I've searched here and found way too many suggestions to make a well informed choice, so I figured I should just ask ....

I knew our toyhauler would need new tires because they weren't the best from the factory, but even though I have them covered they have dry rotted and will need to be replaced. The current size is 225/75-15D from the manufacturer's site and I wouldn't mind going to a larger wheel size to get a better tire, I just need to know what's good and what's not so I can get them ordered.

FYI, it's a Keystone Energy 260FS.



Thanks!




-Kris

 

I know it is overkill, but I put load range G 16" LT's on mine. They run cooler and so far have been great.

 

if you have room for 16 and want a real good tire go with eather a michilen XPS rib or goodyear g614s I have the 614s now for 5 years and still look great my neighbor got the 614s also and his have been on 9 years...I know ,way over due but he keep running them, but there not on an RV there on a overloaded equipment trailer

 

Goodyear it is ..... thanks guys!




-Kris

 

Has anyone around here used the Hankook 750R16 14 ply tires?

 

You certainly don't need the G614's on a TT with a 6580 lb dry shipping weight. Way too much tire IMO.
The G614 is a load range G at 3750 lb rating. Also the G614 is not without problems as a google will show or a trip to RV.net or nuwaowners.org trailer/5th wheel/toy hauler forums.

A upgrade to a LT235/85-16 E , if there's room in the wheel well, will give you 3042 lbs of capacity vs 2540 for your present tires.

As mentioned the all steel ply commercial grade Michelin XPS Rib is the holy grail in LT E tires. Another excellent commercial grade all steel ply 16" E tires is the Bridgestone Duravis R250 which are a bit cheaper in cost then the big bucks XPS Rib tire.

My current 11200 GVWR 5er came with ST225/75-15 D Marathons. I've pulled flatdeck trailers commercially and will not/do not use a trailer tire (ST) on any trailer. I went with 16" trailer wheels and LT215/85-16 E BFG Commercials. Ran them for 65k + miles before changing them last year.
Other good 16" E tires are Firestone Transforce and Cooper SRM II and Uniroyal Lerado HD-H or Goodyear Wrangler HT. Above tires have been recommended for use on a heavy trailer.

 

Ive been running BFG Commercial LTs on my 11100 gvwr toyhauler for over 2 years. I highly recommend over the 15's that mine came with.

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I have goodyear Wrangler HT on my GN, they are 10 years old and look new(no dry rot or anything).

 

Well this definately gives me more tire choices to look at .....

My biggest concern is even though I've got it covered (both the trailer and the individual tires have their own covers) we still ended up with dry rotted tires.

I don't see why the 235/85R16's wouldn't work since they really aren't much larger than the 225/75R15 on it, and to be honest I would rather have too much tire than not enough. I've seen blow outs before and I really don't want to be "That Guy". Ever.

Guess it's time to measure the wheel wells and see if I can get them to fit properly.




-Kris

 

Just make sure your wheels will handle 110psi if you go with the G614s.

 

Just a thought on having too much tire.

I've logged over 800000 miles with a dot # pulling my flatdeck trailers that had 3500 lb axles up to 8k axles on the bigger GN/5th wheel trailers running between jobsites. I've learned the hard way you can have too much tire on a trailer.
Now if you've over tire(d) the trailer with those 110 psi G614 at 3750 lbs with 5k-6k axle then the 110 psi will be too much pressure for your small 8k-9k trailer. So you you adjust the pressure down enough for the trailer gross axle weights which may be only 60-70 psi. The G614 is a very thick heavy tire and at those pressures will flex much more and run hotter than at 100-110 psi. That ain't good. The tire will destroy itself over a shorter period on long dailey runs.

 

Totally understand where you're coming from on this. When I said too much tire I meant way more than what the cheap stock tires offered, which obviously isn't much, and something slightly better than what a good tire offers.

I just don't understand how these tires can go bad so quickly.




-Kris