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Old 05-28-2017, 07:06 PM   #41
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The more I read the confusider I get. We are leaving eastern Oklahoma June 5th on a trip to Jasper Canada plus some side trips along the way there and back. I estimate around 5000 miles total and two months time. We have a 2014 Montana 3582rl with 110 psi rated rims and new g614 tires inflated to 100 psi. I will be trying to hold my speed between 62 and 65 mph. My question is have I got the rig sit up to handle a trip like that? We will be pulling with a 2015, 3500 Ram dully with the factory tow package.
 
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Old 05-28-2017, 07:28 PM   #42
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Woodturner quit worrying, beings confused. You ARE good to go. You will have NO tire problems.
Set back relax, enjoy the trip.
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Old 05-28-2017, 08:27 PM   #43
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The Goodyears of today are equal to the Sailuns in quality but not price. You should have no problem with your tires but i would probably keep the tires inflated to 110 psi when traveling in the summer even though it should be cooler the further north you go. I have a 2014 3402rl with sailuns and have had no problems and you shouldn't have any either. Sit back,relax and enjoy the drive.
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Old 05-29-2017, 06:33 AM   #44
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The more I read the confusider I get. We are leaving eastern Oklahoma June 5th on a trip to Jasper Canada plus some side trips along the way there and back. I estimate around 5000 miles total and two months time. We have a 2014 Montana 3582rl with 110 psi rated rims and new g614 tires inflated to 100 psi. I will be trying to hold my speed between 62 and 65 mph. My question is have I got the rig sit up to handle a trip like that? We will be pulling with a 2015, 3500 Ram dully with the factory tow package.
I ran the Good Year G614 tires for several years on my 2011 Montana without any problems. I did keep them at 110 psi at all times. Must have put over 15,000 miles on them before trading the Montana for a Foretravel MH, big mistake. Anyway I am back with a Montana 3611rl and would have put the G614 tires on it, but the money would not allow me to buy rims and tires, so I went with the Endurance. We are planning another trip to Michigan in July after having completing a trip of 1.300 miles from Greenville, South Carolina to the Gulf Shores of Alabama and then to Hilton Head Island, South Carolina and then back home. So far the Endurance is doing great, but I will hold total judgment after the travels are over this summer.

You will be fine on your trip as long as you don't run over something on the highway that causes a tire failure. Of course in all things there is always that unexpected thing that happens no matter what you do and how careful you are, its called Murphy's Law.
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Old 05-29-2017, 07:15 AM   #45
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If you're running 100psi on a tire max rated 110psi, and your FW weighs out less than 15,000lbs or so, 100psi is probably okay. How about getting the load table from GY and know for sure?
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Old 05-29-2017, 12:42 PM   #46
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All my rigs, car,truck and 5th wheel have Michelins on them. My 5th wheel is one of the smaller trailers out there. 3000RK with a 14,200 GVW. I will not buy a Goodyear tire after they put their name on the lousy Marathon tire that came on my trailer. Will, also not buy any Chinese tire. I avoid turning sharply other than backing into my parking space which is gravel and gives as opposed to turning on asphalt. May change to something different for the trailer due to price when they need changing and years left for traveling.
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All my rigs, car,truck and 5th wheel have Michelins on them. My 5th wheel is one of the smaller trailers out there. 3000RK with a 14,200 GVW. I will not buy a Goodyear tire after they put their name on the lousy Marathon tire that came on my trailer. Will, also not buy any Chinese tire. I avoid turning sharply other than backing into my parking space which is gravel and gives as opposed to turning on asphalt. May change to something different for the trailer due to price when they need changing and years left for traveling.

I have a friend that went to the Michelins RIB tire on his Open Range fifth wheel. He has run those for about three years now and loves them.
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Old 05-29-2017, 08:13 PM   #48
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I have a friend that went to the Michelins RIB tire on his Open Range fifth wheel. He has run those for about three years now and loves them.
Great tire, but out of the question on these newer Montana's. Okay for 6K axles.
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Old 05-29-2017, 09:05 PM   #49
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We just arrived home in Nebraska, and before we left TX I put on 4 Sailuns S637 235/80/16. We traveled 1300 miles and we don't run slow, no problems and they look good.
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Old 05-30-2017, 07:31 PM   #50
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Purchased the Sailuns about 6 weeks ago and love the upgrade.
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Old 05-31-2017, 06:09 PM   #51
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China tires $4000 damage. Not surprised but at least you knew enough to get them off. Some people don't and go right on buying China going to blow tires. I see campers at an exit just off I81 with blown tires. Sometimes you can tell them and sometimes they get mad. Oh well!
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If you keep doing the same thing over and over expecting a different result you gotta be stupid so it's no need to talk to them. You just smile or LOL and forget it. Ain't my camper so I don't care.
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Old 06-01-2017, 06:30 AM   #53
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China made tires

I bought a 2005 Wildcat which had Good Year Marathon tires on It. The first tire blew out on a trip to South Georgia when it was a year old. I put new Good Year Marathon tires on it in 2009 before a trip to New Mexico. On that trip I blew all four tires before I could get home. One tire the tread came off in Texas and knocked a hole in the bottom of the camper, snatched a wiring harness out of the wall and I had about twenty feet of wire hanging out of the camper and over four thousand dollars worth of damage.

