Fifth Wheel Travel Trailer Tire Tips and Advice from a Full Time RVer 

Another great video, Ray!!!! I thought you covered the topic well without getting mired down in the tire wars. We have used a tire minder since 2010. Been very happy with there product and also there service. We had a incident happen in 2015 that may be of interest. We we traveling to Boone, N.C. for a family wedding from our home in Maryland. We stopped for the night about 100 miles short of our destination. I happened to brush my hand against the inside of my front trailer tire and got stabbed while setting up camp for the night. On closer inspection, I found that the tread had separated about 2 inches and what stuck me was the inner wire. No problem I thought. I got out the spare from under the camper that I had been airing up for the previous 4 year and got ready to mount it. Turned out that Jayco had put a 5 lug spare on our six lug axles. There was nothing anywhere close to do tire work. I got online and found a tire dealer 80 miles down the road in the direction of our destination. I was not at all sure the tire would hold together no matter what the speed. We held to 50 mph or less as we were off of the interstate. I monitored tire temps constantly. The damaged tire reached temps of 115 degrees while none of the other tires reached 90 degrees. We made it to the tire dealer and changed our spare tire on to a 6 lug wheel. Because we were there a couple days, I ordered 4 new tires. The tires that came off were in there 5th year. They were Goodyear marathons. We replaced them with Goodyears but like you we upgraded to E tires with 80 psi pressures. Moral of the story is that damaged tires WILL run hotter.

I am a retired engineer BTW. One engineering principle is to avoid running anything at maximum capacity. If you look at any gauge you will see the readings are around 75 to 80% of the maximum reading of the gauge. This is what "duty cycle" refers to on many things> You CAN run things at maximum but they will not last as long. The tire does not actually carry the weight. The air inside does. As the load range goes up, the number of plies does. By the way, there are no "I" or "K" range because and I can be read as a 1 (ONE) and K is a common abbreviation for "kilo" or 1000. The speed raring has to do with the heat generated as the tire rolls. That is why tires that are run at speed over the rating 'explode' The tire pressure should be at the pressure the tire is rated for. Lower pressure increases the friction because the tire is "flatter" and exposes more of the tire to the road. The increased friction increases the temperature. See above about temperature. Faster = more friction = higher temperature Low pressure = flatter = more friction = higher temperature.

In Texas, we call the tire belts in the road-Road Gators-.

Ray, this video has been very helpful, so thank you. We are "newbies" and I tell you that right up front. We are reading and watching RU-vid videos every min we can while getting ready for our first camping run. I was sharing your info on tires with my husband , also named Ray, when he saw my screen and said "I am watching the same video!" It's a small world. Thanks for sharing!

Great info Ray and timely. Our X Lite Cougar is in the shop now. Had a blowout on I 10 in Alabama. Tires are 3 years old and original equipment. They were called Trailer King brand. Good tread proper psi and covered while stored. Went to the tire store and purchased 5 new tires in Daphne, they had to order them for me. Made the rest of the rip without incident. Estimate from the shop $ 3500.00 damage to the unit. We will be on the road again to enjoy camping soon. My advice is replace your original tires after the first year, for peace of mind. Thank you for the video and take care.

This was one of the best informational videos on tires I have viewed. 👍

our RV is a single axle. We went from 13" up to 14", and we went from D to an E rating. If you have only one axle, this is a great place to have overkill. Our load rating went up a whole bunch, but we will stick to the max load of the trailer.

Just a superb video, and thank you for your experience. I have owned 3 used bumper pulls, but never really traveled with them, just parked them on a site we owned. Now, with a new 33' Keystone Passport, I am learning all I can. Your video gave me a lot of information and will help me be "smart" when traveling. Thank you, Mike

I carry a cheap harbor freight IR thermometer with me in the truck door pouch. When ever I stop I hit the tires and the hubs and look for abnormal temperatures.

