My original tires on my trailer were Goodyear Endurance. they lasted the customary 5 years.
I hear lots of good reviews on Maxxis and especially on Greenball tires.
Good to know on the Endurance. I took my Explorer in for new tires after work tonight (had that planned when we returned before the trailer issues). I asked at the tire store about the GY Endurance and he said they haven't been out long enough to have a history yet. I think I'll keep looking. I have also read good things about Maxxis. It seems all the "Best" trailer tires are G rated. The Maxxis 8008 comes in an E.
FWIW- The
Sailun 637T is consistently coming up on
"best" lists and it's half the price of the Goodyear 614.
I took a look at my wheels tonight. The good news is they are rated to 110 psi. That is a load range G tire, so I'll be bumping up. That will increase the load for the tire from about 3400 lbs/tire (below the axle max of 7000 lbs) to just over 4000 lbs/tire. The trailer loaded, ready to roll weighs about 14,500 with just under 3,000 on the hitch, so everything is well under max capacity.
I think I'll try to find the Sailun and see what 4 of them will run. Autotire quoted me $330/tire for the Goodyear 614 in a 235X80R16 G.
I know there was conversation earlier about how to tell what load wheel you have. My Coachmen came with cast aluminum wheels. Molded into the back of the spokes are the wheel specs. Here are some pics. I have also had steel wheels where this is stamped on the inside of the wheel on the flat between the side beads.
The tire that blew didn't do the typical heat generated sidewall failure (I've had those and there isn't much left of the sidewall except some shredded rubber around the bead. This tire delaminated the tread. Almost like a retread failure. The tread was in one complete strip, wrapped between the brake back plate and the axle. That is what tore off the LP line and the brake wiring.
Tire (or what's left of it)
Wheel psi rating. (110 p.s.i.)
Max Load (3860)
Wheel size (16X6J) (J is the bead profile)
j