smokeywren

I take it back. The 2013 Jayco Eagle 304BHS has a GVWR of 9,000 pounds. But Jayco has been selling an Eagle 304BHS since at least 1999, so the older ones may have less GVWR.

And that "S" in the model number usually means slide. If yours doesn't have a slide, it will be lighter.



Floorplan 304BHS (DEALER STOCK ONLY)

Weights Unloaded Vehicle Weight (lbs)6,650
Dry Hitch Weight (lbs)895
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (lbs)9,000
Cargo Carrying Capacity (lbs)2,350

A7B2FX4

One thing about ST tires is the very short treadlife on them. They get away with this since most people just dont put that many miles on trailers. I was amazed in a RV mag lately a manufacturer was claiming at 12000 miles the tire was at the end of its useful life. I run 5 trailers and about 10k miles is tops for any OE trailer tire.(all Chinese, Vietnamese etc). Since the tires are 16" I switch to LT then and fortunately LR E's have the capacity I need and the longevity. A 10k treadlife tire is a rip off. Also if buying a tire look for the DOT manufacture date. If you dont put that many miles on a tire you dont want to get one that has already been sitting in the rack for 3 years.

kozal01

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Mine is a 96 and its a 304BH, not BHS so it's a bit lighter than the BHS. Dry weight is 5500 pounds.

acadianbob

I put 25,000 on a set of Goodyear Marathons LR C. They still looked good; some wear on the edges as you might expect. No issues whatsoever.

If you have 14" tires, take a look at Kumho 857's. LR D and 99 mph rated in a trailer tire.

smokeywren

7700 GVWR minus 10% hitch weight = 6,930 pounds max on the trailer tires. 6930 divided by 4 = 1733 pounds on each tire. So 205/75R14C with max 1760 pounds per tire would have been legal. 205/75R15C with max 1820 pounds per tire would be better.

To get up to the GVWR of the trailer, the tires would need least 1925 pounds weight capacity. Both the 205/75R15D and the 225/75R15C with 2150 weight capacity would give you some wiggle room = 24% more than the absolute minimum of 1733 required, and 11% more than the GVWR.

225/75R15D has 2540 pounds weight capacity = 32% more than GVWR, and the 225/75R15E has 2830 = 47% more than GVWR.

I try to achieve 25% or more tire capacity than GVWR, and when I can do that I rarely have trailer tire problems. So for your trailer, assuming enough clearance room inside the wheelwells, I'd probably buy Maxxis M8008 ST225/75R15D tires plus 6" wide wheels to mount them on. The load range E (so-called 10 ply) wouldn't hurt anything, but they cost more and the weight rating is overkill for your needs.

If there is not room inside your wheelwells for the 225s, then I'd settle for 205/75R15D = 2150 weight capacity Those are rare, but Maxxis makes them. If even those won't fit, then you have to back off to 14" wheels. 215/75R14 = 1870 weight capacity, which is less than GVWR but more than the absolute 1733 required to be legal.

http://www.maxxistires.com/Industria...ST-Radial.aspx
then click on "specifications"

willieboy

I have a travel trailer very similar to yours in weight. I went with the D load range ST 225/75-15 radial from Maxxis. I have been VERY happy with this tire. It is an upgrade from the stock C range 205/75-15 that came on it (absolute Crap Carlisles...). I picked mine up from Discount Tire. I did have to order them a few days prior.

Don't forget the spare!

kozal01

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Thanks everyone for the good input, now I have enough info to make a more informed decision on tires.

kozal01

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Ok, so Ive been shopping around online for tires. I have it narrowed down to the Maxxis that you guys suggested and Kenda Karrier. Im confused though, as noted before my Jayco has a GVWR of 7700 pounds but right on the sticker is says to use an ST 205-75 R15 load range C tire on a 15X5 wheel which makes no sense because that only ads up to 7300 pounds of tire capacity. One, why would they recommend such underrated tires for this GVWR? I know you guys suggested going to a 225-75 on 6 inch wide wheels but new wheels just arent in the budget BUT I did find two tires, one by Maxxis and one by Kenda in a 205-75 R15 load range D which would be 2150 pounds max capacity. On Etrailer they claim the Kenda's will fit on my 5 inch wide wheels but Maxxis had no detailed info on their site for there load range D but Summit claims a 6 inch wide wheel is minimum for all of the Maxxis 205-75 R15's which sucks.

http://www.etrailer.com/Tires-and-Wh...a/AM10245.html

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/mxx-10364

If I get time tomorrow Im going to swing into Discount tire to get some better info on the Maxxis since Maxxis has crap for info on their own site.

OldMansTruck

About 15 minutes ago i recomended the Maxxis M8008 to a buddy of mine. There is no other trailer tire on the market that i would run if you're wanting a truly good tire in that size. Carlisle's are good tires but they're just that, good. Kenda is a good tire but it's nothing to write home about. Turnpike, Westlake, HiRun's all those are just cheap basic import trailer tires. Anytime a customer calls me and asks for a price on a trailer tire i ask em if they want something cheap that will last a few years and then dry rot or if they want a tire that they are going to run it bald in a year or two. Maxxis is definitely the tire if you plan to use your trailer.

OldMansTruck

BTW that price from Summit is a good price because they cost me $95.80 each.