Good ole BlowMax tires

SolidAxleDurango wrote:

avvidclif1 wrote:

You do realize that all the reports of bad blowmaxs have been the "E" rated ones run near max.

this is not true

Yeah ...just look at other trailering forums (non rv and rv) and we see all sizes of blow max issues.
safecar.gov tire complaints website has 14"/15" 16" and popup trailer size ?? tow max tire complaints.

ST tires have always had issues even when they were all made in the USA and the national speed limit was 55 mph. So its not because ST tires are made in china or everyone was speeding that had issues.

From the time I first started posting on this forum, which many years ago and with my original user name, nothing much has changed with ST tires. Except maybe Sailun relabeling their S637 from a LT to a ST tire. So we know there is at least one quality ST without a history of failure. Chris

SabreCanuck wrote:
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Nope, not at all. But if you typically drive 70 mph down a gravel road, come to a skidding stop, do a rubber-wrenching U-turn to jackknife into a spot.... Let's just say YOUR tires are gonna wear out long before mine.

Blaming everything on the manufacturer is a typical response because it's easier than taking ownership of possibly poor driving habits.

BTW - I forgot to add hauling 1000# over the tire's limit. But, that's for another thread.

Yes, but see, I can boil this all down to a couple of simple sentences:

I expect my trailer tires to follow along over the same things my truck tires do, and be just as reliable.

So, I uses LT tires also on my trailer....problems solved.

gmw photos wrote:

SabreCanuck wrote:
You can add me to the club of those that think "speed" has something to do with it.. You can also throw in heat, terrain, parked for time, PSI, 90 degree turns, age, curb scuffs, tread wear, etc. that have more to do with blowouts than the mfg.

Moral of the story > Without knowing a WHOLE BUNCH of extra details it is really tough to trust generic internet ramblings about 'china bombs'.

Of course spending more $$ on the better tires will help because you are getting a BETTER TIRE to withhold all of the above. The other option is to just stop doing most of the above and run the stock tires..

....ok, so let's see here, to safely run a ST tire I need to apparently drive slowly only on cool days, on smooth terrain, I can't park the trailer, I must avoid 90 degree turns.....

.....hmmm....yeah, let me think on that a while.....:)

Nope, not at all. But if you typically drive 70 mph down a gravel road, come to a skidding stop, do a rubber-wrenching U-turn to jackknife into a spot.... Let's just say YOUR tires are gonna wear out long before mine.

Blaming everything on the manufacturer is a typical response because it's easier than taking ownership of possibly poor driving habits.

BTW - I forgot to add hauling 1000# over the tire's limit. But, that's for another thread.

Fabguy wrote:

gmw photos wrote:


How can I be expected to "watch them carefully" as I am driving down the highway on a hot day in heavy traffic ?

I had no problem doing it.

I can do it, but after the first 15 minutes or so, I do tend to get dizzy.

gmw photos wrote:


How can I be expected to "watch them carefully" as I am driving down the highway on a hot day in heavy traffic ?

I had no problem doing it.

SabreCanuck wrote:
You can add me to the club of those that think "speed" has something to do with it.. You can also throw in heat, terrain, parked for time, PSI, 90 degree turns, age, curb scuffs, tread wear, etc. that have more to do with blowouts than the mfg.

Moral of the story > Without knowing a WHOLE BUNCH of extra details it is really tough to trust generic internet ramblings about 'china bombs'.

Of course spending more $$ on the better tires will help because you are getting a BETTER TIRE to withhold all of the above. The other option is to just stop doing most of the above and run the stock tires..

....ok, so let's see here, to safely run a ST tire I need to apparently drive slowly only on cool days, on smooth terrain, I can't park the trailer, I must avoid 90 degree turns.....

.....hmmm....yeah, let me think on that a while.....:)

Fabguy wrote:
I used Towmax tires on our old Sprinter travel trailer for 6 years, 10,000 miles and didn't have an issue. I visually inspected them every time I checked them for air and once I started noticing ply separation on one tire, I replaced them all with Maxis.

I am of the opinion that ALL ST rated tires are of inherently poor construction and need to be watched carefully.

How can I be expected to "watch them carefully" as I am driving down the highway on a hot day in heavy traffic ?

My decision has been simply to replace them with a higher quality tire ( LT ). As Forrest Gump said.....that's good, that's one less thing...

You can add me to the club of those that think "speed" has something to do with it.. You can also throw in heat, terrain, parked for time, PSI, 90 degree turns, age, curb scuffs, tread wear, etc. that have more to do with blowouts than the mfg.

Moral of the story > Without knowing a WHOLE BUNCH of extra details it is really tough to trust generic internet ramblings about 'china bombs'.

Of course spending more $$ on the better tires will help because you are getting a BETTER TIRE to withhold all of the above. The other option is to just stop doing most of the above and run the stock tires..

I used Towmax tires on our old Sprinter travel trailer for 6 years, 10,000 miles and didn't have an issue. I visually inspected them every time I checked them for air and once I started noticing ply separation on one tire, I replaced them all with Maxis.

I am of the opinion that ALL ST rated tires are of inherently poor construction and need to be watched carefully.