JIGBUILDER
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When I towed for a living (retired some years now) I use PJ/Kaufman and Starlite GN flatdecks. All three had a upgrade option to 16" LT E tires and Alcoa aluminum wheels on 5.2k-6k axles.
In this type of work 16" ST E poly tires are good for maybe 25k before throwing a tread of a zipper....... or the tread worn out (which was rare). With five trailers on the road I couldn't afford to use the ST tire with their advertised superior reliability :laughing:
With a quality LT tire that the tire mfg recommended for trailer service I could get 60k-70k miles before the tires tread was worn out. Sometimes the 60k-70k miles came in a year of service.
Now..... a ST235/80 or 85-16 load G tire at 4080-4400 lbs capacity like the commercial grade all steel ply carcass Sailun S637 have good service stories on haulers forums. These tire first came as a LT made for regional service trailers but due to high tariff rates on P and LT tires Sailun re badged them as a ST. I have a set of the S637 LT's on a 36' triaxle GN stock trailer/7k axles before the rebadging. I had them mounted in '13 and with 42k-43k miles I've had no problems.
In this type of work 16" ST E poly tires are good for maybe 25k before throwing a tread of a zipper....... or the tread worn out (which was rare). With five trailers on the road I couldn't afford to use the ST tire with their advertised superior reliability :laughing:
With a quality LT tire that the tire mfg recommended for trailer service I could get 60k-70k miles before the tires tread was worn out. Sometimes the 60k-70k miles came in a year of service.
Now..... a ST235/80 or 85-16 load G tire at 4080-4400 lbs capacity like the commercial grade all steel ply carcass Sailun S637 have good service stories on haulers forums. These tire first came as a LT made for regional service trailers but due to high tariff rates on P and LT tires Sailun re badged them as a ST. I have a set of the S637 LT's on a 36' triaxle GN stock trailer/7k axles before the rebadging. I had them mounted in '13 and with 42k-43k miles I've had no problems.
