marlee
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Post by marlee on Oct 18, 2017 16:42:13 GMT -5
Since johnr posted, it reminded me that tires are next for us.
When we bought the trailer a few weeks ago (2012 KZ), it came with 4 tires and a shredded spare. Two of the tires are Freestar tires made in the 14th week of 2011. One of those is the original spare and one has been on the ground all this time. The tread on it peeled on the way to our house. He said the same thing happened to the other two earlier this year and he replaced them with Mastertrack tires made the 10th week of 2017.
If this was your trailer, would you replace the two 2011 tires and spare, or all 5 tires.
(Dh & I are at odds on this issue.)
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Post by Chuck on Oct 18, 2017 19:37:36 GMT -5
I would do all 5, no if's ans or butts, all 5 for sure, why wait an suffer a breakdown along the road, do not wait, it's all about safety of you an others around you while traveling  Safe Travels Chuck & Hildi |
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Post by rvdude on Oct 19, 2017 21:45:38 GMT -5
I've always heard that these trailer tires should be replaced every 3 to 4 years. They may look almost new and have almost no miles, but they come apart from the inside and that's where the problem is. I have no confirmation on that, just what I've always heard. You've got 6 year old tires on that trailer, and if would get all 5 if it were mine.
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marlee
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Post by marlee on Oct 20, 2017 16:00:01 GMT -5
I want to replace all of them too.
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Post by capemayal on Oct 21, 2017 7:38:04 GMT -5
I'm not sure if you have a TT or 5th. If a 5th, I would take the extra expense of new tires and upgrade to 17.5's. A little expensive thing to do, but all you're doing extra is new wheels. Take a look at www.trailertiresandwhees.com . They'll ship complete tire and wheels assembled to your door. All you have to do is put them on. Sell the old wheels. I've done that and very happy. They can also recommend a decent tire for you. |
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Post by Edd505 on Oct 21, 2017 20:08:21 GMT -5
Since johnr posted, it reminded me that tires are next for us. When we bought the trailer a few weeks ago (2012 KZ), it came with 4 tires and a shredded spare. Two of the tires are Freestar tires made in the 14th week of 2011. One of those is the original spare and one has been on the ground all this time. The tread on it peeled on the way to our house. He said the same thing happened to the other two earlier this year and he replaced them with Mastertrack tires made the 10th week of 2017.
If this was your trailer, would you replace the two 2011 tires and spare, or all 5 tires. (Dh & I are at odds on this issue.) I would research the Master track (never heard of them) as see what users have to say. If the compare with Good Year Marathons or Towmax I'd look at three for a couple years, it has 2 2017 on it. If you replace all 5 look at LT's in your size, no ST's on my 5W. |
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Post by capemayal on Oct 21, 2017 21:21:23 GMT -5
Don't the LT''s constructed differently? The ST''s having softer sidewalls to allow for sharp turns and scuffing.
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Post by Edd505 on Oct 23, 2017 21:23:08 GMT -5
They do have a stiffer side wall but it's never been and issue and they wear MUCH better, never had a blow out. I can do a 90 degree park and not hurt them. All tires are going to scuff doing a 90 degree back, sure how you could turn sharp enough to hurt them.
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Post by myredracer on Oct 24, 2017 11:41:55 GMT -5
Replace ST tires every 5 years, even if they have low mileage and look like new, including the spare. Internal heat buildup kills ST tires and it comes from towing under-inflated, overloaded and/or towing over their max speed rating (most ST are 65 mph, but not all). Go to a scale and get the weight on the axles. When choosing the load range, you want at least 15% reserve load capacity compared to the trailer's weight and more is better. We have around 30% because we upgraded to LRD Marathon. Many TT & FW owners are now switching to the new GY Endurance tire. Marathon's are no longer being made, but just saw a couple of TTs at an RV show sporting them so have old stock tires. You'll be okay with Endurance but when buying new tires, avoid older dated-coded tires when at a tire shop. If you go with the Endurance tire, look at the tire specs carefully. If you cross over to the same width of tire (and dia. of course), you'll end up with one load range higher. No problem with that but normally with ST tires, you should be always tow with the max sidewall psi. If you go to LRE from LRD, you be going from 65 to 80 psi and you would have to check the rims to see if they are rated for 80 psi. Not to worry, you could reduce the psi back to 65 psi and end up with the same load capacity as the old tires if you look at GY's load inflation tables. If you want your ST tires to last and want to avoid a blowout(s), treat them properly - NEVER tow under-inflated, overloaded and/or over their max speed rating. Also avoid all road shoulders (could be metal that'd puncture a tire) and avoid hitting larger/deeper potholes and sharp/sudden speed bumps at speed. Check pressure before heading out on a trip. Some also check between legs of a long trip but may be a good idea regardless if going between high & low and or temp. extremes. Set pressure at "cold" psi which is after at 3 hours of running on the tires and in shade. Having a TPMS is also a good idea. For just about anything you could ever want to know about tires for RVs, go to RVtiresafety.netGil, Deb and Dougal the Springer Spaniel 2014 KZ Spree 262RKS 2009 F250 |
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Post by nvguy on Oct 25, 2017 0:00:36 GMT -5
Experience taught me to replace my trailer tires 2-3 years. My first job in the RV shop was to rebuild the wheel well and interior cabinets that were destroyed by a tire failure. That taught me to respect tires.
