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Old 06-24-2018, 06:58 PM   #21
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Spot on. Notice that it's THEIR recommendations, based on what? No info on a survey, statistics or facts. Any .com (stands for commercial) opinion has to be reviewed and evaluated with who their sponsors are or who paid for the article. I may have been born at night but it wasn't last night. JMHO
So, What's in an independent tire review? Are they any better or worse than unhappy user reportings?

Here's another to ponder.

http://bestreviews.com/best-trailer-tires

Don't like that one? Here's another.

https://drivinglife.net/best-trailer-tires/
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Old 06-24-2018, 07:23 PM   #22
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Right off in reading about the Goodyear G614, I noted that this article and it's writers don't have a clue what they are talking about. This is copied from that evaluation: Also, you can access its different sizes when you are planning to purchase it, making it possible to find the perfect fit for your rig.

The Goodyear G614 only comes in one size, LT235/85R16.

Also, this site is suspect, as they have this disclaimer at the bottom of their home page:



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The first steel cased trailer tire was designed by GY and put into service as LT235/85R16 LRG. It is a true trailer tire and says so right on it's sidewall and is touted by GY as a true trailer tire. The RST on it's sidewall is short for Regional Service Trailer.

The above review included tires for motorized RVs. Michelin does not build trailer tires in sizes below 17.5". In their truck tire data book they describe the XPS as an all position tire, further on in that description they define all position service as drive and steer only.

How many times have you read a post about a tire "blow out" when the poster says everything was checked and in good order when they hit the road? Did the mention their weight having been confirmed from some scales?

IMO a post like that is suspect, without a verifiable weight slip.
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Old 06-24-2018, 07:34 PM   #23
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The first steel cased trailer tire was designed by GY and put into service as LT235/85R16 LRG. It is a true trailer tire and says so right on it's sidewall and is touted by GY as a true trailer tire. The RST on it's sidewall is short for Regional Service Trailer.

The above review included tires for motorized RVs. Michelin does not build trailer tires in sizes below 17.5". In their truck tire data book they describe the XPS as an all position tire, further on in that description they define all position service as drive and steer only.

How many times have you read a post about a tire "blow out" when the poster says everything was checked and in good order when they hit the road? Did the mention their weight having been confirmed from some scales?

IMO a post like that is suspect, without a verifiable weight slip.
This is an invaluable observation. Keystone, and other trailer manufacturers, provide trailers with tires on the edge of their abilities to support the trailer. After loading, traveling on rough roads etc.....they are absolutely beyond their limitations in many, many cases. Know your weights/load, know your tire limitations. I suspect many unknowingly are running either overloaded or right at it. And, I've always said, forget about tires that carry gvw less the tongue weight; get tires that can carry the whole load plus.
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