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Originally Posted by JSisemoreTX
I drove on the Hi Spec Oracle tires for 9 months on my 2020 Keyatone Laredo TT (no issues, less than 5k miles). Then we upgraded to a 5th wheel, 2020 Keystone Avalanche 396BH (16,500 lbs) and it also had the Hi Spec Oracle tires. We bought it used and tried a long trip from Houston to Phoenix and then back thru El Paso, diverting toward Big Bend before the final stretch back home to Houston.
We had a tire blow out near Marfa, TX --> Middle of No Where! We had a sliced hydraulic hose, destroyed wheel, destroyed fender skirt. Counting RV Tech and replacement parts, it cost us about $1200.
Hi Spec Warranty Dept, promptly sent me a new tire and rim and they were easy to work with.
We are leaving in 2 weeks on a 6000 mile trip from TX to Glacier NP, Yellowstone, and Grand Tetons....and yes we decided to upgrade. Almost went with Sailun, but decided on the Trans Eagles.....
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This is not intended to be a rebuke of any sort. I just want to get a recommendation on record and it's about this situation.
No matter how well tires look on the outside they may not be telling the whole story. Used trailers of any age are suspect for damaged tires. At the very minimum, I recommend having the tires inspected internally. The inner liners are going to show damages not being able to discern from the external inspections.
Tread wear and mileage are poor indicators for trailer tire conditions. Trailer tires age out. Age is not common from situation to situation. Tires that sit around underinflated/overloaded degrade and age much more rapidly than tires properly inflated and used regularly.
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