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Old 01-27-2018, 01:43 PM   #1
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Tires Pricing

I am looking at new tires and going with Maxxis but the pricing is strange. It appears my size has 2 Load Ranges, D&E. However the E range is less expensive than the D range. I would have thought it would be the other way. The tires on the trailer now are Load Range D.
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Old 01-27-2018, 01:58 PM   #2
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A lot of the pricing depends on how many tires are in the warehouse, age of the tires (manufacture date) surplus of a specific size and possibly a sale or lower price to the distributor from Maxxis. Unless you're "set on Maxxis" you can probably save about $100 on a set of 4 Carlisle tires at WalMart. They are exceptionally well priced and have been for about 6 months. Typically 225 75R15 LRE are $67 with free shipping to the store. Some WalMart service centers install tires purchased from WalMart for free, others charge a fee. Ask about your specific service center. As for performance and reliability, the Carlisle Radial Trail HD seems to be performing comparably to Maxxis 8808's.
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Old 01-27-2018, 06:29 PM   #3
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Seconded on the Carlisles. Very well built tire for $67 each at Wal-Mart. Unless you just really WANT to drop an extra $100, I reccomend them. I have had mine 6 months. I just checked the pressure last week.... and they have lost 1 psi in 6 months. For the combo of price/quality, they are hard to top.
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Old 01-28-2018, 05:11 AM   #4
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You guys do what you want but I wouldn't buy my tires from Walmart as they could be seconds...maybe not, but they could be in my opinion. I don't and never will look at Walmart as a reputable tire supplier unless I'm in an emergency situation and just have to have that tire. That's just my opinion. Four of them out the door at Discount tire, $471, sorry but I'd pay that all day long before buying them at wally world, plus they have a $50 rebate when buying 4 tires.
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Old 02-11-2018, 08:04 AM   #5
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I too like Discount tire for they seem to be across the country. Great for support!
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Old 01-28-2018, 05:41 AM   #6
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I just looked at Walmart.com for size mentioned above, 8 ply Carlisle is $114, 6 ply Carlisle is $61. So you need to make sure your comparing apples to apples.
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Old 01-28-2018, 08:45 AM   #7
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I just looked at Walmart.com for size mentioned above, 8 ply Carlisle is $114, 6 ply Carlisle is $61. So you need to make sure your comparing apples to apples.


Not sure what you looked at, but Walmart has the HD tire in the size referenced above in an E/10 size for $67.

The $114 8 ply tire is a different tire altogether.

I ordered 5 ST235/80R16 E/10 for our 5r middle of last year, prior to a big trip, and had my local tire shop install them. When they saw the invoice attached to one of the tires, they were pissed, because the wholesaler who sold to Walmart is the SAME wholesaler the tire shop used and he sold to Walmart for less than the tire shop, but the tire shop does thousands of dollars of business with him monthly.

In the end, even with paying the tire shop $25 per tire for mounting etc., I still saved about $200 over the original quote the tire shop gave me.

I bought them in June 2017 and the date code showed they were made in Dec 2016. The tires were not seconds in any way. I have no doubt, had I used the tire shop, the tires they received would have been from the same stack as the tire I ordered at Walmart.


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Old 01-28-2018, 01:44 PM   #8
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Not sure what you looked at, but Walmart has the HD tire in the size referenced above in an E/10 size for $67.

The $114 8 ply tire is a different tire altogether.

I ordered 5 ST235/80R16 E/10 for our 5r middle of last year, prior to a big trip, and had my local tire shop install them. When they saw the invoice attached to one of the tires, they were pissed, because the wholesaler who sold to Walmart is the SAME wholesaler the tire shop used and he sold to Walmart for less than the tire shop, but the tire shop does thousands of dollars of business with him monthly.

In the end, even with paying the tire shop $25 per tire for mounting etc., I still saved about $200 over the original quote the tire shop gave me.

