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12-16-2014, 04:25 PM
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#41
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Senior Member
Trailer: Escape 17 ft
Posts: 8,317
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Quote:
Originally Posted by stevebaz
Why learn from others mistakes.
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Why not learn from others mistakes?
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12-16-2014, 08:27 PM
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#42
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Senior Member
Trailer: 2008 Oliver Legacy Elite
Posts: 904
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Originally Posted by honda03842
Since there are only two tires on our trailer, we simply buy two new tires every three years and keep the best one as a spare.
We also have pressure/temperature monitors on the trailer tires so we can see what's happening back there.
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Sounds like a reasonable plan to us, similar to ours. We change ours at three to four years. Original Duros did 35k plus miles, three and a half years. Replacement Maxxis are approaching three years. Probably due next year. The mileage perhaps sounds great, but we typically travel a lot of miles in a year with our trailer.
A few years ago, we went thru the one- tire- shop experience in Quebec with the truck, not the trailer. Lucked into a really great shop owner who got us on the road in short order, after a bolt ran through the tread of the rear right tire. The tire was saved by the sensors that told us to stop before the tire was ruined.
After that trip, we, too, installed tire sensors on the trailer tires. Cheap insurance, we think.
Sherry
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12-22-2014, 05:26 PM
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#43
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Junior Member
Name: Eddie
Trailer: Casita
Arkansas
Posts: 6
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Switch from 13 inch to 14 inch tires & wheels
Has anyone put 14 inch wheels and tires on their 16 foot Scamp?
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01-06-2015, 08:47 PM
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#44
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Junior Member
Trailer: scamp
Wisconsin
Posts: 28
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My scamp is a deluxe 13. It has load range c now. I can get d for the same price. Can you over tire it?
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01-06-2015, 08:56 PM
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#45
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Senior Member
Name: Jared
Trailer: 1984 19' scamp
Kansas
Posts: 1,610
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Quote:
Originally Posted by scamp2003wi
My scamp is a deluxe 13. It has load range c now. I can get d for the same price. Can you over tire it?
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IMHO, not within reason. I always pick the highest load range in the size, personally. It gives a greater safety margin for hot days and higher speeds. Keep in mind you don't have to run max pressure. The manufacturer will have a chart for tire pressure vs speed vs weight.
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01-27-2015, 10:29 PM
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#46
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Senior Member
Trailer: 2004 13 ft Scamp Custom Deluxe
Posts: 8,520
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jared J
IMHO, not within reason. I always pick the highest load range in the size, personally. It gives a greater safety margin for hot days and higher speeds. Keep in mind you don't have to run max pressure. The manufacturer will have a chart for tire pressure vs speed vs weight.
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The charts referred to above are minimum pressures to avoid tire damage.
Please read the manufacturer's PDFs completely, or just do the right thing and maintain proper tire pressure. ST tires are best kept at max pressure as stated on the sidewall.
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01-28-2015, 07:36 PM
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#47
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Senior Member
Trailer: 2020 Escape 19 (was 2005 16 ft Scamp Side Dinette and 2005 Fleetwood (Coleman) Taos pop-up)
Posts: 1,227
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14" tires on Scamp 16
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Originally Posted by Jaycojunkie46
Has anyone put 14 inch wheels and tires on their 16 foot Scamp?
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I added 205/75R14 tires/wheels to my 2005 16' Scamp 2 1/2 years and 25,000 miles ago. Main reason was that it's getting hard to find 13" tires if you need them while traveling.
I was lucky and did not have to do any trimming of the fiberglass to make them fit. I've read that some had to do just a little bit of trimming with a Dremel to make them fit.
I ordered mine from etrailer.com and am happy with them.
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Sharpsburg, GA
04 Dodge Dakota V-8, 17 Dodge Durango V-6, 19 Ford Ranger 2.3 Ecoboost
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05-27-2015, 08:58 PM
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#48
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Junior Member
Name: Lois
Trailer: Casita
Nebraska
Posts: 12
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Just bought a 13 ft Casita with 15" rims. Has very new looking 7 yr old tires on it. The dealer was supposed to replace them, but said they were too nice to toss. Neighbors, friends and family members are telling me the same. Well.. I am getting new ones regardless of their opinions. I may be just a "typical woman, worrying about everything" but having a blow-out ripping through the fiberglass is not on my bucket list.
