire Rack as they have a nice screen that shows all the specs of the tire sizes in one screen it shows them to be the same diameter if that is wrong my apologies.

https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Goodyear&tireModel=Endurance

However, now after a quick check on Goodyears site Tire Rack does appear to be wrong. Goodyears site shows that there is in fact a difference as was stated after my post of 26.1 vs 26.7 diameter so my apologies for providing incorrect info. As for my trust in Tire Rack it has now wavered and in the future will verify with the manufacturers website in regards to tire info I glean from Tire Rack.

That being said I personally would still consider going up to that size depending on what my trailer weight was to gain a bit more tire capacity cushion if I thought it was needed but unknown without a trailer weight. That is if the 6/10's of an inch in diameter increase is still doable on the trailer

PS Don't remember who brought it up but whomever good catch on my mistake