Best choice tires for large Keystone

[Texan]

Originally Posted by phillyg

Sorry, what did you mean by the foregoing?

Sorry for the delay in answering. What i mean by my Sailuns taking out 2 wheels is that i have had 2 factory wheels crack on my Montana and start leaking air but no damage to the tires. My tires seem to be tougher than the wheels. I now carry a spare for the spare as it is not always easy to find an extra spare wheel on the road. I was 500 miles from home when my 1st wheel went bad and over a 1000 miles when my 2nd one went bad.I now have Hi-Spec wheels on my 5th wheel as the factory wheels seem to be junk.

[bshgto]

Originally Posted by mtlakejim

So if the High Country is not a Montana should I even be on this website?

Yeh, I was told my High Country was just an entry level camper by one of the Regulars on this site, the gall of some people. I have a few more things to say but I won`t.

[mlh]

Hay I like my “entry level” Montana.
Lynwood

[CaptnJohn]

Originally Posted by mlh

Hay I like my “entry level” Montana.
Lynwood

I found several reasons why the HC was a better fit for us and $$$ was not one of them.

[AZ Traveler]

Simpletire is offering 10% off on Sailun tires again - expires 28 Feb.

[deerrahn]

Texan, Montana Fan (All other Montana owners)
The best explanation of blown tires and split rims is to go to the Montana Owners Rally at the Elkhart Fairgrounds and listen to the reps. This has been an on going problem since I bought my first Montana. After two sets of tires on my 2980RL, I got set of G614 Goodyear tires. No problem, still good. Never had a problem with a split rim but have heard of others that did. Maybe the reps or people at the factory can explain about this problem. My unit is for sale and we will not be traveling, health problems. Safe travels

[Texan]

On the way back from the rally last September i hit a very rough seam in the road in Cincinati and just a few miles down the road my tps went off . If i had 10 ply tires on the rig then i probably would not of had a problem with the wheel but the tire might of blown out. The tires are certainly stronger than the wheel and that is why i bought a new set of Hi-Spec wheels and hope this solves the problem. I know there are some that have never had a cracked wheel in many years of traveling but the 14 ply tires have not been used that many years and to have 2 wheels crack within 15 months was enough for me to change to a different wheel.

[captjac39]

Has anyone heard of gladiator trailer tires? A friend spoke to commercial truckers who swear by them. He put them on his camper and was told by the i staller, if he ever sells his camper keep the tires for they will last forever. Any info from anyone?

[CaptnJohn]

Originally Posted by captjac39

Has anyone heard of gladiator trailer tires? A friend spoke to commercial truckers who swear by them. He put them on his camper and was told by the i staller, if he ever sells his camper keep the tires for they will last forever. Any info from anyone?

I've heard of them, but know of no one that has used them. I'd find another dealer though as tires deteriorate with age. No tire lasts forever. I'll stick with Sailun.

[phillyg]

"Has anyone heard of Gladiator trailer tires?......I recall the name but know nothing about them. Right now the Sailuns appear to be performing well, and you really can't beat the price, so......

[richfaa]

Tires. We had OEM missions on our 06 3400 put about 8K on them and changed them out for Coopers.The missions had a terrible track record. Put several thousand miles on the Coopers till we had a shackle failure while doing 65MPH in Michigan that shifted the rear axles ruining 3 of the Coopers. Replaced them with Generals and they were still doing well when we traded for the 13 3402. The 3402 came with the G6 14's and they are doing well. Note that we changed tires often and ruined a few but never had a flat tire or a blowout.

[Tubetweak]

I have been in the Commercial tire business for 40 years. The difference in the tires is not only load rating. The biggest difference you are seeing in the Sailun S637 is that it is a true “ALL STEEL” commercial grade tire. Same with Goodyear G614. The all steel commercial tires run much cooler than ST tires built with fabric radial plies. They are very well worth installing and sell your ST tires online for whatever you can. One ST tire separation can cost you a lot more than the cost of a set of All Steel Commercial Grade tires. ST tires are fine for utility trailers.... but for a premium RV, I would not recommend them. Also, a TireMinder system could be invaluable. All tires can get punctures at any time.

[Tubetweak]

I am familiar with and have sold most all brands. Some brands are much harder to find on the road if you find the need to match up in pairs. On 5ers, I prefer All Steel Commercial tires over most any brand in fabric ST tires.

[N2BchMtnMrsh]

As someone who has had a tire on BOTH sides of my 2013 Montana 3750FL blow out on the same trip, mangling both sides of my Fiver, I cannot express enough the need to put on QUALITY TIRES. Goodyear G614 RST was our tire of choice since we had a family member who managed a Goodyear shop. As a head's up, it was the back tire on both sides of the dual axle. We had a couple of hundred pounds of extra cargo in the storage under the bed, so we also learned to put the extra heavy stuff forward of the axles. Nothing stops a trip faster than bad tires!

[beeje]

If you can find a way to do it (not easy) , It is best to know the actual weight of each tire position. Beings you blew both rear tires on the same trip a would bet your are towing nose high putting much more weight on the rear axle of your camper.

[N2BchMtnMrsh]

Originally Posted by beeje

If you can find a way to do it (not easy) , It is best to know the actual weight of each tire position. Beings you blew both rear tires on the same trip a would bet your are towing nose high putting much more weight on the rear axle of your camper.

We had two cases of shotgun shells, 4 shotguns and other hunting equipment in the back, which was the main problem. I may be nose high but if I am, it is probably less than 1 degree.

[masterdrago]

Originally Posted by beeje

If you can find a way to do it (not easy) , It is best to know the actual weight of each tire position. Beings you blew both rear tires on the same trip a would bet your are towing nose high putting much more weight on the rear axle of your camper.

I'm real curious what "much more weight" is in terms of a 5r weighing north of 15,000 lb. In our case the "much more" is 350#. When we did our full weigh in on December 11, it was (6200 rear vs 5850 front). We are possibly 1-2 inches nose high but had very little in the rear storage. Trey Selman of RVSEF said that by having the rear raised, we could slightly change that delta but did not say how much.We were considering IS at MORryde but have changed our minds as of right now.

[Texan]

If you had Mor-ryde do your install then they would raise the rear and level your rig. I have an 3'' block on each wheel raising the rear. It seems all Montana's are nose high and needs correcting.

[beeje]

This is what a mean by being surprised by the actual weight of each individual wheel position. My rig was weighed 5/27/16 fully loaded with as much as we would possibly have on board.

left front 2740#
right front 3300#
left rear 3400#
right rear 2920#

As you can see, its not necessarily the weight of each axle but the weight of each individual wheel position that matters. Even one of the 4 tires can be overloaded without even knowing it.

IMHO anyone running around with ANY cheap ST tire on a heavy unit is just asking for trouble.

[bshgto]

Originally Posted by Texan

If you had Mor-ryde do your install then they would raise the rear and level your rig. I have an 3'' block on each wheel raising the rear. It seems all Montana's are nose high and needs correcting.

Not trying to change the subject or anything but It would be nice if you could post a picture of the 3" block or blocks that they raised your camper with. Just real curious about that.