The China-Bomb debate Put to rest
Almost every week or more a thread appears with someone with a tire question. And just as predictably the China Bomb experts come out and start decrying all Chinese made tires. Then usually they re...
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JIMNLIN wrote:
Maybe some folks do.
I choose LT tires for my small trailer fleet because ST tires were killing my small hauling business. With 28 tires under my trailers on the road every day I had to do sumpin'.
A fine old gone but not forgotten Goodyear truck tire dealer showed me a cheaper/long term way.
ST tire were cooked after 12k-18k miles depending on size. LT tires ran 40k-60k miles depending on size. I was one happy small business owner.
I've simply applied that experience to my rv trailers.
Example...... my current 11200 lb 5er has 48k+ miles on the 2nd set of BFG LT E tires. Ran the 1st set for 55k+ miles and seven years. Zero issues and I drive the speed limit.
I can't afford to use ST tires at the rate they would need to be replaced. Other have different experiences.
I couldn't afford trailer tires on my trailer! Went through 1 Super Trail, 2 Maxxis, and 1 Goodyear Marathon before my tire store suggested Goodyear Wrangler HT's. No more flat tires and now it is close to three years running them.
