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Old 10-30-2019, 05:50 PM   #21
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Curious what your gross weight is and what load range FR put on stock to your trailer.

I found FR put Cs and Ds on the same model, gross weight, and year for my trailer and the Cs while legal were at capacity and the Ds left room. I had the Ds and had no issues but someone with Cs was having issues here. I have nothing firm but a theory.

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My castle rock tires have seen 10k miles in 3 yrs without issues so far. I put air in them regularly and inspect them. I do plan to upgrade to something a bit stiffer on the sidewall next year most likely. I currently attribute a higher load rating than I must have for my trailer.
The gross weight is 12000 there load rated E
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The gross is 12000 and there E rated
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Old 11-20-2019, 12:22 AM   #23
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Castle Rock Tires

Tire blowout with less than 500 miles. Cheap tires. Stay away from Castle Rock tires.
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Old 11-20-2019, 05:42 PM   #24
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Counter point:

2016 Rockwood, with many thousands of miles and not one single issue.

I run a TPMS, and check pressures (and verify TMPS function) with my high-dollar racing pressure gauge (cost me over $160 back in the day) before every trip . I inflate them to MAX COLD pressure, ride comfort be damned. They rarely lose air. Maybe a pound or two over the winter.

I cruise in the 70MPH range 80% of the time, with occasional gust to "over 70MPH". I would say I am not easy on them. I get it that some people have blowout and I cant explain them, but I don't sweat a minute over my tires. Probably will replace them next year, probably will get Sailuns or Goodyears. But I've had exactly zero reason to be afraid of the Castle Rocks.

As with anything in life, your mileage may vary.

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2016 Rockwood, with many thousands of miles and not one single issue.

I run a TPMS, and check pressures (and verify TMPS function) with my high-dollar racing pressure gauge (cost me over $160 back in the day) before every trip . I inflate them to MAX COLD pressure, ride comfort be damned. They rarely lose air. Maybe a pound or two over the winter.

I cruise in the 70MPH range 80% of the time, with occasional gust to "over 70MPH". I would say I am not easy on them. I get it that some people have blowout and I cant explain them, but I don't sweat a minute over my tires. Probably will replace them next year, probably will get Sailuns or Goodyears. But I've had exactly zero reason to be afraid of the Castle Rocks.


As with anything in life, your mileage may vary.

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I’ve done exactly the same except cruise at 65 mph. Didn’t get 5000 miles out of them before one tire had the tread start to disintegrate.
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The Carlisles that I saw were made in China , we had 16,000 miles on our Castle Rocks when we traded trailers with no problems . I believe a lot of the problems with trailer tires is owner neglect . I saw a 5er in a rest area with an obvious low tire , I mentioned to the driver , he sez it looks low but the TPMS sez 80 pounds , We checked with my manual gauge , 33lb.
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The Carlisles that I saw were made in China , we had 16,000 miles on our Castle Rocks when we traded trailers with no problems . I believe a lot of the problems with trailer tires is owner neglect . I saw a 5er in a rest area with an obvious low tire , I mentioned to the driver , he sez it looks low but the TPMS sez 80 pounds , We checked with my manual gauge , 33lb.



Ahhhhh, electronics and technology have become the norm for people. Easier to read a screen than to get down and manually measure the air. I am vigilant in checking every morning with a gage, and visually inspecting as well as hand heat checks at every stop. I feel more comfortable that way.
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Old 11-20-2019, 06:56 PM   #28
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The theme is clear ... check and maintain your tires ... many do not
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Ahhhhh, electronics and technology have become the norm for people. Easier to read a screen than to get down and manually measure the air. I am vigilant in checking every morning with a gage, and visually inspecting as well as hand heat checks at every stop. I feel more comfortable that way.
Well... I am glad I got me one of those new-fangled computin' machines so I don't have to wait for the telegram boy to deliver your message.

Yes, it's much easier to read a screen. That's why they sell them. If it was harder, nobody would buy them. Old way is not always better. If it was, we'd still be hand-cranking flathead 4's in our cars.

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Hand checking in the morning is the best way to verify tire pressure with that said it does nothing for you while traveling down the road at 65 miles per hour. I believe my TPMS instructions warns against using it to set tire pressure.
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Old 11-21-2019, 11:35 AM   #31
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our 2016 Cedar Creek came with Castle Rock tires Load range G. I run at 110 cold and check regularly and use an air dryer on the compressor. These original tires have traveled Key West to San Diego to British Columbia to Cape Breton and points in-between. The tires still look good but thinking about changing them out in the spring due to age. It seems most of the posts I read are for lower load range tires. This makes me wonder if load and speed are to blame. Of those who have stated that they have weighed their units I would like to ask, how many of you have weighed individual tire loadings instead of axle weights? You may be overloading a tire without realizing it.
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Well... I am glad I got me one of those new-fangled computin' machines so I don't have to wait for the telegram boy to deliver your message.

Yes, it's much easier to read a screen. That's why they sell them. If it was harder, nobody would buy them. Old way is not always better. If it was, we'd still be hand-cranking flathead 4's in our cars.