On point video as always Ray. I just blew a tire on my 6 month old 5th wheel driving through Joshua Tree NP. Just lucky the weather was nice so I rolled down the window and heard a terrible noise coming from the trailer. Stopped on the shoulder to find one passenger side trailer tire turned to shrapnel. I never would have know had I not rolled down the window. I ordered Goodyear Endurance tires (like yours) to be delivered to Tire Pros in Twentynine Palms and will add a new EEZ Tire TPMS so I can keep an eye on them from the truck. Once again, your experience has been to my benefit. Thank you for taking the time to share what you have learned on the road. It makes it easy for noobs like me.

The timing of this video is perfect! The upgrade from Load D to E and there running psi was a question I had being looking for an answer. Great info as usual! Thanks Ray.

Good tips. Fully agree with your suggestions. Good point about watching out if you hit a curb or pot hole. It happen to me where we hit a big pothole at low speed at a gas station and I didn't realize it at the time but one the tire that hit the hole was damaged (ripped inside wall). I was lucky to spot it later on before it blew on a trip. Without getting into the different camps about tire pressure what I understand is that unlike car and truck tires, trailer tires are designed to run at full pressure.

I like the tires are easy to read also, big letters help as we get older!

You put a lot of time and miles on your rv,.. ,...that in my book makes you an expert and better to give advice than most anyone.

Awsome job on the info ... I'm a rv virgin and always looking to get educated. Thanks

Always enjoy your down to earth style, Ray. You can tell that you know what you are talking about.

Thank you Ray. This video has been very helpful. The Tire Pressure Monitor System I'm planing on Getting this year is the "TST 507RV" 6 Sensor. I have been looking for a year on & off. This System has risen to the top for me. The company seems to understand and care about Tire maintenance. and they seem to be excited about their products. Like you said, This kind of product isn't cheap but I think its worth it.

The Goodyear Endurance has a 10-year warranty! I'm running them with no problem and they are smooth as silk. Thank you for a great video!

You are doing everything right upgrading your tires are the right move I went from a 10 ply to a 14 go beefy or go home

Helped confirm some of my thoughts, slow down up the load rating.

Service manager at Village RV showed me to keep and eye on the center of trailer tires because when the steel belts begin to loosen the middle of the tire will bulge and this is when a tire fails and explore doing damage to a trailer......way more blowouts happen due to under inflated tires which cause the tires to heat up.......

Never run over a curb or rub your tires along a curb. I drove transport for 25 years and when I had my own equipment I had one tire blow on me over 12 years running heavy loads all over Ontario and Quebec, which is up to 120,000 lbs. gross weight. People who rub their tires are asking for trouble. Great video Ray

I went to a 16 in Lt because I would gain height and with adjustment on the trailer raise it up to pickup height. My tire dealer recommended Falken tires and no issues in 3 yrs, looks like they will go another 3. I put about 7000 to 7500 miles a yr on the pickup so the camper would be less. With the stiffer sidewalls less to worry about in the SW deserts boondocking. Enjoy your videos.

