|
|
11-17-2021, 05:25 PM
|
#21
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2018
Location: Kent
Posts: 264
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Dbrown
If you zoom in on the first picture you can see the DOT # 4013. 40th week 2013.
How many miles were on these tires?
|
That makes the tires 8 years old IMO 8 years in the Southern part of the US makes the tire very near its end of life. How much load Reserve did the OP have?
__________________
Tire Design & Quality Engineer (Ret) 37 years Design experience + 15 years Forensic Engineer Experience
|
|
|
11-17-2021, 05:30 PM
|
#22
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2018
Location: Kent
Posts: 264
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Wireman
For maximum tire life I recommend using Aerospace 303 protectant and always use tire covers when in storage or not being driven. I even put the covers on if I was camping in 1 spot for more than 3 days. Over kill, maybe.
I have done this since buying a new Monaco class A back in 2003. I got 7 1/2 years on those Michelin 22.5" tires and the installer remarked how good of condition they still were in.
I changed them just to be on the safe side.
Maybe I'm lucky but I have never had a blowout on the 5 RV's I've owned from 1996.
|
303 can not protect tires from Heat or potholes or underinflation or overload.
__________________
Tire Design & Quality Engineer (Ret) 37 years Design experience + 15 years Forensic Engineer Experience
|
|
|
11-17-2021, 05:46 PM
|
#23
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Murrieta
Posts: 690
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Tireman9
303 can not protect tires from Heat or potholes or underinflation or overload.
|
I think that's a given. All I stated was about UV and ozone protection.
|
|
|
11-17-2021, 06:55 PM
|
#24
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2019
Location: FORESTVILLE
Posts: 474
|
Getting ready to replace all four tires on my TT, 2057514 LR C. I plan on moving up to LR D and perhaps going with 2157514's. Ideas/recommendations? We have never even come close to the maximum allowable weight, prefer to travel light and pick up supplies as we travel.
|
|
|
11-18-2021, 06:21 AM
|
#25
|
Member
Join Date: Aug 2018
Location: Woodruff
Posts: 40
|
Blown Tire
I also had a blowout in June of this year on I40 just outside of Albuquerque NM with our 2019 Jayco North Point. We have a TPMS system and it went off the same time the tire blew. Good Year endurance tires. The date code on the tires is 1818. I keep track of all miles, the tires had 16,750 miles and that includes leaving the factory to the dealer. All four tires had broken belts. The roads in CO are really rough. Did allot of damage as you can see in the photo's. I fixed it all myself including the sheetmetal. Took 4 months to get the sheetmetal from Jayco. I really don't understand why the rv manufacturers don't put better wheel wells on these trailers to protect when, not if, a tire blows.
__________________
Home State South Carolina
2019 Ford F450 Lariat
2019 Jayco 381 DLQS
|
|
|
11-18-2021, 07:05 AM
|
#26
|
Site Team
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: James Island, SC
Posts: 22,844
|
I have several friends with other brands who have mounted trailer wheel wells on their frames to prevent damage in a blowout. I have no statistics if it has saved any problems.
I have not had a tire blowout in years but one on my previous truck ripped the rear fender and running boards off one side on my first dually. It was a road hazard I ran over that cut the tire.
__________________
Moderator
2011- 351RLTS Eagle, MorRyde suspension/pin box,
2017- F350 6.7 PSD Lariat FX4,SRW, SB,CC
Hughes PWD SP-50A, TST TPMS
Gator roll-up bed cover
B&W Turnover ball, Companion Std hitch
Can't find what you're looking on JOF? Try Jayco Owners Forum Custom Google Search
|
|
|
11-18-2021, 09:11 AM
|
#27
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2018
Location: East st paul
Posts: 154
|
Tire life
The life of any tire is affected by many factors, including the brand, storage practices, maintenance, tire pressure, to name a few. Blanket statements regarding life expectancy are irresponsible. Any tire salesman can tell you your tires are old and need replacing, he wants to make a sale.. filling landfill sites with perfectly good tires is irresponsible. Get your tires inspected by a professional, and maintain proper tire inflation and you will reduce the risk of having a failure.
|
|
|
11-18-2021, 01:54 PM
|
#28
|
Member
Join Date: Jun 2021
Location: Chokoloskee
Posts: 42
|
If you store your 5th wheel outside in south Florida then it’s likely best to replace your tires every 3-4 years. I don’t care if you only have 2,000 miles on them. The heat & humidity here wastes tires rapidly. June thru September is just brutal. Never have I had a HD trailer tire not start rotting by year 4. I’ve always been certain to keep my tires inflated properly & buy the highest quality tires available with HD valve stems. These are not irresponsible statements.
How many of you have ever changed a trailer tire on Alligator Alley during a new moon august night? Probably not many. Most men wouldn’t even get out of their truck in that situation. LoL That experience alone prompts me to never forget to replace ALL my tires sooner rather than later!
|
|
|
11-18-2021, 09:29 PM
|
#29
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Palm City
Posts: 202
|
Replaced My Tires After 6 Years
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike-NM
Careful out there........Coming back from SC 32 miles from the New Mexico state line on I 40 Texas mile marker 32 ......... blow out inner rear. Damage sustained to the exhaust pipe but was able to get home after getting a new tire and cutting off the tail pipe that got tangled up in the mess. Glad it did not take out the drive shaft. I saw another Class A later that evening in New Mexico on the east bound lane with the tire blown out on I40
|
I am sorry to hear about your blowout and glad your damage was limited. I just replaced tires on my 2017 Class A with new Michelins. It was not cheap but hopefully it will help me prevent a blowout. I have seen a number of cases where it did major damage not to speak of loss of control involving steering tires. My original tires were about six years old and still looked like new.
|
|
|
11-19-2021, 04:32 AM
|
#30
|
Member
Join Date: Jun 2021
Location: Chokoloskee
Posts: 42
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by hikerjohn7
My original tires were about six years old and still looked like new.
|
It’s what the naked eye can’t see on an aged tire that will bite you in the a$$!
|
|
|
11-19-2021, 08:05 AM
|
#31
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Pennsylvania
Posts: 1,880
|
One thing I also do. If my trailer is going to sit for awhile, I hook up to my tow vehicle and take the trailer out onto the interstate and roll those tires for about 30 miles or so at 65 MPH. I'll do this once a month or so except from the end of November to March-April when I take the covers off and get ready for camping season again.
__________________
2012 Ford Expedition EL
2016 28BHBE, Elite and Thermal Packages.
Equal-i-zer 4-point Sway Control, Southwire 34930 Surge Guard 30A, Tire Minder TPMS A1A
(2) Yamaha EF2000iS Generators, Micro-Air EasyStart™ 364 (3-ton) Soft Start, Garmin RV 890, GoodYear Endurance ST225/75-15 Load Range E
|
|
|
|
|
Thread Tools |
Search this Thread |
|
|
Display Modes |
Linear Mode
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
|
» Recent Threads |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|