User Tag List
Thanks: 0
Results 31 to 40 of 60
Thread: Westlake strikes again
-
11-05-2019, 10:11 AM #31
- Join Date
- Jun 2019
- Posts
- 155
- Mentioned
- 1 Post(s)
- Tagged
- 0 Thread(s)
Last edited by J&J___; 11-05-2019 at 11:41 AM.
-
11-05-2019, 10:40 AM #32
- Join Date
- Mar 2019
- Location
- Traverse City
- Posts
- 57
- Mentioned
- 1 Post(s)
- Tagged
- 0 Thread(s)
I couldn’t agree more!. As a first time 5er owner I didn’t have the full picture. I had read some of the warnings but I thought I might be worrying needlessly. That’s why I took the precaution of a TPMS. My trailer is a 2017 and I later discovered that GD put G rated on the 18s. After my mishap I immediately switched to Sailun S637 235x85x16 for a little more trailer height .
Chuck & Trish
2017 350M
2018 Ram 3500 DRW
2014 HD Roadking
-
11-05-2019, 05:01 PM #33
- Join Date
- Nov 2017
- Location
- Washington State
- Posts
- 309
- Mentioned
- 1 Post(s)
- Tagged
- 0 Thread(s)
I know that the tire manufactures claim to have ST tires speed rated at 75/80+ but if you check with the inside people it's not so. Remember one thing: Cars and trucks carry people and the NTSB frowns on tires not being what they say. Trailers only carry cargo so no big deal if a tire blows up at 75 mph. Besides it is cheaper to make the tire that way.
Lyle & Judy and Annie the Westie
Retired (Government employee/USMC/USAFR, Ret) & Retired (insurance industry)
2018 F-350 CC LB DRW 4X4 6.7 (3.55)(Reese 18k "puck system")
2018 Solitude 310GK (5500 Onan Genset)
2020 F-150 SCSB XLT 2.7L 10 speed
-
11-09-2019, 06:50 AM #34
- Join Date
- Feb 2019
- Posts
- 402
- Mentioned
- 2 Post(s)
- Tagged
- 0 Thread(s)
-
11-09-2019, 06:37 PM #35
- Join Date
- May 2014
- Location
- NW AL/NE GA Mountains
- Posts
- 2,083
- Mentioned
- 4 Post(s)
- Tagged
- 0 Thread(s)
Look on your sidewall. If the tire is from China, I don't want it unless it's a Sailun. I don't care what the ratings are. They're still of poor quality across the board. And I also question the NHTSA for not doing a better job of looking out for the safety of U.S. citizens.
It's bad enough for a 70 year old man with no trailer experience to be driving a 55' long tow truck and fifth wheel--much less with junk tires.
-
11-17-2019, 06:57 AM #36
- Join Date
- Jun 2018
- Location
- Denver, nc
- Posts
- 75
- Mentioned
- 0 Post(s)
- Tagged
- 0 Thread(s)
Wish that was my case, going to fast and not checking the tires.
When you do everything you can and its still not enough then you will understand its just not worth it. Lives are more important.
Also the cost of the repairs to the camper add up to the cost of new tires almost.
Called GD and they had a speech prepared by their attorney saying they don't get enough failures for the amount of tires they use so there are no issues.
My thing is a tire should hold up better and not fail like this one did. I've had flats over the years but never had a tire fall apart like this one.
Westlake = p.o.s.
-
01-22-2020, 05:32 AM #37
- Join Date
- Jan 2020
- Location
- North Port Florida
- Posts
- 381
- Mentioned
- 7 Post(s)
- Tagged
- 0 Thread(s)
Picking up new S Class in 2 weeks ... I am reading the G rated tires seem OK?? 5ver I am trading I changed to Endurance as soon as I got the rig home but they were E rated ... later Frank
Frank & Cindy --- S Class Solitude 2930RL-R ---2019 Ram 3500 Cummins 6.7 SRW 4x4 8' bed---Remi & Sage traveling Pomskies ---TST 507 TPMS ... B&W Patriot 18K---3.73 axle ... Predator 3500--Backflip MX4---48 days 2019---51 days camped 2020---***Payload 4394***
-
01-22-2020, 08:33 AM #38
- Join Date
- Nov 2013
- Location
- Sitting in the sun! FL for along while
- Posts
- 8,063
- Blog Entries
- 19
- Mentioned
- 90 Post(s)
- Tagged
- 0 Thread(s)
S-class should have G-rated tires on it from GD. I haven't heard of anybody having problems with the G-rated Westlakes. The problems that have been reported on here have been about E-rated tires on the heavy trailers.
Marcy & Gary
2014 Grand Design - Reflection 303RLS
2022 GMC 3500 Denali Duramax Longbed SRW
2015 GMC Denali 3500 - Retired
2003 F350 - retired
Michigan
We're in trouble now, the dog are bloggin'!
https://3dogsandatrailer.wordpress.com/
-
03-09-2020, 06:58 PM #39
- Join Date
- May 2019
- Location
- Greenbrier,Ar
- Posts
- 29
- Mentioned
- 0 Post(s)
- Tagged
- 0 Thread(s)
Where did it say he was using a Anderson hitch
-
03-12-2020, 05:18 AM #40
- Join Date
- Oct 2015
- Location
- Kentucky
- Posts
- 13
- Mentioned
- 0 Post(s)
- Tagged
- 0 Thread(s)
I always hate to hear about these tire failures and sorry to hear about the OP's incident. Always makes me wonder when it will be my turn?
I'm one of those lucky owners that you don't hear about. I currently have the original E-rated Westlake tires on our 348M that came with the camper when we picked it up in Oct. 2015. We've kept an eye on the tires and the speed generally around 65mph max. We are one of the survivors and are currently shopping for new tires before we head out on our first camping trip of the season. The 348M has 7,000# axles and a 16.5k lbs max load capacity, so theoretically the E-rated tire is just barely sufficient. As such, I am looking at the GY Endurance E-rated tire or the Sailun G637 G-rated tire. Decisions, decisions...
Thank you to everyone that frequently posts. As anyone can tell by my post count, I'm not one of those. Happy Camping!
Re-pack bearings necessary?
Today, 09:25 AM in Axles, Brakes, and Suspension