Just got rid of my GoodYear Endurance tires on my toy hauler (4-yo, always stored inside, less than 10k miles, no signs of dry-rotting). Went with TransEagle ST All-Steels, because they are MUCH stiffer than regular Steel-Belted. I went from E-Rated 10-ply to G-Rated 14-ply, and 81mph rated. I put these on all my trailers now and have never had a problem since. They were also about $100/ea. less than the Endurance. Much less roll-over in turns, less sidewall flex, run at 100-110psi (so I got new wheels as well), TPMS says they run at lower temps, and seem to give me an extra .1-.25 mpg. All-Steel tires are also more puncture resistant...
I’m a retired auto guy and everything you mentioned is correct and I also done a lot of research and believe these Goodyear’s are very excellent Thanks for the good advice Great content
Goodyear has a chart for the proper tire pressure for the weight of the trailer. CAT scale for the trailer weight when loaded. Many people simply read the sidewall which is maximum PSI for that tire. But better wear and ride if we follow the Goodyear recommendations for pressure.
Excellent video, and I agree with all of your points. The one thing I would add is the importance of correct tire inflation pressure to maximize cargo weight capacity. I am upgrading my travel-trailer tires from Ranier load D to Goodyear Endurance load E tires as well and will run them at 80 PSI (Load E max pressure). Bolt on steel valve stems are a must, as you have with your load F tires. I see too many rubber valve stems, which can blow out with high heat/pressure causing instant tire failure as well. Thank you for educating people.
Hey Dave nice tires! I actually just replaced the tires on our Cougar Fifth wheel! I ran them for 3 years and I guess it was just a precautionary change because I have had a blow out before. One thing I would add is… running the proper pressure in your tires!!! I check my pressure before we leave on a trip and before we come home. Safe travels Dave👍🏻👍🏻
After much investigation, customer reviews and your video, I just ordered my Goodyear Endurance tires for my 5th wheel. My stock Trailer King tires are five years old and never gave me a problem or shown any signs of problems, but they have sat in the sun most of their lives. Thanks for the review.
My first set were Goodyear Endurance - They lasted less than 10,000 miles going cross country and delamination was starting and apparent. Not willing to take the chance with these tires again I went with Sailun S637 G-rated. Yes this is overkill! I've traveled cross country 2 more times with great performance. Tires are made in VietNam ISO rated company. Tires are 50lbs each 14ply steel belted. Commercial truckers have these on their trailers with great success. Do your reasearch ask questions
Thanks, just bought a trailer (used) and I wanted to change tires. The dealer salesmen said to only buy the goodyear so thanks for seconding the choice.
Thank you, have this same tire on my Outdoors RV 27'. I have 5 years up on them, I always cover them up and put them through the heat of Sothern Cal and Arrizon during the summer. I think it's best I change them out during my wheel bearing repack. I feel so sorry when I see people on the side of the road with a trailer blow out. Great vid thank you Timber..
One thing I missed in your video is discussing the max load of the wheel (aka, the rim). They are stamped on the inside of the wheel (not the tire). If you put on a tire that has a load rating greater than the wheel max load you risk damaging your wheel. Stick within the rating of the wheel max load rating. For example, a 5v'r has 235 80R 16 tire with the wheel stamped max load of 3580. So the Goodyear Endurance for this size tire is within the wheel stamped load index. That said, you can't always go with a tire that has a higher load rating without damaging the wheel! Just my $0.02... Hope this helps. Update: I replaced my Rainiers today with Goodyear Endurance. Thanks for sharing the video.
I run commercial tires on my 5th wheel. Les Schwab GeoStar G574 G rated L speed 75 mph. 110 PSI. Load is 5071. When a tire goes out on an RV it can typically do thousands of dollars of damage. Good year, Hercules and Carlisle are good. Good information!!
I hope you have better luck with the Goodyears than I did. I replaced all 5 of my tires with the Endurance the day I picked up the trailer. Not quite 3 years on them with a TPMS system that I use and recommend. I religiously ensured the tires were properly inflated and the temperatures were good the whole time as well. Just this past Sunday I had one blow out losing the cap and destroying the side of my 5th wheel. We are full time RVers these tires did not just sit. We do not ever go faster than 65 towing. Mine were E rated moving to G with the new ones. Also I only buy at Discount Tire.
Thanks for the video. I just bought a use tt that has new tires put on last year they are americus tires made in Thailand. Never heard of them but the spec seems good so I’ll keep then and see how it goes.
Just bought a new Travel trailer and it came with these Goodyear trailer tires and it does say up to 87mph although i would never drive that fast pulling a trailer. Hopefully i get at least 5 years out of them. Arizona heat tends to be the tire killer more than anything else lol.