In your video on TRAILER TIRES, you mentioned a TPMS for your camping trailer. I recently installed a TPMS on my tow vehicle, a Dodge Ram 3500 dually, and my 40' 5th wheel camper. The system I purchased was from TST - Truck Systems Technology, and it can monitor up to 22 tires. The set-up allows you to set up the truck and trailer, and the display has an overhead outline of a truck and trailer, and will sequence through all of the tires, giving about a 10 second display of the pressure and temperature of each tire in sequence. I would recommend PASS-THROUGH sensors for the truck, and standard sensors for the trailer. When you are not pulling the trailer, no pressure readings are displayed for the tires on the trailer, but the monitor does indicate that there are tires there. The system's default settings are for the standard 18-wheeler, but is easy to set up for smaller vehicles. It allows you to set low and high pressure warnings, and low and high pressure temperature warnings as well. The default settings for temperature warning is 170-200 degrees, and will sound an alarm at about 150 degrees, and another as the tires get hotter (Instructions indicate that the normal failure temperature is somewhere in the 170-200 degree range for a blow-out). You can set limits on the pressure to accommodate low and high pressure limits. I run my tires at the MAX pressure setting of 80psi, and set warning limits to 65 and 95 psi. The display is a compact unit that is battery powered, and easily removable for remote monitoring. The unit is shipped with two types of mounts, and a DC power cord that plugs into a cigarette lighter socket. It can also be set for automatic turn-off when not plugged in, and will shut down after a short period of time without movement of the truck. It automatically turns on when it senses a door being opened. The following is a quote from the TST website (www.tsttruck.com): "Welcome to Truck System Technologies We beat SmarTire, Pressure Pro, Tire Minder, Doran, and Bendix in price, quality, options, and durability....don't pay more for less....Our system will notify you in the event of a nail puncture or other gradual pressure loss, sudden tire temperature increases, or in the event of a rapid deflation in the tractor or the trailer tires. The system reports both temperature and PSI simultaneously!! Ice, snow, rain, extreme heat....we can take it! Let the system monitor your tires and avoid the manual effort." I hope this helps.Gary N - Tennessee

Wire when checking tread wear, check 4 areas/points around tire. Looking for any unusual tread wear. The least amount of tread measurement is the measurement for that tire. Look for tire separation. This would be any bulge in tire including sidewall and the treat surface. If you have a slow leak in one of the trailer tires, The first thing I would check is the metal stem itself. if it is leaking, get the right size wrench and tighten the nut next to the wheel. A rubber stem can leak as it gets older. Valve core can leak. Get a valve core remover for tightening/replacing. Yes, metal caps. Enjoy your videos!!!

I also use the Tire Minder on my TT. I once had one of the tires blow out the sidewall and I didn't even notice it while towing. Another motorist was nice enough to point it out to us while driving on the freeway! The Tire Minder has two versions. One is for brass valve stems and the other for aluminum. Apparently brass is usually used on rubber stems and OEM vehicles that come with monitoring systems use aluminum.

Good video Ray. I agree two major things to watch is air pressure and speed. I'm thankful I have never had a blow out in 30 years of pulling a trailer. I now drive a Class C. A good TPMS is on my wish list.

I picked up the eez rv TPMS last year for our trip out west. I was impressed with the unit. It has very sensitive temp and pressure sensors. Easy installation, and the monitor, like all monitors, comes with a suction cup. Its small enough to Velcro to the dash. I picked up the unit for eight tires because my truck doesn't have the TPMS built in. The sensors picked up the increase of pressure from the sun on the tires and elevation changes.

I have the EEZTIRE . I wouldn't run without it, Great video! You're the best.

We bought the Goodyear Endurance tires. We found three baby sparrows in one of our heater exhaust pipes. Mother was long gone, since we left the storage lot and got onto the highway for our weekend getaway. I can only imagine her flying after the RV that was hauling north on I-81 at a 60 mph clip. We fed the babies meal worms and crickets, but they only survived another two days. The real reason for my response is to thank you for recommending an upgrade to an E rating. I got a mounting price from the local RV dealership of $780 for four Goodyear Endurance 15 inch tires to match my Cougar Xlite. A second estimate was from the local tire shop I go to for oil changes and truck tires and they quoted me $567.50 installed.

