I had the Sailun's installed on the wheels for what broke down to 183 each. I got them from Service Tire Truck Centers. You're fairly close to me so there might be a location near you.


That's the best price I've EVER seen on the Goodyears. But IMO for an equipment trailer they still aren't worth the expense. RV, yes.

 

yes, my tire guy sells about 350-400 tires a day so he does a lot of volume

How is a RVs tires more important than a equipment trailer?

 

IMO, you lose a tire on an equipment trailer, worst case you lose the other tire on that side. Lose a tire on an RV and run the risk of tearing half the side of the trailer off. Equipment trailer itself is highly unlikely to sustain any serious damage in a blowout. My dump trailer needs new tires and I'm trying to track down some "china bomb" takeoffs from an RV for cheap. There's just nothing for a blowout to hurt, and I don't put that many miles on it.

 

x2 what Ferguson65 said. Sailun 637s or Goodyear614s for an RV, otherwise you are taking your chances, and it won't just be the tire you end up replacing. Doesn't take long to find those who have seen $2,000 to $4,000 in damage to the side of their 5th wheel.

 

How about loosing the load?!?! When a trailer falls 8" to one side and at 70mph some pretty bad things can happen

Then you have the inconvenience of having the flat(lost time) and the expense of buying another tire(or two)

I would MUCH rather spend 1200 on 4 GOOD tires than trying saving a couple bucks only to have it come back and bight me right in the A$$

 

You can do whatever you want. Doesn't matter to me. Personally, I think the Goodyears a waste of money for an equipment trailer. There aren't that many options for a G rated 16" trailer tire. The Goodyear, Sailun, and there is another the local truck shop carries but the brand (steel sidewalls, but Chinese) is eluding me.


On a tandem axle trailer it's not going to drop 8" if one lets go. The steel sidewall tires are stiff enough to prevent that. If you are worried about losing a load because of a blown tire, you better rethink your tie town procedures. Even the Goodyears can fail, any tire can. Like I said I know someone personally that beats the **** out of the Sailuns that has no trouble. All other tires on that trailer were nothing but trouble.

 

With my spread axles and 14k on the 4 tires, it is a no brainer to get the goodyears

 

Got my tires yesterday.

$279 a tire and a $200 rebate

Mounting(included), balancing($28), stems(15.80), Tax came to $1240.99

Then the $200 rebate brought it down to $1040.99