Just got back from the Truck Tire place with four new Cooper made in the USA 10 ply Load E tires mounted and balanced. Bought the fiver when we were in Florida this past winter and good old Lazy Days had put new Chinese tires on it. Drove it home slowly and only went out one time for a week since then. When they where taking the Chinese tires off I noticed a bubble had already developed in the sidewall of one of them so I guess I was lucky not to wait any longer. I need thank all of you old timers here who scared the******out of me with the tire stories. I will feel much better now even though I doubt that I will be going down the highways at any speeds to worry about.

Glad to hear you dodged that bullet. (Somehow "dodging a bubble" doesn't quite have the ring . . . .)

naturist wrote:Glad to hear you dodged that bullet. (Somehow "dodging a bubble" doesn't quite have the ring . . . .)Does sound like a gun when that bubble bursts so the bullet analogy would make sense.

jw of 4 corners wrote:Just got back from the Truck Tire place with four new Cooper made in the USA 10 ply Load E tires mounted and balanced. Bought the fiver... Tell us whether they were LTs or STs, so we can have another 9-page argument. :)

2oldman wrote:jw of 4 corners wrote:Just got back from the Truck Tire place with four new Cooper made in the USA 10 ply Load E tires mounted and balanced. Bought the fiver... Tell us whether they were LTs or STs, so we can have another 9-page argument. :)Haha exactlyHad my chinese tires for five yrs until they were replaced not due to failure.Just cuz of age.I guess I played russian roulette.Lol.Any tire can fail and unless someone has hard statistics to tell me what brand tires fail on an rv dont bother with I got lucky statements.Been reading these tire threads for yrs on here.Havent gotten scared yet by the posts.I should prolly grease my bearing every single yr too right?LolTo each their own

Man, you're playing with fire. I guess you haven't lost an entire wheel assembly yet due to bearing failure? I have, Lippert argued with me re warranty and advised that the warranty requires annual checking and repacking of wheel bearings...by a dealer no less. Also, read the post regarding "Tow Max" tires. Good luck.

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rtazz17
Explorer
Jul 22, 2014
2oldman wrote:
jw of 4 corners wrote:
Just got back from the Truck Tire place with four new Cooper made in the USA 10 ply Load E tires mounted and balanced. Bought the fiver...
Tell us whether they were LTs or STs, so we can have another 9-page argument. :)

Haha exactly

Had my chinese tires for five yrs until they were replaced not due to failure.Just cuz of age.I guess I played russian roulette.Lol.Any tire can fail and unless someone has hard statistics to tell me what brand tires fail on an rv dont bother with I got lucky statements.Been reading these tire threads for yrs on here.Havent gotten scared yet by the posts.

I should prolly grease my bearing every single yr too right?Lol

To each their own
2oldman
Explorer II
Jul 22, 2014
jw of 4 corners wrote:
Just got back from the Truck Tire place with four new Cooper made in the USA 10 ply Load E tires mounted and balanced. Bought the fiver...
Tell us whether they were LTs or STs, so we can have another 9-page argument. :)
the_bear_II
Explorer
Jul 22, 2014
naturist wrote:
Glad to hear you dodged that bullet. (Somehow "dodging a bubble" doesn't quite have the ring . . . .)

Does sound like a gun when that bubble bursts so the bullet analogy would make sense.
naturist
Nomad
Jul 22, 2014
Glad to hear you dodged that bullet. (Somehow "dodging a bubble" doesn't quite have the ring . . . .)

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