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I too have some new fangled stuff ... too be clear I do not care how you check your pressure just check it
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I used to believe that tire blowouts were from owner neglect until tread on one castle rock started disintegrating with less than 5000 miles. I manually checked tire pressure every time before moving 5er. I kept tires at max pressure. I checked tire temps at every stop. NEVER drove at over 65mph. Checked weight on scales and loaded weight was 2000# less than max rating of tires, never curbed the tires, and had tpms.
So to the best of my knowledge, I did everything correctly but at 5000 miles one tread started to disintegrate!!!
CASTLE ROCKS ARE TOTAL GARBAGE UNLESS YOU LIKE PLAYING RUSSIAN ROULETTE!!!!
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I used to believe that tire blowouts were from owner neglect until tread on one castle rock started disintegrating with less than 5000 miles. I manually checked tire pressure every time before moving 5er. I kept tires at max pressure. I checked tire temps at every stop. NEVER drove at over 65mph. Checked weight on scales and loaded weight was 2000# less than max rating of tires, never curbed the tires, and had tpms.
So to the best of my knowledge, I did everything correctly but at 5000 miles one tread started to disintegrate!!!
CASTLE ROCKS ARE TOTAL GARBAGE UNLESS YOU LIKE PLAYING RUSSIAN ROULETTE!!!!
I call BS to anyone that points the fingers at tire maintenance neglect out of the gate. Yes....many people sadly do fail to maintain tires but I'm a living example whereby high maintenance and monitoring still resulted in tire blowouts and tread separation. Didn't have Castle Rocks but we did have Power King Towmax on a prior 5er and we literally would replace 2 if not the entire set every season due to tire bulges, blowouts (2 of which tore off the side of the camper), tread separation,, etc. The Towmax were the true definition of China bombs.

After 5 years of that crap, finally got smart and moved to Goodyear G614 tires and never looked back.
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Some have had good luck with there Castle Rocks no doubt ... I have compared the Rocks to GY Endurance side by side it cannot be said they are not different tires and the GY's are much firmer and I believe the GY's are a better tire. You should make your own decision.
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I use the psi monitoring valve stem caps like these. Every time the trailer sits more than a day I check pressures before hitting the road. But these are a nice visual to check between stays. No way to check on the move though.
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In my opinion, for what it's worth, the vast majority of negative comments regarding the original equipment tires on RV's these days come from folks who do not pay attention to their tires by maintaining pressure, driving a reasonable speed, and don't have a good TPMS. I have the TST system with the internal monitors inside the tire and it works flawlessly. When you learn what an acceptable temperature increase and tire pressure increase while driving is and what the limits are for your tires, and you don't run down the road like a teenager showing off your "towing prowess" you'll go a long way toward having a great travel experience. Have never had a blow out on my RV's in nearly 45 years of pulling a variety of campers around the US. I have seen tires with belts separating, balloons starting, tread separating, etc., but I've always caught these issues before being stranded with an issue at the side of the road. Check tires visually before you leave on a trip of any length, tire pressure at max cold temp, drive a reasonable speed (I never exceed 65, normal speed is 60), try to avoid the potholes and roads that will beat up not only your tires but also your RV, ALWAYS have your tires balanced when installing new tires on your rig - makes a huge difference in wear, watch your TPMS and stop if temp or pressures approach the limits. On a related note, the Goodyear Endurance is my replacement tire of choice after my originals get around 5000 miles on them or two seasons max. These comments are just my opinion and my experience.
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I also thought the only ones that had problems with Castle Rock tires were the ones who didn't maintain their tires. I have since changed my mind. We maintain our tires faithfully; from 65 psi in all 5 tires and check often, to parking on boards while in storage, to aluminum colored tire covers on all 4 tires with the original black tire cover on the spare, to checking the driving temperature often with a temp gun. Never had a problem during approx 10,000 miles on the Castle Rock ST205/75R14 LR D on our 2019 Micro Lite until …......


One day we went over to storage (which we do at least twice a week) to check the trailer. During the last inspection I noticed the black spare tire cover was looking kind of ratty, so I decided to get a new one. In order to get the right size cover, I wanted to measure the tire circumference to calculate the diameter. So I took off the old spare tire cover and boy was I surprised … the tread had separated (still had 65 psi) and it has never been on the road. In fact, it has never been off the spare carrier!


Needless to say I have lost all faith in the Castle Rocks, decided the Good Lord has been looking out for us, and went right down and ordered a complete set of Goodyear Endurance tires. If the CRs can't stand the AZ heat hanging on the back of the trailer, they sure aren't going to stand the heat on hot black-top going down the road at 65 mph.
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A spare separating or actually blowing out (as my neighbors did) is not that unusual or confined to castle rock tires. I have a black spare cover also and cut two vent holes to allow better air flow around the spare.
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I'm sure it has happened before, but it isn't that 'usual' that a new properly-inflated spare tire separates. I've never had it happen in multiple RVs over a period of 50+ years of RVing; the large chain tire store manager never saw it before on a 'never-on-a-road' tire; and no one in the RV storage I talked to ever saw it before. It's sure ironic that the only brand tire it happened to us on was a Castle Rock, the same brand that so many are complaining about! I won't be buying another Castle Rock.
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