tire wall separation
I just have had 2 front tires side walls split . The brand is Powerking Towmax, on a 2011 fifth wheel estimate less than 4k miles on them. Anyone have any experiences with this?
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FastEagle wrote:
Keep in mind this is a newish trailer and the damage could have been down on the way to the dealer and continued while at the dealership.
FastEagle
This the first time you have made a statement I have been in complete agreement with, Calvin:). This is one reason why I have started to call most all of the standard equipment towable tires "delivery tires" for the following reasons.
No 1. They are the lowest cost sub's bidder's cheapest junk tires that the manufacturer hopes gets the trailer from the factory to the dealership. This is why all the minimum gov spec's and reg's (there has to be someway to force the manufacturers to put on a tire that has a chance at a reasonable lifespan) Can you imagine the even junkier tires they would use to save a few more buck's if there was no reg's
No 2. You have no idea if the factory bothered to check the tire pressure before a trailer left a factory and you have no idea what speed the RV transport company delivery driver towed those 65mph max China bombs at during delivery.
Considering how many obvious things the factories miss during a rv build do you really think they check the tire pressures accurately in the Quality Assurance stage before they leave the factory? If they have a QA department!
I know it's going to cost some bucks, but get those delivery tires off and a high quality known brand tire of the correct weight capacity and tread pattern installed a soon as you can after purchasing a new trailer from a stealer---- oops! I meant dealership.
This way you can tow with confidence and peace of mind that you won't be a victim of the mysterious unexplainable sudden loss of air caused by all those dreaded road hazards that disappear and never bother you again once you get quality tires installed.
