Brands of tires

[mr. Camper07]

From what read here in this forum/online research, here is my take on tire issue.
My tires are factory Rainer ST205/75/14 load C, they what’s called “CHINA BOMBS”, I bring to your attention my tire are extremely over due to be changed. Date code 0116, I have about 9,000 mile or so on tires, I have travelled in cold temperatures conditions and very hot conditions.
My China bombs are in great shape, no cracking either side of tire sidewalls. I have always cover my tires from sun in storage or at campsites and always parked on wood.
These tires have max. Tire pressure of 50lbs. But I never fill them to max. Fill only to 3lbs below max.
My reason is hot or cold condition tires heat up to 50lbs right where they should be, by keeping 3 lbs under.
I always wash tire down with hand soap after trips.
The last 3.5 years I have only travel at the most from my home 100 to 150 mile away for each year mentioned now.
So can I say I’m lucky these China bombs did not blow up or is care/ maintenance factor contributed to their condition???????
These are not a tire best rated on any website reviews, they are what they are..,
So being lucky, I’m searching for new tires and have been for 3 months now.
From what read any tire load ratting or size tire or brand, poop happens.
So I have boiled it down to Carlisle HD load D,
My #1 reason is price/availability #2 Carlisle have been proven over many years by hard core trailer haulers to be reliable tire and of course have failures as well just like any tire can.
Bottom line is what you like for brand of tire and best valve for the money.
Long life of tires depends on how good of care/maintenance of the brand you buy!
PS I don’t work for Carlisle nor trying to promote them.

 

[RobbieH]

"right where they should be" is cold temps. They already take into consideration that they will go up in pressure as they heat up.

 

[mr. Camper07]

Your absolutely right about tires pressure cold,
I’m just one of those guys that don’t follow the rule, in my life I never have had a blow up on my RV trailers, I’m 70 old had few trailer over time.. so maybe I’m just a lucky guy no blow outs. lol u enjoy your day…

 

[TitanMike]

Your absolutely right about tires pressure cold,
I’m just one of those guys that don’t follow the rule, in my life I never have had a blow up on my RV trailers, I’m 70 old had few trailer over time.. so maybe I’m just a lucky guy no blow outs. lol u enjoy your day…

I can't even begin to count the number of times I've heard or read comments like this. All too often those who make up their own rules without first consulting the tire mfr's load/inflation chart, and has actual scale weight to select the right column, often wish they had more luck.

Hoping your's holds.

 

[Aussieguy]

So being lucky, I’m searching for new tires and have been for 3 months now.
From what read any tire load ratting or size tire or brand, poop happens.
So I have boiled it down to Carlisle HD load D,

Ive come to the same conclusion
Looking for Carlisles

Original tires are still on there but ONE showed pronounced crowing all along the tread... like I was rolling only on the center of the tire

I check pressure before each trip and know that tire was not over inflated
so going to swap the tires at this point... got about 4000 miles from them

BTW the remaining tires all look good... I could just replace the tire with the crown ... It's being used as the spare and will only be put back on if I get a puncture and I need to travel (low speed) to a tire shop or off the highway

 

[D W]

There are so many factors involved in tires and their failures. Driving habits such as speed, roads traveled, duration of a heat cycle, pressures, balance and of course loading of the rig. ST type tires are not like LT or P tires. They are constructed differently. Generally, they operate on a dead axle without benefit stabilizers or shock absorbers. When turning the suspension has no trunnions or walking beams, so they are somewhat "dragged" around a turn. Granted, not all ST tires are equal. Goodyear Endurance gets high marks, but there's even reported failures of them. I don't run them more than 5 years and generally replace them at the 4 1/2 year mark. The tires that come off look fine, no cracks or checking. I give them to the neighborhood teenagers for their ATV/UTV trailers. They can run them for another 2-3 years with no problems. There's a lot less weight on them.