I use the Tire SafeGuard tire monitor system and like it very much. I had the EEZ unit before that but found that it had a problem with losing data but not showing that it had lost the data. It would continue for up to an hour showing everything OK when in fact it wasn't getting any data transmission from a given tire. I understand that the data transmittal can have issues, but I have an issue with losing data for that long without a notification. I replaced that system with the Tire Safeguard. It has a much shorter window on tolerating bad data before sending out an alarm. We have a motor home and it has a mode for just the motorhome tires or those tires plus the tires on the Jeep we usually tow behind. I also like that the batteries are easily changeable with a standard battery type. A tip on that, though, use some silicone grease on the o-ring when replacing the battery. They are small and easily torn if they are dirty, which they will be. The grease makes the top go back on so much easier. Rally enjoy your videos. Keep them coming

Hi Ray. Thanks for another great video. I've been using the TST 507SE on my rig since I bought it June 2016. Monitors temperature and air pressure. Love it. Works great, easy to use and set up and great peace of mind. I used a velcro command strip to attach the monitor to my dash between the radio and a/c controls. Easy for either of us to see and out of the way. Hope this helps. Travel safe.

Good video, very good information. Just put Endurance tires on my trailer about two months ago and so far have been pretty happy with them.

Nice video. I have used the TST 507 but have recently switched to the Tire Tracker TT-500. I like the Tire Tracker better. It's much easier to configure and works well...presumably, since I have not had a tire problem yet. I hope to keep it that way.

I am newbie, but regarding tire maintenance one does NOT havew to be an RVer.... My suggestion for anyone who will parke their unit for over a month at a time would be to buy two properly sized bottle jacks, four properly sized jack stands (and some short 2X10 wood pieces to place under stands) and take the weight OFF of the tires a bit and reduce the pressure, if you have ability to reinflate prior to leaving... this will relax the tires a bit rather than full PSI stress and weight on them. This should lengthen sidewall life (and avoid flat spotting) along with tire covers on sunny side. Just my former engineer opinion. Oh... and your trailer will be more stabilized and not rock on the tires this way. No sea sickness.

Late to the comments but I used Tire Minder and it worked well but requires patience to initially set up. I didn't hear nitrogen mentioned. It was highly recommended to me by the owner of a trucking company. I ended up with 2 tires with air and 2 with nitrogen. The nitrogen tire ran 5F cooler and gained about 4 psi less than the air tires and held the temp and pressure steady after running for about an hour. The air tires fluctuated slightly but always ran hotter and at higher PSI. Very good videos.

I've had a STS system for five years and they have worked great. They are commercial grade and of good quality it might be a good idea to get enough sensors for your truck as well I believe my system can monitor up to 20+ tires.

Great video, as usual. Thank you for sharing your tips. Much appreciated. We bought the EEZ Tire EEZ-RV-TPMS4 TPMS system last year and have been very happy with it. It measures the pressure pretty accurately and temperature. Has an audio alarm and actually spells out what the problem is, should a problem occur. It is also pretty easy to set up the parameters by axle. We like it. Amazon has it for $270 for a 4-tire system. Batteries are user replaceable, although we have not had to replace any of ours yet.

Good video Ray. Too many times I see people stuck on the side of the road with a flat tire and damaged trailer. Slow down and take care of the tires. Do that and they'll get you home safely. I've been using the Tireminder system for a while now and it has worked great. It tells you pressure and temperature and will give you warnings when something goes or is going wrong. You can also add extra sensors, incase you want to monitor your truck tires as well. Hope this helps. Safe travels!

I just bought a new set of Carlisle last September. Wanted to go up a load range and asked for a quote but when they installed them recieved the previous load range. Not impressed and won't deal there again. I agree with your speed comments. Not only for tires but you have to be able to stop too. In the end Ray tires are like toilet paper, everyone has their favourite brand.

Great video and the truck got a cameo. I have had 2 blow outs due to over inflation when my gauge failed and showed lower than actual pressure. I now carry 2 gauges and compare. I notice my truck tires were warmer than my trailer tires this trip.

hi ray....yes temperature and different environments has various change in tire inflation.. I have tire menders and seem to do my rig just fine....cheers

Great in-depth, knowledgeable info. Many thanks! I've researched tires for my car, didn't realize how different the requirements are for trailers.

