2 Separate Blowouts on RV Yesterday. Learned Important Lesson on Tires
Inner rears are always the first to go. They are right in line with the fronts so if the front tire kicks up a nail or piece of metal right under the inner rear it goes.
Frequently not...the steer tires are often in line with the OUTSIDE drive tire on a truck.
The inner rears also carry a little bigger load and they often don't get regular air pressure checks or inspection because of where they are located. In 28 years on the tool truck I went through a lot of 8R-19.5's.
Many of the old 8R19'5s were installed on trucks (and buses, and motorhomes) too heavy for them. That did not help.
I see people hammer down with motor homes and trailers if all kinds later on the side of the road.Most of the tires are speed rated to 70mph besides the dates
75, usually-the Bridgestones at work are all rated for that. Some are rated faster. (M=81MPH, N=87MPH.)
Do not buy Chinese trailer tires. They're not called China bombs for nothing.
Sometimes, there is no alternative.
And I believe they are still made in the USA too.
Some are, many are from China.
I’ve been fighting crappy trailer tires for the past several years. No matter the brand it seems the quality is not there. Switching to light truck tires. Everyone I’ve talked with made who’ve made that change said good things about running LT tires on a trailer.
Just watch the weight ratings. Some trailer tires are rated for considerably more weight than the same-size LT.
Good part is you were able to get tires and get home. My Brother has been stranded now for a week and may have to leave his diesel pusher 1000 miles from home and fly back. Some weird Michelin 22.5" tire that there has been none in stock for over a year.
He might not be stuck: Michelin's weird 275/80R22.5 is a 295/75R22.5 to the rest of the industry. They're the same size despite the numbers-they can be used side by side on duals, and are actually recapped in the same mold. Michelin has weird "proprietary" 22.5" sizes, the rest of the industry makes the same size with a different number.
For 22.5" wheels...
275/80=295/75
255/80=265/75
235/80=245/75
365/75=385/65
Michelin's 275/80R24.5 is a 285/75R324.5 t6 the rest 6f the 5nd4stry.
