PU Tires near Jacksonville, FL?

[springer02]

Well, we're on spring break. Somewhere back around Columbia, S.C., we lost the tread off one of our PU tires. Put the spare on and all is good, thanks to the trucker who let us know before it really gave way.

Anyway, we're going to go get dinner now, but if anyone has any ideas where I could get a new tire tonight in or near Jacksonville, or easy-on, easy-off tomorrow between here and Key Largo, we'd appreciate a tip.

Current tires are Duro, load range C, B7813ST. We don't want to wait around in the morning for things to open, so if it's tomorrow it would be better if it was south of here. Cocoa maybe? (DD wants to go to Ron Jon's anyway!)

BTW: Are Duros the right thing to buy for replacement?

Dave

[aw738]

If you can find a Wal-Mart they may have a tire/rim combo that might be the correct size. As for the brand they don't have Duro tires. At least my local one doesn't.

[tlhdoc]

You might want to check a PU dealer.  They would be more likely to have a DURO brand tire.  Good luck on the hunt.

[Tim5055]

Florida Fleetwood Dealers (North to South):


Rivers Bus & RV Sales
10626 General Ave.
Jacksonville, FL  32220  
(904) 783-0313
(800) 253-0224


Snider's Leisure Time RV
1012 S. Hopkins Ave.
Titusville, FL  32780  
321-636-7742
800-260-3578


Tropical RV & Auto Exchange
2777 South U.S. Hwy. #1
Ft. Pierce, FL 34982
(772) 464-0753


RV Sales Of Broward, Inc.
1955 S. State Rd. 7
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33317
954-583-3382


Non-Fleetwood dealers on the east coast (also North to South):

Palm RV Centers 5750 Orange Avenue 561-489-2300

Easy Livin' RV Sales, Inc. 4611 S. US Hwy 1  561-461-0800

Interstate RV 3961 S. US Hwy 1 561-489-3099

Johnson RV Center 2633 S. US 1 561-466-600

Top Notch Marine & RV 2450 North U.S. 1 561-466-3119

Camperama - 2660 N. U.S. Hwy. 1, 561-461-2406

VanLand RV Center - 16901 North Cleveland Ave., 239-995-6000, 800-826-5263,

Cathey RV's, Inc. 2870A Forest Hill Blvd  407-967-2445

Palm RV Centers 2441 South State Rd 7 954-584-3200

Sundance Motor Homes 5200 South State Road 7 954-587-7220

Broward RV Sales 2000 W. State Road 84 305-583-3382

Miami RV 5371 NW 79th Avenue 305-591-0777

Holiday RVs Inc. - 100099 Overseas Hwy, 1-800-458--0531


Out of the way woudl be Camping World in Orlando/Kissimmee
Camping World
5175 W Hwy 192
Kissimmee, FL
800-327-9153

[springer02]

Thanks, folks. We held our breath w/o a good spare until we got to the Keys. We never could find anything open on Saturday. Picked up a new tire there. Wasn't a Duro, but had to take what I could get.

We ended up putting the other new one on the camper and the remaining original tire on the spare location for now.

I was surprised we only got two years out of the first set of tires, but that does include 10K of longer trips and a bunch of shorter ones.

Wear was uneven across the tread, with the edges being more worn.

I know that on a car this could be a sign of under-inflation or over-load, but we have been careful on both. Tire dealer said alignment on trailers isn't what it is on cars, and therefore, they can wear this way.

I'll keep an eye and see, but if I have to put tires on every two years, I guess I can live with it. I just won't let it go quite as long as it did this time. The tread largely separated from the tire, but fortunately, it stayed inflated.

[MommaMia]

Where are you staying in the Keys?  We just got back from our trip there on Sat.

[tlhdoc]

I change my PU tires every 2 to 3 years, just to be safe.

[springer02]

We stayed at America Outdoors in Key Largo.  It was our third year there and it was great.  The weather was wonderful, not the rain/storms they're having now.  Sites at A.O. are a bit tight but the beach more than makes up for it as all we do in the camper is sleep!

Tena