Another great review Ray. That 303 Protectant is a great product. I Know that when I can finally retire and enjoy the road and travel I will have had some very good information.

Long, Long, Honeymoon did a swap to LT tires on their Airstream trailer, and they had to go up to a 16" tire size...They did a good explanation about the switch...

If you read the sidewall you will see the actual number of sidewall ply. Bet that both the "LR-D" and the LR_E" have the same number. Reason for less sidewall bulge was the higher pressure, not any change in construction. "Load Range" is a reference to the max inflation level, not to be confused with "Load Capacity" which is the number of pounds a tire can support. It is important to not confuse these two different terms. Balancing load is important but only way to know for sure is to get on a truck scale unless you have a "calibrated eyeball" :-) Standard rubber valves are rated for a max of 65. Metal stems 200 psi. IMO any LR-D or higher should have bolt in metal valve stems. Yes metal valve caps are a bit of extra insurance if the valve core develops a slow leak. Sidewall circumferential failure is a real "blowout" or more correctly a Run Low Flex Failure when the sidewall flexes a lot while at highway speed which can even melt the body cord. This is different than a 'Belt Separation" when the belts and tread separate from the body of the tire. Separations are more likely to occur on older tires and tires that have been run hotter due to high load and high speed. You may find additional information, company neutral information on my RV tire blog. www.RVTire Safety.net I am a retired tire design and quality engineer with 40 years experience. Generally a good informative video.

I have a non-contact temperature gun in my glove compartment and using it often has saved me sone heartache on truck, RV, snd motorcycle tires. Purchased at Harbor Freight for $20.

Thank you Ray! I always enjoy your style. Very informative and worthwhile. So enjoy this site.

If your trailer is heavy enough to come equipped with 8-lug wheels, the only way to go is with Boar Wheel and Tire. Designed and engineered to go 80,000-100,000 miles without a blow-out. Research them yourselves. Not cheap, but it is your life you are dealing with in the long run. Very similar to semi-trailer wheels and tires. Watch the videos; it is easy to understand.

Ah, you stole my thunder…. I was just gonna type, “towmax = china bombs”. Hah. Learned that lesson the hard way. After buying most recent rig, I drove it right down to the tire store and put on USA made Goodyears, G rated. No more blowouts.

Thanks for another great video. I was talking to another rv (newbie) like myself at work and we were saying how good you tube is. I was asking him have you ever seen love your rv ray on there. He said I love that guys videos and Angie is a star. Lol. I agreed so now we just wait for your next video patiently. Thanks again.

Well thats why then, we get on the high way and want to go the speed limited but the tires are not up to it, we gut our sway bars on and all that safety stuff but its the speed that the tires can't take it, a lot of people don't know the speed think, good video, thank you.the manufacturers put week side wall tires on the trailers, but there steal being driven over the speed, that there ment to go.and check in at the scales to see whats the trailers weight is.

Great video Ray! Thanks so much for your time and effort putting these vids together for us!!! I've had a couple of blowouts, but after talking to my tire guy, it is from the rv setting too long and not being used, I watch the pressure closely and the tread is always fine, so now, I think I'm just gonna have to use it more!! :) Thanks again!!! w.

I have a Bellacorp TPS got it on amazon works great. Have a 2016 cougar 35 ft 5 th wheel changed the cheep trailer king to a 14 ply Salune tire my trailer runs around 11000 lb new tires are much better strong sidewalk almost no flex run 80 lb cold get warmer while running

Ray, thank you for another great technical video. I just changed my tires to the Goodyear Endurance brand after wearing out some Goodyear Marathons that only made it to 13,000 miles with our 32' travel trailer. Your video greatly helped us choose a new set of tires. I'm always diligent about constantly checking my tire pressure each time I stop. Perhaps this has helped since I've never experienced a blowout yet. I'll let you know how well these new tires hold up. Thanks again!!