When I was in the truck trailer industry, an experienced tire rep told me tires are like elephants, they never forget- so every curb you bounce over, every time you run them underinflated they "remember" it and will bring that memory to bear at the worst time.
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marlee
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Post by marlee on Oct 25, 2017 15:01:39 GMT -5
I ordered the Goodyear Endurance and should be here tomorrow. Dh & I compromised by ordering 4 of them. He doesn't think a new spare is needed since we have two brand new tires we can use for the spare and limp into the next town if needed.
Edited to add: We kept one of the newer tires for the spare and while we were at the shop, another customer (who was getting a tire fixed) bought all the other tires. So that cut the cost of our new tires.
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Post by nvguy on Oct 28, 2017 0:50:34 GMT -5
Good move Marlee, I did pretty much same thing with my car trailer that lost a tire coming home from its first trip. I put new Goodyears on it and sold the take offs.. The Durango is getting new Goodyears before we head East next summer...
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Post by bc75 on Nov 2, 2017 23:05:27 GMT -5
I'm running on trailer kings. So far no problems i keep a close eye on the tire pressure.
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Post by RdRmr on Nov 27, 2017 16:04:25 GMT -5
bc75,
Our Durango 2500 315RKD came with Power King-Trailer King II's. I managed to get over 14,000 out of them before they started having issues. As you said, watch the pressure and your speed. I didn't exceed 65MPH and watch the temperature. I feel I got my moneys worth out of them. Two of them had tread separation but they didn't blow. I am well into a set (5) of Goodyear Endurance and very happy with them. Have a couple trips on them with the ambient temps running 104 - 107*, gets a bit toasty here in the SW. I did however step up from 80R to 85R for the extra weight capacity.
Happy Campin....
marlee, I think you will like the Goodyear's.
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Post by larryo on Nov 27, 2017 16:27:50 GMT -5
Have a couple trips on them with the ambient temps running 104 - 107*, gets a bit toasty here in the SW.
Regarding the ambient temperatures, on our first outing with the Goodyear Endurance tires I noticed the ambient temperatures were almost 110 degrees f. When I inquired about this on the IRV2 board, I was told by a “tire expert” that this was normal for a new tire during the break-in period and afterwards the temperatures would be much less.
He was right. After about 100 - 150 miles the temperatures only got into the upper 90’s.
It gets pretty warm here in the south too.
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Post by doublewa on Nov 27, 2017 16:30:57 GMT -5
bc75,
Our Durango 2500 315RKD came with Power King-Trailer King II's. I managed to get over 14,000 out of them before they started having issues. As you said, watch the pressure and your speed. I didn't exceed 65MPH and watch the temperature. I feel I got my moneys worth out of them. Two of them had tread separation but they didn't blow. I am well into a set (5) of Goodyear Endurance and very happy with them. Have a couple trips on them with the ambient temps running 104 - 107*, gets a bit toasty here in the SW. I did however step up from 80R to 85R for the extra weight capacity.
Happy Campin....
marlee, I think you will like the Goodyear's.
This is good to know. I have the stick trailer king tires and I really can't afford to put new tires on for this first year, so I'd like to get 5,000 miles out of them to give me time to purchase new ones.
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Post by lynnmor on Nov 27, 2017 16:37:20 GMT -5
You might consider what you could get on Craigslist, I did that and got decent money because they were nearly new.
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Post by doublewa on Nov 27, 2017 16:50:02 GMT -5
You might consider what you could get on Craigslist, I did that and got decent money because they were nearly new. I probably could get a decent price. There is less than 100 miles on them (at least that I put on the unit anyway) |
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Post by RdRmr on Nov 27, 2017 16:51:45 GMT -5
By ambient air temperature guys I meant outside air temp while traveling at 63MPH, I didn't have my inferred heat gun to check actual tire temps when we would stop but I agree they will be hotter until broken in. I'm sure the tires themselves were hotter than 107*. Happy Campin....
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Post by lynnmor on Nov 27, 2017 18:03:32 GMT -5
You might consider what you could get on Craigslist, I did that and got decent money because they were nearly new. I probably could get a decent price. There is less than 100 miles on them (at least that I put on the unit anyway) That would help defray the cost of real tires. Something to think about, you won't have the opportunity to sell like new tires in the future. |
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