Replacing Sailun Tires

[AZ Traveler]

Go for it Tommy

[sunshine 1]

Thanks Zack

[rohrmann]

I just raise the whole rig up with the hydraulics and take all four to get tires. Never had any issues doing that, but I don't crawl around under the rig with it like that.

[RMcNeal]

I did mine one axle at a time. Probably doesn't matter but I felt better having at least one tire on each side to land on if the hydraulics failed.

[Lee-CI]

Originally Posted by RMcNeal

I did mine one axle at a time. Probably doesn't matter but I felt better having at least one tire on each side to land on if the hydraulics failed.

More than a wee bit jealous of the hydraulic leveling systems on the full Montys. No way I would try such a thing with the 3.0's electric levelers. Of course I don't trust tire shops either so 12 ton jack and jack stands it will be.

[Dam Worker]

I just raised all four tires off the ground after breaking the lug nuts loose. Then I took the whole bunch of new tires and old Sailuns that were mounted to the rims to Walmart as there were reduced fees since I had bought them at Walmart.com. I tried to get Costco to do it again like last time so I would have Nitrogen instead of atmospheric air but they refused. My instructions at Walmart was after R & R of the tires to air them up to 90PSI and then obviously balance them. Just before the Tire Shop closing time I got a call that they were done and ready to be picked up. After a bit of a redo on the bill I loaded them up and went home. I was going to just put them on but my conscience told me to repack the wheel bearings and clean the drums along with checking the amount of brake shoes that was left. I got the wheel bearings packed along with the brake inspection done on the rear axle and installed those tires. I let the rear jacks down a little to let the tires take some of the load overnight. Finished the job the next day after going to Walmart to get my good valve stem caps and three more tubes of grease. Good quality grease is not cheap anymore. This was one day before departure for Westport Washington. Worked on some other issues the following morning until I really needed to leave to avoid the traffic on Highway -18 and I-5 through Tacoma to Olympia. I raised all my rear jacks and thought the tires looked a bit low on air compared to my 80 series tires. Checked the air pressure and cussed quite loudly as all four load Range G tires were aired to 45 lbs. Now it is time to hook up the truck and head out. I called Walmart and asked the manager of the tire shop how he was going to get my tires aired up to the 90 lbs as written up on the work order? He had no solution and I didn’t have time to remove my tires for another trip to Walmart. I eased the unit down the driveway and backed up to my pool shed where my compressor is located. I had to of course fix one air hose that had a bad connector to reach the far tires. About an hour later I finally was on my way. Yep that hour cost me at least another hour of stop and start traffic from North of Tacoma to Olympia. Moral of the story perhaps I should have went to a more professional tire shop that is used to handling more robust tires and always to check the pressure with my own gauge before leaving the dealership.
Sorry for the long reply.

Tom Marty

[phillyg]

Originally Posted by sunshine 1

......I am thinking about to take off two wheels and take them with 2 new tires to Walmart.
Making 2 tripps. One side at a time using the hydraulic leveling system to hold the trailer.
Would that be a bad idea??......

Good idea.

[77cruiser]

Originally Posted by Lee-CI

More than a wee bit jealous of the hydraulic leveling systems on the full Montys. No way I would try such a thing with the 3.0's electric levelers. Of course I don't trust tire shops either so 12 ton jack and jack stands it will be.

I lift mine with electric, no problem.

[Turtal1]

Maxxis ST Radial Tires seem to be very well made.

I decided to replace all FIVE of mine after one of the original tires suffered a blow out on the interstate and damaged my Montana's lower skirt pretty bad. - Luckily, I had a Tire Ramp type jack and was able to pull forward enough to get the old tire up off the ground and change it myself. - Not a pleasant experience, but it was better than waiting TWO HOURS for the nearest Good Sam authorized garage to come out to change the tire!.

https://www.maxxis.com/us/tire/m8008-st-radial/

Happy Trails, and Keep On Truckin'!

[Carl n Susan]

Originally Posted by Turtal1

Maxxis ST Radial Tires seem to be very well made.

I decided to replace all FIVE of mine after one of the original tires suffered a blow out on the interstate.... !

You don't mention what year and Montana you have but if it is a 2010 or newer, you likely have 7K axles. The Maxxis 16" 235x80x60 tires is only rated for 3,480 lbs, which is way under the capacity need for a 7K axle. with a minimum of 10% reserve (3,480 x 2 = 6,960) .

[sunshine 1]

I am taking off my trailer wheels this morning, putting on the Sailun237 235/85/16 is there anything I need to know since I put in the disc brakes, any maintenance on the disc brakes since I have the wheels removed?
Morryd put in the brakes last fall.