Sotera Viatus ST tire

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Anyone have any comments about the Sotera Viatus ST trailer tire. A 5th wheel I am looking at has 3 of these, 235-80-16 load range E, 10 ply. Yep Chinese. The odd one is a Noble NB809 235-85-16, "F", and 10 ply. The Sotera are date code 1915 and couldn't see the odd one since in was on the inside and a wet field. The trailer won't travel much, mainly as a "cabin" on the bayou so not really worried unless they are ready to explode.

If I get it I'll pull the odd one and make it the spare, no spare currently, and get one more of the Sotera. Simple Tire has them for $98.

[Mac99]

On my last visit to a pro truck tire shop, I saw several
pallets of blown tires. I asked about them and was told
that they were all Chinese. Their quality is inconsistent,
and they are prone to failure. I can not imagine how anyone
can justify the money difference given the damage that can
occur to a trailer or motorhome, to say nothing about the
inconvenience of dealing with a blow out on the highway.
They called them "china bombs". Yours are 2 1/2 years
old right now. Were I you, I would change them out immediately for Made in USA quality brand name tires.
JMHO

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Not my trailer yet but may when the time comes. I'm well aware of inconsistent chinese crap. Looking for comments on this specific brand.

[JIMNLIN]

We have some very good ST/P and LT tires made in china. Sure they produced some terrible 13"/14"/15"/16" load C/D and E ST tires in the past. But the product has changed and their not all bad.

Tires like the Sailun S637 ST235/80-16 load G commercial grade all steel ply carcass have excellent reliability record since the '11 era.

Poly carcass Providers in 14"/15"/16"/17.5" ST tires since the '10 era.

The new Carlisle HD ST tire has been out for over a year and has no record but popular with those that use them.

Endurance another new gen ST class tire from Goodyear made in the usa has been out about a year with no track record. So far no complaints.

Tires above are the new gen L and M speed rated (75-81 mph ).

If you decide to use those tires be sure and pick up a spare wheel and tire.

Will those tires make another trip ? No one knows.