Excellent video Ray. One thing I didn't hear you mention was the load rating of the rim. I went from LR C to LR D but my wheels are LR C so technically I'm still running LR C rating but I think of them as C+.

I always love your videos, you guys have inspired me to start my own RV help channel as well. Keep up the great work. Take care and Safe Travels

I upgraded the tires on my travel trailer from the Load Range C installed by the factory to Load Range D (Maxxis M8008 tires) and keep them inflated at the max. 65 psi. I figure there should be much less stress on these LR D tires than a LR C tire that's closer to being maxed out.

Great video, I agree with everything you said. It all made very logical sense. Thank you for also addressing the know-it-alls, I got a kick out of that. There is always at least one in the bunch isn't there? LOL. Your dog is just the cutest!

Try the Tom's system 507f2f I use it with the transmitter in the back of my truck. Works great and cheaper than the other brands.

Good info. But love your old hound dog. Looks like a good girl.

I purchased a new tire minder last year and discovered there is usually a 5 - 10 PSI difference between the tire minder monitor and my very reliable hand held tire pressure guage. There is also a notable difference between transmitters, i.e. using different transmitters on the same tire will result in totally different readings. My conclusion is the transmitters are not very accurate but are designed to detect rapid changes in pressure and temperature which I have not yet experienced, I am riding on China bombs which is why I bought the tire minder, I would have much rather spent the $400 on better tires which I will have to do anyway but hopefully the tire minder will give me some advance warning. Great job on your video.

I made the plunge and bought the eez rv tmps. It was steep, but, hope it worth it. Still don't have my 5ver yet, but, talked myself into buying all I could need 1st so the initial bill wont be so steep (looking forward to the RV seller saying "you will need this" GOT IT. " You will need that" GOT IT. Basically, most things you have advised, I purchased it already. Lol. Love your videos and cant wait for each new one. God Bless....Keith

Your videos are so organized and helpful. Thank you so much.

Do you always get the same spot at Thunderbird? Do you own it? It looks like you are always in the same spot. Any more trips planned for eastern North America ?? I'll be curious to see how you fair with the ENDURANCE tires. There has been a lot of positive talk on them. Keep us updated ! Re: TPMS. It looks like you'll need to find a system that incorporates all your needs. A screen that can toggle between BU cam, GPS and TPMS. Otherwise the cab of your truck will start looking like mission control with so many screens.

I picked up the EEZRV TP515 system. More than sufficient range to the 5th wheel tires without a repeater and it'll do higher pressures. Plus it does report temperatures but I think that it is at best a guideline. At least you can see if one tire is warmer than the others. After seeing some of the damage caused by trailer tire failures, a TPMS seems to be a great idea.

Hello Ray!, great video...Thanks. Just curious about the logistics of getting new tires. Do you go to a tire shop or an RV dealer? Most tire shops near me barely have room for a car to turn around much less a 36 foot 5th wheel....Thanks.

The odds of your tire stems being aligned on the same side are astronomical, go buy a lottery ticket today. As usual, another great video.

As someone who works in the automotive industry, I hate the metal valve stems. They corrode over time and when putting air in a tire can become weak enough to break off. That being said, if you change your tires, and valve stems every 2 years or so you shouldn't see that corrosion issue. Good tire care info!

great overall general information for everyone. thanks Ray.

