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i used a mobile fitter.less fuss and cheaper.

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Quote: Originally posted by tango55 on 16/9/2012

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As there are only two tyres on a single axle caravan they need to carry the extra load therefore commercial tyres should be fitted and balanced. Car tyres are radial tyres which are banded and designed to roll and grip the road but when towing a caravan we don't drive the same as solo therefore we don't use high speeds or heavy cornering so radial tyres are not recommended for this reason. Many tyre fitters won't fit car tyres to a caravan anyway and quite rightly so too merely because of safety reasons as a caravan should not roll when entering a bend or corner and if a tyre fitter did happen to fit radial tyres to a caravan then they would very likely be held accountable for fitting incorrect tyres if any accident ocurred. An insurance assessor would clarify that the tyres fitted to the caravan were not fit for purpose therefore making the insurance void.

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Quote: Originally posted by Jason Neville on 16/9/2012

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My van is 5 years old and its time to change the tyres. Where do you get caravan tyres from are they different to car tyres. And who would you reccomend do it. Mobile service would be good.

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Contact Event tyres  http://www.event-tyres.co.uk/   and give them the tyre size and have the tyre loading index  available. They come out at the time you ask for, they do a superb job and their prices are right. If you are at all unsure about tyre size or load index ring them. I was impressed by their service.

We have used e tyres and they have fitters who do understand about caravan tyres, and having them done on your drive is easy. As Tentz says the load rating is the key aspect for caravan tyres

IMO you don;t need to worry so much abouyt premium brand tyres as they aren;t required to do same job as tyres on a car or van/truck. We got E tyres budget commercial tyres and they are fine - do however check the manufacturer date and request a recent 2011/12 set

Tyre safe website worth a read to understand about this

We upgraded our folding camper tyres to commercial ones with an increased load rating over Pennine's original (underspecced) ones

Ensuring tyres are correctly inflated at all times and rotated i the off season is just as important however

http://www.tyresafe.org/tyre-safety/caravan-tyre-safety/load-and-inflation-tables

will help.

Quote: Originally posted by tango55 on 16/9/2012

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As there are only two tyres on a single axle caravan they need to carry the extra load therefore commercial tyres should be fitted and balanced. Car tyres are radial tyres which are banded and designed to roll and grip the road but when towing a caravan we don't drive the same as solo therefore we don't use high speeds or heavy cornering so radial tyres are not recommended for this reason. Many tyre fitters won't fit car tyres to a caravan anyway and quite rightly so too merely because of safety reasons as a caravan should not roll when entering a bend or corner and if a tyre fitter did happen to fit radial tyres to a caravan then they would very likely be held accountable for fitting incorrect tyres if any accident ocurred. An insurance assessor would clarify that the tyres fitted to the caravan were not fit for purpose therefore making the insurance void.

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Quote by Tentz:   Where on earth did you learn this? it is completely incorrect. All modern tyres are radial tyres, car & commercial. Provided load rating of tyres add up to more than caravan weight it is ok to use use car tyres on a lightweight 'van. For example 155/80x13 car tyres usually have load index of 79 which allows 437kg on each tyre so they are ok to use on a caravan of 750kg all up weight.

Heavier caravans will need commercial van tyres to allow sufficient weight rating, for example 185/80x14C commercial van tyres usually have load index of 102 which allow 850kg on each tyre so total of 1700kg which is more than adequate for heavier 2axle caravans.

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The information I have learned about caravan tyres has come from various caravan handbooks so technically I take it that you are suggesting that the info printed in these books is incorrect then?

Quote: Originally posted by rabbin8 on 17/9/2012

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Quote: Originally posted by tango55 on 16/9/2012

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As there are only two tyres on a single axle caravan they need to carry the extra load therefore commercial tyres should be fitted and balanced. Car tyres are radial tyres which are banded and designed to roll and grip the road but when towing a caravan we don't drive the same as solo therefore we don't use high speeds or heavy cornering so radial tyres are not recommended for this reason. Many tyre fitters won't fit car tyres to a caravan anyway and quite rightly so too merely because of safety reasons as a caravan should not roll when entering a bend or corner and if a tyre fitter did happen to fit radial tyres to a caravan then they would very likely be held accountable for fitting incorrect tyres if any accident ocurred. An insurance assessor would clarify that the tyres fitted to the caravan were not fit for purpose therefore making the insurance void.

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What Tentz is trying to say is, Your talking complete B******S.

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Quote: Originally posted by tango55 on 17/9/2012

Quote by Tentz:   Where on earth did you learn this? it is completely incorrect. All modern tyres are radial tyres, car & commercial. Provided load rating of tyres add up to more than caravan weight it is ok to use use car tyres on a lightweight 'van. For example 155/80x13 car tyres usually have load index of 79 which allows 437kg on each tyre so they are ok to use on a caravan of 750kg all up weight.

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Heavier caravans will need commercial van tyres to allow sufficient weight rating, for example 185/80x14C commercial van tyres usually have load index of 102 which allow 850kg on each tyre so total of 1700kg which is more than adequate for heavier 2axle caravans.

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The information I have learned about caravan tyres has come from various caravan handbooks so technically I take it that you are suggesting that the info printed in these books is incorrect then?
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Post last edited on 17/09/2012 22:03:42

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