I bought them in June 2017 and the date code showed they were made in Dec 2016. The tires were not seconds in any way. I have no doubt, had I used the tire shop, the tires they received would have been from the same stack as the tire I ordered at Walmart.


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Maybe it is just me, but no way would I put/trust $67 tires on my 5er!
I prefer to put the same tires on my 5er, as my TV. Our 5er has a GVWR of 12,360# I removed the OEM LT235/85-16E, and replaced with LT235/85-16E Yokohama YK-HTX. Yes they run close to $200 a tire, but fully trust them to their 3,042# capacity as fast as I could pull this trailer, 80mph+, not that I do that.
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Old 01-28-2018, 02:10 PM   #9
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Maybe it is just me, but no way would I put/trust $67 tires on my 5er!

I prefer to put the same tires on my 5er, as my TV. Our 5er has a GVWR of 12,360# I removed the OEM LT235/85-16E, and replaced with LT235/85-16E Yokohama YK-HTX. Yes they run close to $200 a tire, but fully trust them to their 3,042# capacity as fast as I could pull this trailer, 80mph+, not that I do that.

FWIW, the exact same $67 tire ordered through Walmart is about $100 at various online venders and $120 at discount tires. Also, I’m sure you’re aware, the ST designation is intended specifically as a trailer tire vs. the LT, which can be used on a trailer, isn’t intended as such. My tires are rated at #3520 single and #3080 doubled. So I have every confidence in the tires and the $$ savings can be used for fun stuff.


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Old 01-29-2018, 03:29 AM   #10
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FWIW, the exact same $67 tire ordered through Walmart is about $100 at various online venders and $120 at discount tires. Also, I’m sure you’re aware, the ST designation is intended specifically as a trailer tire vs. the LT, which can be used on a trailer, isn’t intended as such. My tires are rated at #3520 single and #3080 doubled. So I have every confidence in the tires and the $$ savings can be used for fun stuff.


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Are you 100% sure its the same quality tire....might be the same size but you have know way of knowing, unless you purchased both and compared them if its a 1st or 2nd run tire. Nothing against Carlisle but I choose to pay a little more for my tires hoping I'm getting a 1st run tire. Its my choice to not buy tires at wally world, doesn't mean you all can't, as my first comment was, "you all do what you want", but just saying wally tires won't be going on anything of mine. That's all I'm saying about it....Hope everyone has a great start to a new week!!
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Old 01-28-2018, 02:28 PM   #11
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Maybe it is just me, but no way would I put/trust $67 tires on my 5er!
I prefer to put the same tires on my 5er, as my TV. Our 5er has a GVWR of 12,360# I removed the OEM LT235/85-16E, and replaced with LT235/85-16E Yokohama YK-HTX. Yes they run close to $200 a tire, but fully trust them to their 3,042# capacity as fast as I could pull this trailer, 80mph+, not that I do that.
Maybe it's just me, but I fail to see the difference in buying Carlisle Radial Trail HD tires (PN 6H04621) for $67 each at WalMart or buying the same tire (PN 6H04621) from Allied Tire Company for $149. It's the same tire from the same manufacturer processed through the same warehouse and delivered by the same truck to a different store. Other than the door you walk through to get inside, it's the same tire purchase. I don't know about anyone else, but if I find something on sale for less than half the price, I consider it a good buy (if I need it) and keep my extra money for a "rainy day". I'm generally not in the habit of donating my funds to anyone so my wallet is lighter and theirs is heavier.

So, I fail to see where your concern about using $67 tires has any bearing on buying tires. Now as for using LT tires, if you really think they are better, then by all means, install them annually if it makes you happy, but for everyone who has posted on the forum, buying Carlisle Radial Trail HD tires has not been a mistake.
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Maybe it's just me, but I fail to see the difference in buying Carlisle Radial Trail HD tires (PN 6H04621) for $67 each at WalMart or buying the same tire (PN 6H04621) from Allied Tire Company for $149. It's the same tire from the same manufacturer processed through the same warehouse and delivered by the same truck to a different store. Other than the door you walk through to get inside, it's the same tire purchase. I don't know about anyone else, but if I find something on sale for less than half the price, I consider it a good buy (if I need it) and keep my extra money for a "rainy day". I'm generally not in the habit of donating my funds to anyone so my wallet is lighter and theirs is heavier.