LT tire discussion... if you go bigger, do NOT go to an LT... they limit to LR E.... Bigger rigs need LR F or, better yet, LR G. And usually have good speed rating and tread life. They have stiffer side walls to last longer with all that trailer weight. Just my opinion from what Ihave learned in research. Bigger issue I am having problems finding info on is HOW to tell the max. rating for a Steel RIM..... If a higer PSI tire is going on, say with 95 to 100 PSI, will the RIM handle it or possibly blow out a rim (it can happen).... I have rims on my heavy used fifth wheel I bought, with just under 12000 unlaiden factory weight, and 14450 max load.... LR F could work, but they recomend LR G. About same money, two more plies. Some idiot had LT truck tires with LR E on the unit. 16 inch rim, I think they are DexStar rims. Only marking diff. from sise is a code "KA". I do not find what that means. I fear that someone may hbe totally switched out the factory rims with inferior tires ont ehm from a smaller unit. I fear the rims may not handle the 95 PSI for new LR G tires... I will get the steel valve stems though which also need a 110 PSI rating. If ONLY I could find out if the rims are safe. RV manufacturers appear to be the worst mfgrs of any rolling object out there, including tricicles. They under-engineer things so badly and poor construction I hear stories of and ALSO,,, Manuals with NO Electrical diagrams?? What kind of shoemakers are this bunch? How do they stay on the US Higways with such sub par mfg????? Units should be built to be as safe as required for at least 20 yrs. and roadworthy as such.

Thanks for sharing your tips! I have a Robbor tpms with ten sensors on my fiver & F250. I purchased it on eBay with a make offer option. This kit has a repeater as well. So far so good. 👍😎🇺🇸

I highly recommend the TST 507 RV tire monitor system. Yes, it's about $300.00 US but it has save our butts 3 times that could have caused a blowout. The $300 is far less than my insurance deductable. LOL.

Glad our Canadian friends like to buy American. 🇺🇸 Keep it in the family. Great video, very informative.

I bought a TST 507 with heat and pressure. The rising heat will usually give you an indication of a problem first (so I was told). They are more than $300 - around $500 I think, with 4 internal sensors for the trailer, anti-lock devices for the dully truck + a repeater.

Thanks Ray! I may do a lot more work on my rv now because of your videos. Save me some money! Thanks!

Thanks for the video lots of nice stuff here. In terms of the Tow Max tires, I got bit in the rear end only 3--4K on them 65MPH and I had one blow out would never recommend them quite a few reported issues with the Tow Max's. I replaced all my tires with Maxxies so far so good. Like the USA made Good Year's

Pretty much nailed it there . Good video!

My favorite trailer tire is the round black ones. Once I find a tire that's more or less round and pretty much blackish then I like to get in real close and get a real good sniff, it should smell like rubber. If it's round, black and smells like rubber then you know you've got a real tire and you can buy with confidence.

I also support the EEZ RV TPMS. Just remember they don' work on rubber air valves, but I think you mentioned having metal ones.

You're so self-deprecating. I'd dare say that after 6 years on the road you're as smart as you need to be about tires. Speaking of 6 years on the road...have you ever done a video about making the decision to be a full-timer? We've been thinking and planning and learning everything we can for the past 10 months in the hope that we'll be on the road sometime in the next year or so. I wondered how you came to this point in your lives. Also, what did you do before full timing and how do you keep up with expenses now? That's kind of personal so tell me to bug off if that's not something you want to answer. My last question is about health insurance. I assume you're on national health as a Canadian. Does that carry over to the US when you're on the road?

Thanks, Ray! I have Power King's on my toy hauler (orginal) and I've only had one issue. I had a sidewall bubble on one of them and thankfully, I was able to catch it before it failed. I will certainly look into the Goodyear tires as I need to replace all six tires on my rig this year. Anything Angie approved is good by me ;0) I also like the speed rating, as here in Utah, we have the crazy 80 mph speed limit. I don't have intentions of towing that fast, but the Goodyear would give me some flexibility. I also use an infrared digital laser thermometer when I stop, checking (confirming) temperatures on my rim / tires. Like many others who have commented, my TPMS does monitor temperature, which is really nice. And I also agree with the metal valve stem, Les hooked me up on that, too.

