Tire lifespan
Hello Folks,
First, thank you to all the veterans and families of veterans out there.
On a run from Hot Springs today, we experienced our first blowout! We are grateful that no one was hurt. We are also grateful that we were able to limp on the shoulder about 1/2 mile and pull slowly into a TA travel center without incident.
Once there we learned that our 2011 Cameo came artfully equipped with a lug wrench that diid not fit. Again, grateful to find that the travel center we pulled into had a roadside assistant (for big rigs) so the tire swap was rather fast.
About 2 years ago we outfitted our rig with the G614 product from Goodyear (4 plus the spare). Once the spare was installed I was very surprised to see the tread wear vastly different between the 'new' spare, and the tires on the ground. These tires have made runs between Dallas and Austin, a rub to Colorado Springs, and a few runs to Hot Springs from Dallas as well. All in all, likely less than 10k miles. Shouldn't these hold up a bit better? I have been diligent about pressure, etc., but I am curious as to other experiences with these tires.
Please feel free to chime in if you have another experience or brand too. We are trying to figure out next steps for the other tires too.
Thanks all.
Thanks
First, thank you to all the veterans and families of veterans out there.
On a run from Hot Springs today, we experienced our first blowout! We are grateful that no one was hurt. We are also grateful that we were able to limp on the shoulder about 1/2 mile and pull slowly into a TA travel center without incident.
Once there we learned that our 2011 Cameo came artfully equipped with a lug wrench that diid not fit. Again, grateful to find that the travel center we pulled into had a roadside assistant (for big rigs) so the tire swap was rather fast.
About 2 years ago we outfitted our rig with the G614 product from Goodyear (4 plus the spare). Once the spare was installed I was very surprised to see the tread wear vastly different between the 'new' spare, and the tires on the ground. These tires have made runs between Dallas and Austin, a rub to Colorado Springs, and a few runs to Hot Springs from Dallas as well. All in all, likely less than 10k miles. Shouldn't these hold up a bit better? I have been diligent about pressure, etc., but I am curious as to other experiences with these tires.
Please feel free to chime in if you have another experience or brand too. We are trying to figure out next steps for the other tires too.
Thanks all.
Thanks