So, I fail to see where your concern about using $67 tires has any bearing on buying tires. Now as for using LT tires, if you really think they are better, then by all means, install them annually if it makes you happy, but for everyone who has posted on the forum, buying Carlisle Radial Trail HD tires has not been a mistake.
FYI, The Tacoma LT 235/85-16E that came off our 5er, were 12 year old. They were still in great shape, just this last year were they showing any age cracking. The last two years before retirement, my schedule sucked so most trips were 100 to 200 miles, and I very seldom worried about the tires.

I have stated before that semis run the same tire carcass, be they steer, driver, or trailer (rib) tread. Trucking company's will cap steer to drivers, and drivers to trailer tread. Many time move drivers to trailer, when they don't have tread depth for traction, but enough to still be legal.
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I ordered 5 ST235/80R16 E/10 for our 5r middle of last year, prior to a big trip, and had my local tire shop install them.
Just curious, why did you order tires from Walmart, and not have Walmart install them?
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Just curious, why did you order tires from Walmart, and not have Walmart install them?


My Walmart does not have a service center.


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Just curious, why did you order tires from Walmart, and not have Walmart install them?
Many WalMart service centers will not jack or remove tires from a trailer (cars/trucks only) and many don't have parking facilities for RV's. My local WalMart will only remove wheels from vehicles that fit INSIDE the service bay and ON the lift. All others are turned away.

So, buy Carlisle tires at the best price and take them (with the RV) to a tire center that does work on RV's and pay them to mount/balance the tires. It still works out with a significant savings, since most tire centers don't include mounting/balance in their tire prices and charge the same service fee for tires they sell or tires you bring in.

As a side note, some (not all) WalMart tire service centers will mount tires on wheels that you bring in, so you can get the job done at many of them. And as a second side note, some members have reported that their WalMart service center will mount tires purchased at that store "for free", so it may pay to just bring in the tire/wheel and let them do their thing.....
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Many WalMart service centers will not jack or remove tires from a trailer (cars/trucks only) and many don't have parking facilities for RV's. My local WalMart will only remove wheels from vehicles that fit INSIDE the service bay and ON the lift. All others are turned away.



So, buy Carlisle tires at the best price and take them (with the RV) to a tire center that does work on RV's and pay them to mount/balance the tires. It still works out with a significant savings, since most tire centers don't include mounting/balance in their tire prices and charge the same service fee for tires they sell or tires you bring in.



As a side note, some (not all) WalMart tire service centers will mount tires on wheels that you bring in, so you can get the job done at many of them. And as a second side note, some members have reported that their WalMart service center will mount tires purchased at that store "for free", so it may pay to just bring in the tire/wheel and let them do their thing.....

[emoji1312][emoji1312][emoji1312] Exactly. It cost me $125 to have Firestone mount and balance the tires (5 total). Plus, they have a huge paved area behind their shop where I was able to turn around and park while they did the work.


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Our Walmart is one of the smallest in the country so there is no auto tire section. The auto section consists of about 3 isles with the normal stuff like oil, filters, electrical parts, seat covers, batteries, etc. so I have to order on line. Even for Maxxis there is no dealer here.

Online I can get the Maxxis 10 ply Load Range E for 123.71 ea with free shipping which makes it very competitive to the Carlisle
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Barry, this is the best I can do for you. https://www.walmart.com/ip/Carlisle-...-E-10/55012166
Have them shipped to your house.....
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Thank you. nice price!
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Maybe I should take my tires back. I had Discount Tire match the WalMart price for 235 80 16 LR E Carlisle HD. I bought all of them I could...five.
But just to even things out, I bought 5 Carlisle HD for the boat trailer, from WalMart.
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