oldpoptopowner
MA
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I can only find Chinese tires for our poptop trailer. Would be a lot more comfortable buying USA made, or at least a known brand.
The one's I bought are "DELI" brand. They replaced "DEESTONE" which wore out evenly and quickly.
How's one choose a good tire for a trailer... anything specific to look for? And is 45PSI a good pressure to use?
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Sandia Man
Rio Rancho, NM
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Difficult to find a ST tire made in the USA but we installed Maxxis ST tires and found them to be a cut above the chinese ST tires. We run our ST tires within 5 psi of max pressure stated on sidewall.
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nfisherman
IL
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I put Hercules radial trailer tires on my PUP, based on my tire dealer's recommendation. I'm finishing my second camping season with about 3,000 miles on the tires. I'm very happy with them so far.
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'tiredTeacher
Richmond, VA
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Sandia Man wrote:Difficult to find a ST tire made in the USA but we installed Maxxis ST tires and found them to be a cut above the chinese ST tires. We run our ST tires within 5 psi of max pressure stated on sidewall.
Me, too. And we added steel valve stems.
Teach
Wright and Penny
2010 Tundra 4X4
2005 Starcraft 2107
1995 Sunline Solaris T-2653
"Life is a cruel teacher. She gives the test first; the lesson then follows."
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retiredtraveler
Woodstock Il --- GO HIKING!!!!
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The tire questions come up regularly. I've posted before that it's anecdotal, but I have 5 year old, 14000 mile, bias-ply, Duro tires (which i believe are Chinese). I tow 65-70 mph, 500 miles a day on most trips (don't do many short trips) and never had a problem till this year when a stone put a hole in one tire. I keep the pressure at 65, as marked.
I'd get these again in a minute.
Pup: 2007 Jayco 1206 w/slide-out + shower
surge brakes, 54w solar panel
TV: 2005 Nissan Xterra 4X4, manual trans
25 years tent camping, 4000+ miles of hiking, lots of biking
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RetAF
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I have also been quite pleased with the Duro tires I put on the PUP 2 years ago. Much better wear than the OEM tires that were on it.
04 Mercury Mountaineer, V8, Tow Package
04 Fleetwood Sequoia
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Kelly1960
Bakersfield, California
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Has anyone ever heard of "Load Star" trailer tires? These are the tires that came with my '04 Fleetwood Carmel and I am wondering what their quality might be. Thanks!
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ExRocketScientist
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Unlike those of us with tandem axles, you folks with PUPs have it easier. You can get just about any tire to work, as long as it is not overloaded or underinflated. In fact, I ran two used passenger car radials (two different brands and styles in fact) on my 1990 Aliner for a couple of years with no problems.
That said, you are probably locked into using an ST tire. If so, Maxxis will be your best bet. But . . . you may not be locked into the ST tires. The only way to know is if you can tell us the GVWR and GAWR of the trailer, and the size of your current tires. Also, tell us how much clearance there is over top of the tire in the wheel well. Then it is just a bunch of work looking at tire specs.
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altozwei
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We have a '97 Starcraft Venture that we bought used in 2005. The only thing about it that has ever given us real problems were the tires. we currently have some Carlisle Sport Trail tires that are holding up ok. When we purchased the trailer, I asked that the tires be changed at the dealership, because they looked quite worn and dry-rotted. Upon pick-up, the tires looked new but (two blowouts later) we found that they had just rotated them and painted them with that shiny tire stuff to make them look new. We had to buy new tires at a Walmart because no one else had tires that would fit. I thought it was weird that we had to buy a whole new wheel every time so I finally found a shop that said they could put a new tire on the wheel. They did, but it would never hold air. Anyway, we have had to buy tires (with wheels) at Walmarts or Tractor Supply on several of our trips. This year was the first long trip we have ever taken that we didn't lose a tire. Hope that wasn't a fluke.
Patti & Steve
3 kids (but only 2 left at home)
1997 Starcraft Venture 2108
1997 Chevrolet Astro
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RetAF
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Kelly1960 wrote:Has anyone ever heard of "Load Star" trailer tires? These are the tires that came with my '04 Fleetwood Carmel and I am wondering what their quality might be. Thanks!
Load Star tires were what was on my PUP when I bought it new. I was never impressed with them. They developed a wear pattern that looked like they were overloaded/under inflated. I religiously checked the air pressure and weighed the PUP. Everything was within spec, so I suspect the tires weren't up to the job. One of them eventually developed a huge blister on one of our trips and I replaced them with Duro tires. The Duros have been great. Wear problem went away and they "ride" better.
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