No good tires

[DanandBrenda]

Just got home from a short trip to sun lakes in eastern WA. Before we left I checked all tire pressures set at 80 psi. Just before Quincy WA hurd loud boom looked in left mirror to see big piece of side skirting dragging on the road and flat tire. lucky the rest area less than 1/4 mile up the road was able to limp in and put on the spare tire and remove all stuff hanging down dragging. Now buying Sailuns for all 5. Insurance will cover the repairs but have to be without the trailer probably the rest of the summer. Ordered TST 507 tire pressure monitor before we left but didn't show up until 2 days after we left.

[RoadRunnerTR21]

You were pulling a 3820FK with 80 PSI in the trailer tires? Are your tire E or G? I would think a 40' trailer should have G rated tires with a PSI of 110 not 80.

[DanandBrenda]

Originally Posted by RoadRunnerTR21

You were pulling a 3820FK with 80 PSI in the trailer tires? Are your tire E or G? I would think a 40' trailer should have G rated tires with a PSI of 110 not 80.

Yes E rated tires is what came on it new. the new tires will be G rated 110 psi.

[RoadRunnerTR21]

Originally Posted by DanandBrenda

Yes E rated tires is what came on it new. the new tires will be G rated 110 psi.

[JAWs]

Originally Posted by DanandBrenda

Yes E rated tires is what came on it new. the new tires will be G rated 110 psi.

Also to consider, I put 14 ply G rated Hercules on my trailer. They too are to be pressured to 110. But I cant because the stock wheel is not rated for that pressure. For now I'm running 95 psig and in 3 or 4 years when I get new tires, I'll replace the wheels as well.
Not telling you what to do...just thought you may want to dig further.

No one ever thinks about the wheels. They have maximums and ratings to!

[cgeis48]

Originally Posted by JAWs

Also to consider, I put 14 ply G rated Hercules on my trailer. They too are to be pressured to 110. But I cant because the stock wheel is not rated for that pressure. For now I'm running 95 psig and in 3 or 4 years when I get new tires, I'll replace the wheels as well.
Not telling you what to do...just thought you may want to dig further.

No one ever thinks about the wheels. They have maximums and ratings to!

How can I tell what the max tire pressure rating is for my wheels?

[JAWs]

You should be able to find a casting or stamped number on the inside of the wheel that should designate what weight rate and pressure rate the wheel is rated for. My tire guy said my wheels are rated for 3750 in weight and 90 pounds of pressure. The wheels I will get are rated for 3950 / 110.

[jjackflash]

Goodyear G614’s the only way to go!

[RRman]

Check out the "Dry" empty weight of your selected Tires. Tire Rack.com, etc.
I only run Michelin XPS Rib and Bridgestone Duravis R 250 LT tires now.
The heaviest (more rubber) AND most expensive LT tires.
I've also found they very seldom need to be aired up unlike cheaper tires I've had in the past that frequently were down a few pounds every few months.
I've had one Flat due to a nail, and lost one wheel (with the tire) due to some bearing failure. Replacing is expensive, but at least I can't blame the Tires.
My old Big Sky has 6K axles, 80 PSI rims, and weighs just under 14K lbs.

[andrew selkregg]

Originally Posted by jjackflash

Goodyear G614’s the only way to go!

Ditto on the g614's

[hosssmith]

The last thing I ever wanted to do again was to get into a tire discussion but I will. Years ago I was at a tire shop that did all of our work at that time including selling us (real) truck tires and capping our carcasses when a pusher pulled up leading an oilfield truck with several Bridgestones in various stages of self destruction. He wanted them warranted and was not in the best of moods.

The tire store manager told him he could not do anything about the tires because they had been sold to the plugging company by Sam's and suggested they limp across town to the Sam's store. They had already been to Sam's and Sam's would do nothing about the tires and told the pusher that he had to goto a Bridgestone dealer for service.

I'll leave out the theatrics and such in the interest of brevity. The short story is yes Sam's sold the Bridgestones but they were built to Sam's cost cutter specs and not built to normal Bridgestone specs and Sam's provided no warranty of any kind on the tires account of the good (read: cheap) price paid for them.

All of which brings up my questions about the cost of tires. I read above that Wal-Mart has one price and Simple Tire has a very different price. Are these the same tires and built to the same specs with the same warranty at both stores and will all tire stores warranty these tires?

While I am on the endless tire subject I will also mention that we stipulate that ALL DOT numbers, which always include the tires' birth date, be displayed on the outside of the tire no matter where it is mounted. In other words the date must always be on the side opposite the bolt holes. For duals one can go under the truck and find the date on the inside tire if needed. This way the age of the tires are always visible no mater on what they are mounted.

~Hoss

[Cowboys Wild Ride]

I agree. Mine are 110 on a 3921 FB

[Arkware]

RoadRunner,
Don't be too hard on DanandBrenda.
In 2015-16 (and many other years) the factory was sending out these heavy rigs with 'E' rated tires @ 80 psi.
That is what is listed on the sticker, too...
Some of us just have to be convinced at how scary this is.

DanandBrenda,
I feel your pain. We were convinced...
Last year, on the way to the Fall Rally, on the interstate, no rest area near by, steel railings 10 ft off the roadway, and semis rushing by in the near lane. Just lucky the blown tire was on passenger side.
Had to buy a pair of tires at the next stop just to make it to the Rally.

You have made a good choice with the TPMS, now invest in a set of 'G' rated tires. The wheels on your rig should be rated for 110# so you're halfway there.
I can recommend Sailun 637s. A quality tire that is value priced.

[mlh]

Tires are always a hot topic in the summer.
If you have the standard ST China Bomb tires on your camper get them off before this happens to you.
Lynwood

[DanandBrenda]

Found Sailun S 637 235/80R16 at walmart for 130.00 each is this a good deal. just started shopping.

[DQDick]

Originally Posted by DanandBrenda

Found Sailun S 637 235/80R16 at walmart for 130.00 each is this a good deal. just started shopping.

Yes, it is.

[CalandLinda]

Originally Posted by DanandBrenda

Found Sailun S 637 235/80R16 at walmart for 130.00 each is this a good deal. just started shopping.

Just a note to reinforce your LRG choice; under the new RIVA recommended standards for your axles, replacement tires should have a minimum load capacity of 3850# ea.. The Sailun ST235/80R16 LRG provides 4080# of load capacity at 110 PSI and that designated size is your best choice no matter what brand you use.

[mtlakejim]

Originally Posted by DanandBrenda

Found Sailun S 637 235/80R16 at walmart for 130.00 each is this a good deal. just started shopping.

That's new didn't know wally world had the Sailun brand

[Arkware]

That looks very good. Today's price at Simple Tire is $180.99 ea.
You may want to dbl check the 'born-on-date'.

How to info: https://www.tires-easy.com/blog/tire-dot-date-code/

[waynemoore]

My 3582RL cam with E rated tires. Drove them a whole 7 I think miles to a Discount tire store and replaced them.
Employees at the tire store thought I was crazy to be replacing new tires.

Just now replace that set with Sailun’s.