I replaced our 5 year old Castle Rock China bombs with GY Endurances on our travel trailer last season. Way less flex, and they track better. Very happy with them, I have piece of mind now, lol.
2 of my Castle Rocks blew on 2 separate trips, causing much damage. Considering these Goodyears, I think I will order after seeing all the positive reviews
My 2022 KZ came with Goodyear Endurance tires, and I am glad that it did. It was also prewired for Tire Linc monitoring, so I added that later. As a first-time travel trailer owner, I think this is a good system to minimize tire problems.
Great video, thank you. I've had Carlisle Radial Trails for several years and have been happy with them, but thinking of switching to Goodyear. Also a big fan of Discount Tire, nothing but good experiences there.
How did I come up to have Goodyear tires installed on my camper. The salesman at the RV dealer who sold me the brand camper was a retired part time salesman a honest one at that. Yes, he recommended that I replace the China Bomb tires with the Gooyear tires.
Good talk and info. Biggest cause of blowouts though is probably heat buildup from underinflation. Check before you leave, when you're there, and when you return. Install a TPMS if you can afford it.
Interstate 5 going through California is a tire killer. I blew out two good year marathons in a hundred mile stretch. Needless to say I replaced all 4 with the endurance and finished my trip to Oregon. The endurance run cooler than the marathons ever did. I recently took a 400 mile trip with another trailer and the tires on it were showing stress. I stopped at a rest stop 30 miles from my home due to the tread coming off on one of them. I felt the tread on the rest and they were gummy. I'm going to discount tire next week to replace them all with the endurance tires.
**Best for Travel Trailers** Stiff sidewalls is ONLY a good thing for travel trailers with sway issues (which is why silver bullets love them). Keeps the trailer on the "rails" better because no lateral sidewall flex with the sway resonance they see with every gust of air. Fifth wheel, or short length trailers don't have this issue, and a stiff sidewall is just going to vibrate your trailer and appliances more. Cushion and sidewall flex is a good thing. I had no idea the GY Endurance had such a stiff tire...I'm going Carlisle after seeing these "hand-squish" demos everywhere online. It's a marking pitch by the tire shops to push the premium price of GY, it's right before they show you your air filter has bugs on it 😅.
I put the Goodyear endurance on my Arctic Fox last year, and on a 3300 mile trip, I had three of the four develop sidewall bulges. I know for a fact I didn't hit anything with them, and the one guy at Discount tires said it might have been a bad batch.
Great video. I too am looking at American-made tires as a top pick. I have similar criteria for looking at my 5th-wheel replacement tires as you have. The GY Endurance is at the top of my list. However, my first quote is $160 more than the Hankook tires I'm also looking at. The Hankook Smart Flex TH31 is NOT an American-made tire (Korean). But it does have decent reviews. I wish I could do a sifness comparison with that tire. Overall, great review, and thanks. I'm heading over to Discount Tire to check their prices on the Endurance. Hopefully less than the $445/tire I was quoted at a Good Year store. One more thing you need to add to your list of items causing a blowout is your bearings. (which falls under your heat category). Having your bearings checked once a year is a good idea. My blowout was most likely dues to bad bearings, causing heat. Thanks again!
Everyone talks about ratings, always weight but never speed. Trailer tires regardless of make are all most always rated at only 65 mph any speed over that boom !!
I just had a China bomb come apart on my two year old boat trailer. (It's why I'm here) I'm replacing them with the Endurance. I won't talk too loud yet, I'll see. Tread on a trailer tire normally never wears down, the tires just deteriorate and break down.
My dump trailer came with "Providers", and I am dissatisfied with them. The tires split longitudinally between treads, but fortunately were caught during preflight inspection both times without catastrophic failure. I was unable to find Carlisle trailer tires made in the USA, but perhaps didn't search correctly. I am about to replace all trailer tires with Goodyear Endurance tires. I like the higher N speed rating, though I will never see the rated 87MPH while towing any of my trailers. The same size Endurance tires come with a LOWER weight rating than the Providers, and don't even meet the max-gross rating of the trailer. I was thinking that the higher speed rating buys some margin, but it looks like the next bigger Endurance is rated for my 6" wide rims and will fit in the trailers providing a substantial boost in tire weight rating. I occasionally run the tires/trailer at or slightly above the design limit, though those instances are in careful controlled situations. The split Providers were never overloaded or underinflated. I was unable to find suitable truck tires at any price that would meet my needs; once again, perhaps I didn't look correctly. Though spendy, I would do that if I knew how to make it work. Result: Switching FROM Provider ST235/80R16 TO Endurance ST235/85R16. Good video!
