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"blew" (or at least belt shifted) two trailer tires, towing 4K lbs on a 14k trailer. Have to love Chinese trailer tire crap.
Never seen one that wasn't worn down to the "cords", have the strands just push themselves out of the tread.
(see pic below)
I switched to BFG Commercial LT's on my deck over. Going to do the same on this one.
Yeah, I don’t understand how the Federal DOT can continue to allow these crappy Chinese ST tires to be imported and sold here. Absolute crap. How old were they? Our TT came with similar ST tires and failed with slipped belts (2 out of 4) in 1.75 years while operating under their load rating. I upgraded to another, but very different Chinese made tire, Sailun S637s, an all steel load range G 16”. Now have about 65 K towing miles on the Sailuns with zero issues. Those BFG commercial tires are also very good!
No matter the quality or expense of trailer it seems that most come with Chicom tires these days.
At least now some of the better RV manufacturers are mounting good tires at the factory. I think Jayco is using GY Endurance on nearly all trailers and a lot of the larger fifth wheels with 17.5”s that I’ve seen have Coopers on them. But there are still lots of China bombs on new campers too.
Yeah, I don’t understand how the Federal DOT can continue to allow these crappy Chinese ST tires to be imported and sold here. Absolute crap. How old were they? Our TT came with similar ST tires and failed with slipped belts (2 out of 4) in 1.75 years while operating under their load rating. I upgraded to another, but very different Chinese made tire, Sailun S637s, an all steel load range G 16”. Now have about 65 K towing miles on the Sailuns with zero issues. Those BFG commercial tires are also very good!
I agree about the Sailun tires they seem to be a good quality tire and a G rating on top of it. Me personally would be changing tires immediately if a trailer came with known cheap problematic tires. Less grief than dealing with trailer/ rv repairs from a blowout.
Yeah, I don’t understand how the Federal DOT can continue to allow these crappy Chinese ST tires to be imported and sold here. Absolute crap. How old were they? Our TT came with similar ST tires and failed with slipped belts (2 out of 4) in 1.75 years while operating under their load rating. I upgraded to another, but very different Chinese made tire, Sailun S637s, an all steel load range G 16”. Now have about 65 K towing miles on the Sailuns with zero issues. Those BFG commercial tires are also very good!
They were a little over 4 years old, but only about 2K miles. Entire trailer garaged and even jack up trailer so tires hang, when not using it. Highest load ever on it, was 6300 lbs, including weight of trailer.
I'll check out those Sailun's, but pretty sure I'm going with the BFG again (even if the load rating is less, I don't need the full 14K).
I have run cheapest chinese tires on my single axle trailer for 18 years without any issues - maybe 100,000 miles. Trailer is never loaded more than 50% of weight rating and I replace the tires every 2-3 yrs, which is long before the tread is gone.
While my boat trailer with Goodyear tires had sidewall bulges about 6 months after instal.
My 2022F350 blew out rear tire last year on interstate, Goodyear wrangler all terrain.......maybe I hit something?
Not defending chinese tires here, just giving my anecdotal experiences.
I run all my trailer tires at max pressure. Knock on wood it's been 15 plus years since I've had a failure. I run 2 year old tires max on my enclosed trailer then use the tires off the enclosed on my open trailer as it gets a lot of miles and wears them out
At least now some of the better RV manufacturers are mounting good tires at the factory. I think Jayco is using GY Endurance on nearly all trailers and a lot of the larger fifth wheels with 17.5”s that I’ve seen have Coopers on them. But there are still lots of China bombs on new campers too.
Yep, it’s one of the reason’s I bought the Jayco we have.
My dump trailer came with Goodride ST. Made in Thialand.
Doubt they are any better.
Per capita, Thailand is the world's largest rubber exporter. They are probably better than you think.
Originally Posted by OBS460
I have over 50k miles on my Cooper H rated tires on my 5th wheel with 50% or more tread left. They wear like iron. Expensive though.
Expensive but unlikely to disembowel themselves on the highway. Once the GY's are worn, we will be stepping up to those on my GD 324MBS. Spendy but worth it in the long run.
Expensive but unlikely to disembowel themselves on the highway. Once the GY's are worn, we will be stepping up to those on my GD 324MBS. Spendy but worth it in the long run.
A better tire than the Cooper is the J-rated Continental HTL2. They are at least $600/tire mounted but will last 100k miles under a 5th wheel.
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Have to love Chinese trailer tire crap.