Bought the tire minder at campersworld , had a choice of a monitor or you could use your iPhone , went with the first option. Which costs more.Have a new 2017 Forest River Cardinal 5th wheel ,You are right, it is expensive , but gives you a comfort zone. Warns you of slow or fast leaks, which can happen even with new tires. Accurate tire pressure. Spent most of my life (4,000,000) driving , seen too many wrecked trailers. Simply, it's hard to put a price tag on you an your families life. I personally think it's the best investment so far we have made .we are newbies as well .PS we in the trucking industry called the cap that came off a tire, ALLIGATOR

My new Jayco 5th wheel came with GoodYear Endurance tires from the factory, got about 1k miles on the do far, but have a trip to Florida coming up next to really test them.

Angie is so adorable, I want that Hound Dog 🐶

One should use teh TIRE PSI recommended.... You switched to LR E.... should use 80 PSI. I suppose 72 would be OK, but worry of heat build up on long hauls would be a fear, I think. So, maybe up to 80 PSI on your long drives? Check tire wear... if sides are wearing, then you should have more PSI.. if center is wearing out first, then less PSI.

thx for the video. we just got our 1st trailer

Thanks Ray, I've been looking forward to this one :)

For info on TPMS also what is better a "flow through" or just replace the cap system, pros/cons.

EEZTIRE T515/SP TIRE PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE MONITORING SYSTEM

Hi Ray, excellent video. I don't know if you remember me or not but I recommended the Endurance tires to you after I got a set. I have about 4000 miles on them and so far so good. I have the TST monitoring system and so far it has been great, a real piece of mind thing. They are very light and haven't shown any wear on the stems. I have the same size rig that you have and the wireless works fine with that distance. model # TM-507RV/SG , it gives you press and temp. I wasn't cheap I think $340 or so, but at least they work. Oh and I have nitrogen filled in my tires, not sure if it makes a difference but they seem to run a little cooler, can't say for sure. Curious to see what you end up with. Thanks for the videos.

Hello. Is this video 2 years old? Meaning 2 years on the Goodyear tires? How do you like them. I put tire pressure monitors on mine. My tires vary 8 to 10 degrees while traveling. Up sizing to 16 inch allows you to increase ply rating to 14 from 10. Travel safe. Robert.

When buying tires each brand of tires and the capability of your axels and your rig must be looked at before purchasing . Research your choice before talking to your tire shop . Business at the tire shop are based on profit and commissions from tire manufacturers . Manufacturers in china and the US both are profit driven . My 15000 lb fifth wheel came with Goodyear 16" Marathon and after 1 year got rid of them .Did lots of investigation and upgraded the Marathons to 235/80r/16 14 ply Sailun st tires running at 110 psi . Doing a side by side comparison of the two brands of tires were amazingly different in the quality built. You tube has side by side comparison on the tires Sailun just built a new state of the art factory . Choose your tires on the best quality you find for your rig . Low Quality tires are sourced in all countries .

Had all new rv tires. Well the valve stems were old and came apart. My advice is to have metal ones installed

Wow...all those miles without a blow-out: well done!

Nice job talking about the tires without getting into the debate saga over opinions, Ray, You talk from your experience and that holds more weight with me. I notice in the video you had a tire ramp, hoping you were going to mention it. Who is the maker and place to purchase and how well does it works? Thanks for the video, good timing on tire talk.

Very informative.

I just put new tires and wheels on my 5th Wheel the tires and wheels on the my trailer only have 2000 miles on them but I wanted to up grade for a up coming trip so I went to 4K wheels and Goodyear D614 tires and ST235/85/16 14 ply at 110 PSI from ST235/80/16 10 ply at 80 PSI so I will see if that works. I also run a Tire Pressure Monitoring System from www.minderresearch.com/tireminder/ to see what the PSI and Temp. of each tire as I drive.

Nice overview of trailer tires. I think the old slogan that "speed kills" applies even more to tires. It always scares me to see 10 K pounds of trailer bouncing down the highway at 75 mph on a really hot day. What are your thoughts on repairing a puncture with a plug - is it safe or should I just replace the tire ?

Great vlog!!! Thanks for sharing.