Good Year made good on the damage and tire replacement. I wrote Forest River a letter explaining the problems I had with the tires on the camper because by now I had gone through three sets of tires in four years. I got a call from Forest river asking me for the serial number on the camper which I gave them. A few days later I got a call from Forest River advising me they were sending me a complete set of axles, news tires and wheels along with a Moreride suspension system at no charge. Asked what dealer to send then to as they were going to pay for the labor as well.

After the upgrade I never had a problem with tires or suspension system as long as I had the Wildcat. The Good Year tires were replaced with another brand of tire and were still on the camper when I sold it. When I bought the 2001 Montana Good Year Marathon tires were on it and after one year all four tires had to be replaced. Needless to say I had a fill of tires made on China that is when I went to the Good Year G614. Those tires stayed on it until I traded for a motorhome in 2015. The motorhome didn't work out for us so I sold it and bought the used 2015 Montana and the first thing that went was the China made tires.

I really can't say for certain that all China made tires are bad, neither can I say that all USA made tires are flawless. However I can say this. In my experience the made in the USA tires I have bought have had a better track record. Therefore as far as I am concerned I had rather run a tire on my camper that I have confidence in than to run a tire that has a big question mark hanging over it.
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Old 06-01-2017, 09:22 AM   #54
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I must be a quick learner. Bought my new rig on Thursday it had Trail Kings on it. We stayed at the dealership doing the PDI. That Saturday I took the rig to the local Discount Tire store and had 4 new Bridgestone tires installed. It's just me but I would NEVER run China bombs for a year knowing how bad they are. Just don't need the stress plus if I can afford to buy the rig I dam well better be able to afford better tires. To me the two most important items on the ridge are tires and brakes. Best to not skimp on either.
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Old 06-01-2017, 12:35 PM   #55
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Never a problem with Carlisle tires. A US company run by Americans in China. No subletting in or out.
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Old 06-01-2017, 06:48 PM   #56
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You could not pay me to run any Carlisle tire on a camper. I Bought a new 2007 raptor toy hauler that came with 6 of them, and within 3000 miles all six had deep cracks 3" long in the groves of the tread that Carlisle and my dealer would do absolutely nothing for me. You are nuts to put Carlisle tires on anything but a wheel barrow. Just put on 5 new Sailun s637,s on my heavy 3455sa Montana. These replaced the nearly 7 year old g614,s that were taken off.
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I must be a quick learner. Bought my new rig on Thursday it had Trail Kings on it. We stayed at the dealership doing the PDI. That Saturday I took the rig to the local Discount Tire store and had 4 new Bridgestone tires installed. It's just me but I would NEVER run China bombs for a year knowing how bad they are. Just don't need the stress plus if I can afford to buy the rig I dam well better be able to afford better tires. To me the two most important items on the ridge are tires and brakes. Best to not skimp on either.

If you are referring to a new Montana Fifth Wheel , you can't possibly be meeting your axle rating with that Bridgestone if its an LT tire. The weight rating would be what for a 235/80/16 ,3042 lb rating ????
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I have a HC 318RE with dry weight about 10k and I drive about 65. Considering changing to Michelin Defender LT 235/85 16 E rated. Should I be concerned about going to the LTs due to their reduced load rating compared to the Goodyear Endurance STs that I have now?
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I have a HC 318RE with dry weight about 10k...... changing to Michelin Defender LT 235/85 16 E rated. Should I be concerned about going to the LTs due to their reduced load........?
I didn't look it up, but assuming the M tires are rated no less than 3k per tire, that means they can carry 12k lbs or more on the axles and there's still more on the hitch. I think you'd be hard pressed to overload the tires. OTOH, why not go with Sailuns, a better tire at less cost.
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Tires; good tires or bad tires

We have a 2017 Montana 3811ms Legacy Edition. The tires have about 1200 miles on them as of today.

Tires are Sailun ST235/80R16 tubeless Radial; LRG 14PR.

Those of you that have these same tires; would you rate them as...GOOD Tires or BAD Tires???

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