LT Tires

[MNRon]

When I started driving in the '70's flat tires and blow-outs weren't uncommon. I can't remember how many tires I changed in parking lots or by the side of the road, but it was more than a couple. In particular I recall a blow-out in some miserable weather in MN, fortunately it was a rear tire.

Since radials took over in the 1990's I haven't had any blow-outs and now my tires just fail when I pick up a nail or screw it seems.

This thread is NOT intended to discuss trailer tires, nor the ST vs LT debate on them, but I'm curious of forum members experience on tow vehicle LT tires. Has anyone had a blow-out on LT tires in the last 10-20yrs? Even if overloaded?

Thanks

[Groover]

I had a Michelin LT235/85 R blow out with no warning in 1998. It was 7 years old at the time and I noticed that several others on the truck were developing blisters on the inner sidewalls. Looking at the tread and outsides the tires still appeared to be in great shape. I have wondered if engine heat made the insides of the tires run hotter and that lead to the blisters.

Around 2007 a friend convinced me that Kumho tires were good deals and I put them on several vehicles. I had two blowouts with LT 265/85 R tires on the pickup, and a tread separation on a LT225/75 R on a van. I had a very strange problem on a P series Kumho where the wire belting started coming out the side of the tire. I haven't run any more Kumho tires since then.

[mkirsch]

No blowouts. Limiting tire experience to just LT tires, I have had one flat. In that case it was the valve stem that failed, presumably due to age. The tires were 14, yes 14, years old at the time, and the valve stem was an incorrect rubber valve stem that was rotten. When I got home from that trip, the truck got six new tires and valve stems.

[Bird_Freak]

Yep. 3 Nexen lt's with less than 5k miles and within 2 yrs. None since I dumped Nexen.

[Grit_dog]

MNRon wrote:
When I started driving in the '70's flat tires and blow-outs weren't uncommon. I can't remember how many tires I changed in parking lots or by the side of the road, but it was more than a couple. In particular I recall a blow-out in some miserable weather in MN, fortunately it was a rear tire.

Since radials took over in the 1990's I haven't had any blow-outs and now my tires just fail when I pick up a nail or screw it seems.

This thread is NOT intended to discuss trailer tires, nor the ST vs LT debate on them, but I'm curious of forum members experience on tow vehicle LT tires. Has anyone had a blow-out on LT tires in the last 10-20yrs? Even if overloaded?

Thanks

Must still have cabin fever up 'der in Minnesoooota eh?
PS, too bad about the Mavericks this weekend. I wanted them to take DU.

[coolbreeze01]

I've only had a couple flats in all the years I've run LT tires.

[phillyg]

I've had one Michelin blowout on the RR of my F350 while towing the FW. The tire was approximately 3 years old, aired at 75psi, I was not exceeding 65mph, was not overloaded, and the air temp was 92 +/-. I can't explain why it blew, but suspect road debris 1st, maybe a defect 2nd. I still use Michelins because every time I stray from them, I'm disappointed, notwithstanding the one blowout.

[time2roll]

Flats due to road hazard yes. Blowout no. I did run some LT over 10 years and the bead was rotting inside creating a slow slow leak.

[blt2ski]

I've had blow outs on 18.5 14 ply LR G tires!
Yes on LT tires too. Even a few P rated tires.
Some of you must not drive in new home developments much.
I've had 4+ nails in a bobcat tire in one day!
Any way, radials can get flats too.

Marty

[jdc1]

Clearly a defect. I got my monies worth out of them....I paid less than $60/each for these tires from WalMart (online). 265/75r16 E Wild Trail All Terrain's. I tripped over them when searching for a new set....and could not pass them up because of the price. I'll never find a deal like that again.

[Lwiddis]

None for me.

[garyp4951]

jdc1 wrote:
Blowout? NO. BUT, weeks ago, a 17 year old kid noticed a huge bubble on the inner part of a rear tire on my truck while visiting Arizona, averting a for sure blow out. Don't know why he would be looking there, other tan he works for a tire shop near Prescott. Had that tire blew out while driving through a snow storm a few days later, who knows what might have happened. Mind you, these tires have a date stamp of 0319.....only three years old.

That was a good thing he noticed that, and did you find out if the tire bubbled was caused by a road hazard, or defective.

[jdc1]

Blowout? NO. BUT, weeks ago, a 17 year old kid noticed a huge bubble on the inner part of a rear tire on my truck while visiting Arizona, averting a for sure blow out. Don't know why he would be looking there, other tan he works for a tire shop near Prescott. Had that tire blew out while driving through a snow storm a few days later, who knows what might have happened. Mind you, these tires have a date stamp of 0319.....only three years old.

[BB_TX]

One blowout on my F350 about 5 yrs ago. Running unloaded at 70 mph. Rarely a nail or low tire for any reason on any vehicle ever since radials came out. Driving since the early 60's.

[agesilaus]

Nope, nor on our RV since I switched to LT tires there.