Tyres Bridgestone

[Grey13]

Hi Preparing for my summer Italy trip. Need new caravan Tyres. Had Firestone fitted, was very happy. However Firestone seem scarce right now. Looking at Bridgestone 185/75 R14 102/100R Duravis R660 Any comments suggestions?

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[otherclive]

Hi Preparing for my summer Italy trip. Need new caravan Tyres. Had Firestone fitted, was very happy. However Firestone seem scarce right now. Looking at Bridgestone 185/75 R14 102/100R Duravis R660 Any comments suggestions?

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They are a top quality make so I’d have no qualms. My last two sets of caravan tyres were Hankook Vantra which are a light commercial vehicle tyre so if they are suitable for WVM they are okay for a caravan.

 

[Hutch]

I have always used Hankook Vantras, but just changed my tyres for GT radial van tyres. £150 for two 195,70, 15. 102/104.
Your Bridgestone should be fine, a well known brand name, enjoy your Italian trip.

 

[Grey13]

Thanks. Off to lake Garda for a few weeks. Will do trips without the van round Lake Como and another down to Turin (Barolo Wine area) then along Ligurian Sea past Genoa. Looking forward to it! Bought a painting in South Africa (online) sent it over here then thought I would check the artist. A Mr Borelli lives near Turin, art sells for a packet. Anyway we will be spending a day drinking wine etc with him. Excited about that!

 

[Hutch]

Thanks. Off to lake Garda for a few weeks. Will do trips without the van round Lake Como and another down to Turin (Barolo Wine area) then along Ligurian Sea past Genoa. Looking forward to it! Bought a painting in South Africa (online) sent it over here then thought I would check the artist. A Mr Borelli lives near Turin, art sells for a packet. Anyway we will be spending a day drinking wine etc with him. Excited about that!

Sounds great, enjoy it.

 

[otherclive]

I have always used Hankook Vantras, but just changed my tyres for GT radial van tyres. £150 for two 195,70, 15. 102/104.
Your Bridgestone should be fine, a well known brand name, enjoy your Italian trip.

I bought a new 2005 Bailey Bordeaux and had a payload upgrade that took it to 1400 kg. The OEM tyres, Maxmiler, had a combined load of 1420kg so I decided to upgrade the tyres LI to give me more margin over the caravans 1400 kg MTPLM. Around that time there had been news of some OEM caravan tyres shredding so as I’m cautious wrt tyres I chose GT Radial Kargomax ST6000 which are a dedicated trailer tyre as we planned some long trips to southern France. I was advised they would shake the van to bits but after 9 years (5+4 yrs) all my wardrobes and fittings were where Bailey fitted them. Plus no damp. I’d have no hesitation fitting the GT Radials to any trailer I used.

 

[Woodentop]

Our van was shod from new in Maxxis tyres and I found them a good stable tyre.
If you want an alternative look at the ATSEuromaster site where you will find Goodyear Cargomaster tyres at £101 a pop fitted. Agreed they are van tyres but Goodyear are every bit the match for Bridgestone and a darn sight cheaper!

 

[Grey13]

Have anyone fitted tyron bands with your tyres. Seems like a good idea to me?

Flat Tyre Protection - Tyron

Tyron MultiBands are an addition to your existing vehicle wheel creating a safety wheel so in the event of a puncture or blowout you have control.

www.tyron.co.uk

 

[RogerL]

Many long debates on this - my view is that it's pointless given the safety ledges in the wheel rims which do the same job and have been standard for decades.

 

[Lutz]

I agree with RogerL. Tyre pressure monitoring systems are superior by far because they warn you before the worst happens.

 

[Hutch]

Have anyone fitted tyron bands with your tyres. Seems like a good idea to me?

Flat Tyre Protection - Tyron

Tyron MultiBands are an addition to your existing vehicle wheel creating a safety wheel so in the event of a puncture or blowout you have control.

www.tyron.co.uk

I have just removed the Tyron bands from my wheels, I bought the mobile band removal kit about 5 years ago, and when I went to use it it was terrible, if you got a puncture in Europe with these bands fitted it would be a nightmare. The kit is not strong enough. Your much better to have Tyre Pal kit fitted so you can see the pressures and temperature of the tyres.

 

[Grey13]

Thanks guy's. No bands

 

[Buckman]

I agree with RogerL. Tyre pressure monitoring systems are superior by far because they warn you before the worst happens.

We used our Tyrepal 215 for many years on our caravan and I am sure that it helped prevent any blow outs. As we no longer have a caravan we will be selling the Tyrepal unit along with all the sensors.