I just swapped out 11 year old Good Year Marathons (made in China) for good year endurance. Luckily I never had an issue with the way to old Marathons. My trailer is dual axle and only about 5,000lbs. the Marathons were load range C so I went with load range D. Discount thought the E range would be overkill for the weight of my trailer.
I need new tires for my snowmobile trailer. For me tread is important. I want good traction when applying the trailer brakes on snowy roads. Also don't want the trailer breaking loose going around a corner on icy roads.
Great video, thanks for sharing your experience and knowledge. An off topic question, where did you get the rubber that’s attached to the wood that your RV tires are parked on?
I'm sure it's been asked, but are you happy after a year? I'm on my 3rd blowout in one year on Carlise tires. This last one was a bit scary, heading down a 7% grade off the 260 just south of the Mogollon Rim! I'm ready to drop $$. Blowouts are incredibly dangerous, especially with a wife and four kids on board.
I agree, I have had 2 blowouts so far with my Castle Rocks, Load Range D that came with my RV going down the highway. Super scary, damaged my rim and parts of my RV.
I was told that any trailer had to have ST tires on it. I hear that some manufacturers are putting LT tires on. I heard it’s not legal. What’s the truth? I wish somebody could tell me. Thank you.
I’ve run these Goodyears for the last 4 years and without a doubt worth every dollar. Avoid chinabomb tires as much as possible. Just not worth the risk!
Hi Dave, I need to have your comment about that... I live in Canada, so when I leave to go to florida it is -25 degrees, my tire pressure is at 80 psi. When I get to Florida to pressure is higher cause probably the hot weater. What would you do deflate de tire when I arrived to hot wheater ? Usualy there are aroud 90 psi when i get close to Florida. Thanks nice video.
I have Carlisle’s on the tv I bought about 1.5 years ago. 2019 original to the rig tires. Always checked tire pressure before any trips and stay 65 and below. Had one just come apart on the tread where all the metal was showing so I don’t know if you’d consider that a blowout or not. Can’t help but wonder if it was something I did or not, if anyone has any insight that would be great!
We are in the midst of our research and Carlisle and Goodyear are running neck and neck. Aside from availability what would have made you choose Carlisle over a good year?
Yes, I think I might have. Slightly lower cost and I like the tread better. I have them on my utility trailer and they have held up very well. I am not kind to that trailer and it never lets me down.
Agree. Was a red flag for me. I like Discount Tire. Very passionate about tires. The do it right and have great prices as well as support after the sale.
Buying a Basecamp next week, which comes with Goodyear LT's. Would you suggest replacing with ST's off the bat and selling the others as new, or keeping them?
Not an expert, but always read Trailers should have ST tires on them, not LT, they are just different. The ways the trailers are set up from dealer aren't always great.
D didn’t cover the wieght so went to E s thinking12 ply gladiators so far there mostly China 4 years We run gladiator At the school district on all the trailers for the money Iam not a good year fan 3 times the price
Funny you should mention that one. The guy that helped me decide at Discount Tire actual said the Goodyear Endurance was a better tire. I didn't research Hartland so can speak to it other than that.
I had the Maxxis M8008 on our last travel trailer and they were a decent tire for the price. Our current 5th wheel came with the Trailer King RST which I swapped out to GY Endurance's. I had two of the GY fail; the first one was within 400 miles and the second one was around 1000 miles. On both accounts the GY dealer told me to go kick rocks the ST tires didn't have a warranty so they would not replace them on both instances I replaced the failed tire with the GY Endurance and have not had any issues since. Here we are 2 1/2 years later and they will need to be replaced as they are weather-checking and the tread is getting very thin on them. I plan on replacing them before next camping season however, they will not be with another set of GY Endurance tires. Goodyear has lost my business forever.
I almost went with the Carlise. Good Tire. Discount Tire didn't stock them and I wanted to get something they stocked in case I needed a new one quick while traveling.
We are in the midst of our research and Carlisle and Goodyear are running neck and neck. Aside from availability what would have made you choose Carlisle over a good year?
You use the term "Rating" a lot but it isn't clear what you mean? "Load Rating" or "Load Capacity" is a function of inflation. "Load Range" as LR-F and LR-G of the same size have the same Load Capacity if both are inflated to the same PSI. It's important that we be more accurate with the terms we use. RE China tires and statistics. For many years almost all RV trailers came with tires made in Asia so why would the "Statistics" not have most failures on China-made tires. As an Engineer, you know that Correlation is not the same as Causation. Where can we find the data that supports your claim that truck tires "delaminate" more than ST-type tires? You are correct with the benefits of balancing the tires. You are also correct that higher speed generates more heat and heat can kill a tire. You failed to mention the benefits of the Nylon layer in the tread. The shallower tread will generate less heat. You can learn more if you review by blog www.RVTireSafety.net