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05-27-2015, 09:39 PM
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#49
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Senior Member
Trailer: Class A Motorhome
Posts: 7,912
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Lois L
Just bought a 13 ft Casita with 15" rims. Has very new looking 7 yr old tires on it. The dealer was supposed to replace them, but said they were too nice to toss. Neighbors, friends and family members are telling me the same. Well.. I am getting new ones regardless of their opinions. I may be just a "typical woman, worrying about everything" but having a blow-out ripping through the fiberglass is not on my bucket list.
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Great Decision... DO NOT underestimate your wisdom.....
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05-27-2015, 10:12 PM
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#50
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Senior Member
Name: Dennis
Trailer: Scamp
Minnesota
Posts: 409
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I think that I read somewhere that Oliver uses LT tires on their trailers rather than ST tires. Any ideas as to why?
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05-27-2015, 10:18 PM
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#51
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Senior Member
Name: Robert
Trailer: 2015 Escape 19 "Past Tents" 2018 F150 Lariat 2.7L EB SuperCrew
Arkansas
Posts: 1,298
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bob Miller
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I agree. Some tire manufacturers state to replace the tires as often as every 6 years regardless of tread wear. Rubber compounds oxidize and break down over time. Just because the tire has good tread doesn't mean it's roadworthy.
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05-28-2015, 09:33 AM
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#52
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Senior Member
Trailer: 92 16 ft Scamp
Posts: 11,756
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Lois L
I may be just a "typical woman, worrying about everything" but having a blow-out ripping through the fiberglass is not on my bucket list.
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From another "typical woman" who has had a 5 year old tire fail from the inside out that still had lots of tread on it, I say there is nothing wrong with being a "typical woman" if your worries have some merit to them
While tire failures that are a complete blow-out and ripping the trailer apart are not all that common, what is common in my own experience is for the tire to fail at the least convenient location. I.E. on a busy freeway where safety while changing a tire is a concern or in a location where the nearest tire shop is 150 miles or more away and it only carries one brand of never heard of before tires. Giving you no opportunity to shop around for brand or best price. Been there done that!
If you google this site you will find lots of discussion on which brand is best. Everyone has their preferences and most often it comes down to past experiences. Whether it been a good or bad historical experience. I currently have a brand of tires on my trailer (not by choose but necessity) that I probable would never have chosen if I had a brand choose at the time. Funny enough they have actually out performed/lasted 2 sets of more expensive well known name brand tires I have had on the trailer.
I honestly think the reality is that the longevity of a tire is not as much to do about brand as it does in making sure the tires are of adequate load rating, balanced and running at correct inflation rate. As well as how long a trailer stays parked in one position during the course of the year and whether it is left sitting in a wet location or left out baking in the hot sun or if its parked in a nice dry garage.
If I have a big preference when it comes to ST tires it would be that I prefer radials to bias tire.
Yes some folks do put LT tires on their trailers - but I have noticed its often on much heavier trailers than our typical 13' or 16' fiberglass trailer. Here is a link to an explanation of the differences between ST Tires and LT Tires if you are considering going the LT route.
Trailer Towing ST Tires vs. LT Tires | RV 101
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05-28-2015, 09:56 AM
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#53
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Senior Member
Name: Dennis
Trailer: Scamp
Minnesota
Posts: 409
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Carol, thanks for the link.
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05-28-2015, 12:27 PM
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#54
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Senior Member
Name: JD
Trailer: Scamp 16 Modified (BIGLY)
Florida
Posts: 2,445
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I moved up to 205 75 r 14 from the original 13 inch tires on my 16 foot Scamp for the very reason you stated. I wanted more margin between the actual load and the rating than could be found with the 13 inch.
That and the rolling diameter is greater etc.
It did generate more work replacing wheel wells etc, but I was redoing the floors and interior anyway.
This was also a driving factor in choosing the Flexiride axle to enable height adjustment and the 10 in. Drums required new wheels anyway. Good by 4 lug hello 5 lug wheels.
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