I blew one out on the way home last Sunday and I searched and researched for days before ordering new tires today. After some research I’ve decided to move up to a commercial tire so I can get 14 plys. I discovered that I’m right at the upper limit of a 10 ply tire hauling my 40ft monster (and they don’t make many 12 ply tires), so I’m moving to 14 ply. The new ones will give me almost 2000k leeway of weight per side.
I say all that to say this, do your research and know how heavy your camper is fully loaded, because even best tire out there won’t hold up if it’s maxed out its entire life. Also, dips, bends and curves in the road shifts weight from side to side and can actually put some tires over their weight. Lastly, you can go up in plys with little to no effect on your ride as long as your wheels can handle the pressure requirements.
FYI, I’m going with Hercules tires because they had a highly rated commercial option in my size and they are not made in China. As you probably already know… Stay away from the China junk! I’s not easy to do because there are a lot of China brands on the market, seriously there are like 10 China brand tires for each American brand. Oh, a most American brands are NOT made in America, they are made in places like Vietnam or similar with components made/produced in America. Oh and I discovered that there are a one or two American brands that also have tires made in China, so always confirm the tire origin by looking on the sidewall and send it back if it’s made in china.
Good luck!
