Hey Guys...I upgraded my travel trailer tires to Goodyear Endurance. What a huge difference. Happy to longer have those Chinese bombs any longer.

Hope this video helps someone out.

Thanks.

 

Every experience I've had with GY radial trailer tires was bad. I use car tires if the load is within reason or bias trailer tires if I need the load capacity.

 

I just did the same.My camper had the trailer king tires on it. I installed the Endurance tires It now pulls much better I am glad I made the switch.

 

Just wanted to update on my experience so far. The trailer really does tow so much better. Sway is dramatically reduced I believe due to the stiffer sidewall of the tires. It's an entirely different experience.

Be careful with those Chinese tires...for $500 you can make a great safety upgrade and reduce your stress while towing heavy.

 

 

Yes...the weight capacity is exactly the same between the different tires.

The speed rating did go up on the Goodyears. So you pick up a bit more safety when passing or for short bursts of speed for one reason or another.

 

Out of curiosity has anyone had a "China Bomb" tire fail on them within the last couple of years that was used within its psi, load, and speed ratings? The reason I ask is about 3 or 4 years ago many St "Chinese Tires" had a spec change which increased both the load and speed ratings of the tire. More to the point, I'm wondering if "China Bombs" are something from that past that the internet is still passing around as a valid issue in 2018. Most trailer tires are now rated for 75mph not the 65mph from a few years back.

I personally use a "China Bomb" tire on my landscape trailer, and have done so with great results for the past 4 years. The brand is Master Track and is specd as a 205 75R15 8ply load range D speed rating L and $50 per tire. Compared to the same Endurance tire 8 ply 205 75R15 load range D speed rating N and $110 per tire. So for twice the price the only benefit of the Endurance tire is 12 more MPH.

My landscape trailer weighs in at 6500-7500 lbs depending on the time of year and what I'm hauling, so I'm well within the load limit of this tire. I get about 2 years out of the Master Track Tires before they are bald on the outer edges which is roughly 20,000 miles of a combination of city and highway driving and a lot of tight turns. I've had my tires up to 80mph even though they are only rated at 75 but mostly tow between 70 and 75 on the highway. Never had a failure as long as they are replaced before the steel belts start showing.

I did a test to see how long I could go on a set of the Master track tires with the steel belts showing. After about a month of driving with the steel belts protruding out of the bald rubber it finally blew out on the highway at 70mph. I was not concerned about any damage to my trailer since it is all steel including the fenders. The tread separated from the sidewall and I was left with only the steel belts down the center of the tire. It took some serious abuse to get that tire to blow.

I have never tried the new Endurance tire and frankly don't see any reason to since I don't have any issues with a tire that is half the price and rated very similar.

 

I too really like the endurance and they are made in the USA. I use a tst 507 on the trailer and they seem to run cool, track well and aren`t as flexy as the china bombs.

 

The GYs were not out when I upgraded my TT to the Carlisle Radial Trail HDs , they are made in China but they tow much better then the GY Marathons they replaced (also made in China). Interestingly enough the GY Marathons on our horse trailer were made in New Zealand!

 

Tree Carlisle HD`s are a good tire; yes they are made in China but Carlisle has it`s own factory and can control the quality. They where on my short list just wanted to give the USA tire a try. Haven`t seen much complaints on the new HD`s and most seem to like them like wise the endurance seems to get great reviews. I like them and they are a step above the china bombs.

 

I have Maxxis 10 plys on my TT, no problems so far and I can definitely tell the difference from the Constancy tires that came on it. The Constancy tires are on my car hauler, it does fine with them as it weighs less.

 

I am running GoodYear Marathon's (China Bombs)that came stock on my Airstream. This is my third summer running them. Run them at the max 65psi and keep speed at about 65mph when towing. Our TT is at 8000lbs so these tires have plenty of margin (rated at 2540lbs ea.). I check them carefully before, during, and after every trip. No problems so far. I plan to replace them with the Endurance tires next spring before the season gets started up again. Going to get this one last summer out of them before doing so. With any ST tire, inflation matters! Running them with tow low a PSI is just asking for a blow out.

 

Just completed year 1 (~3500 miles) on my Endurance tires and I love them. Best upgrade I have done with the camper...other than the diesel TV upgrade

 

yes on the china bomb.... 3 year old tire...
happened 4/9/18
7:30 in the morning.. 15 miles from campground.. just as I entered the Freeway.. was doing 50mph..
and YES I had checked the air pressure just before I pulled out... also took out the fender...
steel cords everywhere.. total destruction of tire.

 

I have Carlisle Radial Trail HD tires on my boat trailer. This is my 2nd set of Carlisle tires after using GY Marathon. I am happy with Carlisle, the first set was replaced because of age and the radials were starting to fail. The current set is one year old, I am keeping a mileage log and currently have 1,569 miles on them. The key to tire preservation is keeping your speeds at or below the tire rating which is around 65-70 mph and to keep adequate air pressure in them.