See the link below for the video for why the tire size change:
“Why we
switched from ST (Special Trailer) tires to LT (Light Truck) tires”.
Video by:
Long Long
Honeymoon
Link to
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2P32UczhZ4
Monday, April 15, 2019
RV Trailer Tires, CHINA BOMBS?
I
personally had two RV Trailers, a 26-foot trailer, and a 30-foot 5th
wheel and experienced repeated blow-outs on both. It was very troubling as I am
very fussy about checking and maintaining tire pressures and trailer loading
including weighing the trailers to be sure I was within load limits. The worse part
is none of the blow-outs occurred in a convenient place. One was in the middle of
a mile long bridge and pouring rain. I limped to the end of the bridge where I
could pull over to change the tire. Needless to say, the shredded tire flopping
around destroyed my plastic wheel-well trim. My towing speed I try to hold
60-62 mph (generally the speed of the traffic in the right lane) and limit the length
of travel to about 100 miles a day. I’m not alone with tire failures of RV’s. If
I buy another trailer the first thing I will change will be the tires. I’ll get
rid of the 15-inch and put on 16-inch light truck wheels and tires.
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My wife and I gave a lot of thought to buying some kind of RV. But talking to people who owned them, and reading blogs like yours, I got to thinking that they might be more than I wanted to take on maintenance wise. I already have to keep up three log buildings and two vehicles.
ReplyDeleteIf I were going to be gone a long time, it would probably still be worth doing. But with all my animals, I could never really leave the place for more than a couple of days, max.
RV's are a great way to travel because it's like a condo on wheels, with all the comforts of home. But they all have the same issues during the first ten years and you probably will experience; Roof leaks especially the ones you don't see until it's too late then an expensive repair. The other issues are the refrigerator, hot water heater, furnace, roof a/c and water pump are the most common. If you have a motor home with a generator then the generator could be another issue to deal with. Other than that they are great!
DeleteA lot of people, myself formerly among them, tend to underinflate their trailer tires, especially in hot weather, thinking that, As the tired heat up, the pressure will need a place to go. I did this until I had two blowouts within 250 miles in Themiddlanowhere, Texas, 100+ degree heat. After the second tire was changed, I told the tire guy that this was the second blowout of the day. He said "You're underinflating your tires; aren't you." After confirming, he said that this was exactly the WRONG thing to do, especially wit the road being as hot as it was. He explained that nderinflating makes the point where the tread meets the sidewall of the tire flex constantly. This generates even more heat than the tire is picking up from the road, fatigues the tire, and eventually results in a blowout. He said to inflate the tires to their MAXIMUM RATED PRESSURE to keep this from happening. I've done just that since, and have yet to have another blowout!
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But so what, it was still worth it!
We’ve had both a motor home & travel trailer. They’re great for vacations or a quick getaway. But when you figure in payments, (in most cases), insurance, registration, maintenance, poor gas mileage, etc., - unless you use them all the time - you’re better off just paying-as-you-go. They look great sitting in the yard, but the expenses go on, whether you’re using them or not. We like our vacations, but now we pay as we go, and when we get back home, the expenses stop.
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