Wadcutter
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I had Denmans on my last 5er. They were a good stiff, heavy tire and after 7500 miles didn't show any wear. I was happy with them. Like another said, Denmans are easier to find if for some reason you're out on the road and need a replacement. That's why I went Denman when I did.
If you're looking for another heavy duty tire then look at Titan. They use to be made in the US and may still be. I haven't looked as I haven't needed tires. They've been making tires for over 100 years. Titan makes tires for heavy construction equipment but also a run of E range 15". I've had Titans before and would so again if I needed tires. The only reason I went with Denmans last time was the dealer had Denmans and he said he could Titans in the next day.
Titan Tires
If these aren't the size you are looking for then play around on the Titan site for what you need.
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magster
Palm Bay, Florida
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I'd avoid Denman's like the bubonic plague. Blew three of four in one summer, with $8,000 damage to our trailer (happily covered under comprehensive insurance). They had about 8,000 miles on them, and no, they were not over-inflated, under-inflated, we're not over-loaded,axels are fine, et al. Obviously, we got a bad batch of made-in-Mexico Denmans and I got zero satisfaction from the company.
Thought I was so smart upgrading to 80lb, 10-ply tires on our 15-inch wheels. We have an 80-pound Maxxis as a spare, but went back to original equipment 65-pound tires.
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Wadcutter
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When you go with 80 psi tires be sure to have them also install high pressure steel valve stems. Often times if you don't ask for them you'll get the regular rubber stems. That is often the cause of people experiencing tire failure. They'll use the rubber stems, inflate to 80 psi, then the stems will fail causing immediate tire deflation. By the time they stop their tire is shredded and they'll blame the tire, not the real cause.
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magster
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Wadcutter wrote:When you go with 80 psi tires be sure to have them also install high pressure steel valve stems. Often times if you don't ask for them you'll get the regular rubber stems. That is often the cause of people experiencing tire failure. They'll use the rubber stems, inflate to 80 psi, then the stems will fail causing immediate tire deflation. By the time they stop their tire is shredded and they'll blame the tire, not the real cause.
Nope, that ain't it. We, indeed, have steel valve stems, information learned from this site.
Our tread simply separated in strips, flailing away at everything in its way. Literally had tire tracks up the side of the trailer. Even smashed the side awning support off the side of the trailer which wound up -- somewhere -- in Montana. The right side of our fiver looked like it had been pulled through Baghdad.
Oh, by the way, I was driving about 50-55mph when the suckers shredded.
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rookey
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I've had Maxxis on my last two 5ers, my dirt bikes and dune buggy. Love their tires and am a believer.
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Lttlfeller
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When 3 of my Chinese tires self destructed in the third season of use I switched to Maxxis and have run them for the last 3 years with no problems at all; I've been very happy with them.
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jimw606
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I put Maxxis 10 ply 225/75/15 on my CR Cruiser. Wheels are only rated for 75 psi, so I cold inflated to 74 psi. Just returned from 4,000 mile trip, at 62 to 65 miles per hour. Some days in the mid 90's. No problems and the tires were never over 110 deg. when stopped and checked. Very pleased so far. Jim
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Trobin
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I am on the second set of Denmans on My 31ft Jayco, the first set all started to separate after starting out on a trip after setting up a few months. The second set are now doing the same thing. I am religious about tire pressure etc and have had the trailer weighed but still having probs. These are the 15in 10 ply. They haven't actually come apart yet but suspect they would not have lasted much longer and make for a bumpy ride as they seem to bulge out in the tread area when the belts start to separate. The trailer only calls for "D" rated tires but went to the "E's" after the Carlials that were on the trailer when I bought it used blew apart on the road.Those were not orig equip. They came apart and tore up stuff before I could get stopped. After talking with Jayco, they informed Me that the Carlials were not orig equip so that means that the orig tires had been replaced before I bought the unit. It is a 2004 unit so has had more than it's share of tires. I may try a LT tire this time instead of the ST tire. I know the cost initially but this thing of constantly changing tires gets expensive as well, not to mention the worry of a blow out on the road.
Tim
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