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yellowallison
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May 16, 2013

2012 Raptor with Towmasters = BOOOM!!!

When I bought my 2012 Raptor 365 I had heard/read all about the Towmaster 235/80r16 tires being CHINA BOMBS! But since I have many miles of experience pulling trailers for my other toys.I figured that as long as monitored my psi/temp via a TPMS, kept'm rotated they'd be good for few yrs/5-10,000 miles before I'd actually replace them.

BOY was I WRONG!!! With less than 5,000 miles on my Raptor. On Sunday about 4 hours into a 5 hour ride home from Darlington/Nascar. My right front Towmaster goes ((KA-BOOOOOM)) at about 65-67mph, TSPS @ 78-80psi.:M I like WTH!! Lucky enuff was only 1/8 mile from a weigh station so I was able to change it and be back on the road in 20 mins. Also lucky in that it caused no damage when it went KABOOM.

My longtime local tire guy highly recommended Maxxis m8008's for my Raptor and I read good reviews. So Today I replaced my TOWMASTER/CHINA BOMBS with some MAXXIS M8008 235/60R16's.

My point is this..all the post about Towmaster tires being CHINA BOMBS is TRUE :B Hope this post is helpful to others who might be on the fence about replacing them. Do it before they go KABOOM!!







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49 Replies

  • Y-Guy's avatar
    Y-Guy
    Moderator
    May 19, 2013
    and we're done with yet another tire thread.

    I'd like to make a suggestion to those that can't play nice in the sand box... GO CAMPING, your attitude is showing.

    Steve
  • BobWanderer's avatar
    BobWanderer
    Explorer
    May 19, 2013
    I had 2 sets of Maxxis ST tires, 6 of 8 of them separated.
    The good thing, they did not explode and damage the rig, the bad thing, I had to buy more tires.
  • Francesca_Knowl's avatar
    Francesca_Knowl
    Explorer
    May 19, 2013
    yellowallison wrote:
    BobWanderer wrote:
    So, why don't you post where a "good tire" comes from ??


    knowitallBOB----take minute and click off www.nakedgrannies.com for minute and click back to post #1 on this tread n u'll see pictures of my MAXXISS M8008 - GOOD tires :S


    Back on TOPIC.....if u have CHINA BOMBS replace them before they GO KABOOM:B


    POINT OF ORDER!

    Aren't Maxxis an ST tire???

    Is it allowed that one uses ST tires and at the same time denigrates any made in China?

    Until now, I'd thought that The Rules required that one must be against both or be adjudged Not Manly or just plain too dumb to be running around loose- or, as in my case, female and thus not responsible for my actions...

    Can anyone clarify?
  • BobWanderer's avatar
    BobWanderer
    Explorer
    May 19, 2013
    yellowallison wrote:
    BobWanderer wrote:
    I spent 20 years in tire shops, everything from mounting/balancing them to being the service manager/asst. manager of the store., Add to that another 24+ years working in a fleet of ~ 2000 pieces of equipment that had tires. If there is such a tire, I am not aware of it, I do have many contacts and friends in the industry, seems odd that NONE of them will put ST tires on anything they own. I have another friend who owns a towing company and a big fan of custom and classic cars. He bought a couple of enclosed car haulers so He could transport custom/classic vehicles for some of His clients.


    Hey MrKnowitallBOB!!! this post was about taking CHINABOMBs off and replacing with good tire.!!

    Nothing about I'm looking to hire someone whos worked in tire shop so post your resume :B


    So, why don't you post where a "good tire" comes from ??
    I'm retired and not looking for a job.
  • sin_cal_hd's avatar
    sin_cal_hd
    Explorer
    May 19, 2013
    fj12ryder wrote:
    sin cal sd wrote:
    joebedford wrote:
    Mod: personally I'm still waiting for someone to answer my serious question why there is no correlation between the weight of a tire and its (possible) quality.


    You really didnt expect a serious answer from a tire tread did ya?:B
    Was that pun deliberate? :)


    I guess we will see when this tread goes BOOM itself. Pun intended there.
  • fj12ryder's avatar
    fj12ryder
    Explorer III
    May 18, 2013
    sin cal sd wrote:
    joebedford wrote:
    Mod: personally I'm still waiting for someone to answer my serious question why there is no correlation between the weight of a tire and its (possible) quality.


    You really didnt expect a serious answer from a tire tread did ya?:B
    Was that pun deliberate? :)
  • yellowallison's avatar
    yellowallison
    Explorer
    May 18, 2013
    joebedford wrote:
    Mod: personally I'm still waiting for someone to answer my serious question why there is no correlation between the weight of a tire and its (possible) quality.


    I'm still waiting on you to post that LINK that says the LT tires you bought is the WORST GREATEST TIRE:B

    OK for U to ask me about my the link to my ST TIRES but not about your LT tires :S:B
  • yellowallison's avatar
    yellowallison
    Explorer
    May 18, 2013
    BobWanderer wrote:
    I spent 20 years in tire shops, everything from mounting/balancing them to being the service manager/asst. manager of the store., Add to that another 24+ years working in a fleet of ~ 2000 pieces of equipment that had tires. If there is such a tire, I am not aware of it, I do have many contacts and friends in the industry, seems odd that NONE of them will put ST tires on anything they own. I have another friend who owns a towing company and a big fan of custom and classic cars. He bought a couple of enclosed car haulers so He could transport custom/classic vehicles for some of His clients.


    Hey MrKnowitallBOB!!! this post was about taking CHINABOMBs off and replacing with good tire.!!

    Nothing about I'm looking to hire someone whos worked in tire shop so post your resume :B
  • Francesca_Knowl's avatar
    Francesca_Knowl
    Explorer
    May 18, 2013
    sin cal sd wrote:
    joebedford wrote:
    Mod: personally I'm still waiting for someone to answer my serious question why there is no correlation between the weight of a tire and its (possible) quality.


    You really didnt expect a serious answer from a tire tread did ya?:B

    I'll give it a shot:

    Weight is much less significant that the composition of the materials, as in:

    Which is more valuable, a pound of feathers or a pound of gold?

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