Travel Trailer Tire Choice

[katoom400]

last fall we had a blowout on our way up to Lake George. We had the original tires on our 2014 Outback 250rs. Which I thought were good tires..at least as far as OEM tires go.

the blowout occured on the side that gets a lot of sun in our driveway so I suspect that had something to do with it. I always check tire pressure and keep at 65psi. The blowout caused a good amount of damage so we are looking to replace the other 3 OEM tires before another one occurs.

On the highway we had to take what we could get from a local tire shop which was a Duraturn ST 225/75 r15 10ply load range E.

Now I'm going to replace the others tires, should I buy 3 more of these? I can't seem to find much about them on the net. or replace all four with Maxxis ST's and keep the duraturn for the spare?

[DutchmenSport]

Last year I replaced the tires on my Outback 298RE with Carlisle's (ST225 / 75 R15, Loan Range E, 80 psi, rated at 81mph ... all labeled right on the tire)

Even though I had only 1 bad tire (factory original), I replaced all 4 at the same time. Since the tires were installed, we've made 1 trip to Florida and 2 trips to South Carolina (from central Indiana), and several trips across Indiana. I keep the sun side of the trailer tires covered at home all the time. The shadow side is not covered.

I've had absolutely no problems with these tires. My speed is normally 60 mph, 65 at the absolute fastest, and I am very careful when backing that I'm not forcing side pressure on the tires by backing in sharp turns. Not always possible, but I try very hard to avoid backing sharp turns causing side force on the tires.

For the size of your trailer, these Carlisle's would do you very well. Get all 4 tires the same, whatever you do, and replace all 4 at the same time, regardless of how good the remaining tires look on your camper. Treat your tires the same as you would on your car or truck.

[JIMNLIN]

I would go with the new Carlisle HD .....or the Provider....or the made in USA Goodyear Endurance tires.
Unlike the Maxxis they carry a L and M speed rating and all sizes have the nylon cap under the tread. Maxxis says a Q speed rating but requires reduction in weight.
With over 30 complaints I sure wouldn't say their the best ST tire on the market "now".

Duraturn ST tires ?? Your money on that.....but I would say it would make a ok spare tire if you mount quality tires on the trailer.

[MFL]

Lots of opinions on tires!! I would not put E rated 80 psi tires on a trailer with GVWR of 7,500. I would replace with one of the newer nylon capped D rated 65 psi tires, that have been getting excellent reviews. These are cooler running, and speed rated to 81 mph. These would be my choice, what I am currently running, Provider ST 225x75R 15D, or Carlisle HD ST 225x75R 15.

Jerry