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gitane59
Sep 19, 2015Explorer III
DogTrainer wrote:
On new 5er, just a quick check any issues?
Love them or hate them.
Amazon rating were good, Chinese Tires.
Just curious.
How fast did the delivery driver tow your unit from the factory? -ST's are limited to 65mph. Tow faster than that and ST's heat up rapidly and deteriorate rapidly towards the point of failure
Was the tires properly inflated while being towed from factory to dealer?
Under inflated tire heat up faster than properly inflated tires leading to again, premature failure.
How many curb's and pot holes did the unit bounce over or through with these questionable tires while being delivered to dealer?
Curbing and pot hole can internally damage under-inflated tires leading again to premature failure.
All three questions each can cause premature tire failure and together can cause dramatically early tire failure.
The cheapest bidder procured tire as OEM should be considered delivery tires only and replaced with quality tires right soon after purchase if you plan to tow your unit any further than back and forth to a seasonal campground. This way you can have confidence that you won't be sitting along side a road with a blown tire and possibly thousand of dollars damage to your new fiver.
Your choice!
BTW those tires likely weigh only about 35lbs while one of several quality tires available today will weight around 50lbs in the same comparable size. Weight does matter!
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