Tread Separation on Maxxis M8008
Has anyone experienced tread separation on Maxxis M8008 tires? I bought 4 of them in 2010 and just replaced 2 this past weekend do to separation. I am concerned because the 2 tires in question were ...
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gmw photos wrote:
We can certainly hope that you are right about the dealer actually sending the tire back for evaluation.
gw
Once a case is open with the manufacturer, then there is a process that kicks in if the manufacturer request the tire to evaluate the failure. We are talking main line manufacturers like Goodyear, Michelin/BFG/Uniroyal, Bridgestone/Firestone etc. I firmly believe this process takes place as advertised!
Do Tredit or Tireco actually get tires shipped back? They do not have engineers on site as they are only middle men! Probably cheaper for them to have the tire store junk the tire and send out another tire. Their actually cost of the ST tires they import would be surprisingly low.
It would be interesting to know if Goodyear drop ships the Marathon ST directly to these two major suppliers of the trailer manufacturing companies. Large trailer manufacturers buy truck or train car loads of pre-mounted wheels and tires from them.
Chris
