4ever
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Today on our way home from Elkhart we had a blow-out on our door side front tire (see pic). Our unit is a 2014 Landmark and we just purchased it back in June. We have less then 1,000 miles on the rig. When we got home I was looking over the blown tire and noticed that the tire is a
LT 285 / 86 R16 (see pic). In the my Landmark Owners Manual on page 37 they explain what tire numbers are about. It states "LT Indicates the tire is for light truck or trailers" and "ST An ST is an indication the tire is for trailer use only". In addition there is a large block area on the page with bold letters NOTICE and underneath it has this quote also in bold letters.
ALTHOUGH TIRES DESIGNATED "LT" ARE SOMETIMES USED ON TRAILERS, THEY ARE NOT RECOMMENDED FOR USE ON YOUR TRAILER AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED AS REPLACEMENTS FOR THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT "ST" DESIGNATED TIRES.
WOW! According to this I have all the wrong tires on our new rig. This has my wife and I pretty shook up. Had the blow-out today and fortunately no injuries and no damage to our rig. However, it surely could have had a different outcome. We have been driving around for the last two months we these tires. Curious as to what Heartland will stay about this.
Ted
LT 285 / 86 R16 (see pic). In the my Landmark Owners Manual on page 37 they explain what tire numbers are about. It states "LT Indicates the tire is for light truck or trailers" and "ST An ST is an indication the tire is for trailer use only". In addition there is a large block area on the page with bold letters NOTICE and underneath it has this quote also in bold letters.
ALTHOUGH TIRES DESIGNATED "LT" ARE SOMETIMES USED ON TRAILERS, THEY ARE NOT RECOMMENDED FOR USE ON YOUR TRAILER AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED AS REPLACEMENTS FOR THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT "ST" DESIGNATED TIRES.
WOW! According to this I have all the wrong tires on our new rig. This has my wife and I pretty shook up. Had the blow-out today and fortunately no injuries and no damage to our rig. However, it surely could have had a different outcome. We have been driving around for the last two months we these tires. Curious as to what Heartland will stay about this.
Ted