46 Month old Maxxis tire

Your luck you got that many months, go to LT's and you will never have the issue again.

coolbreeze01 wrote:

camperforlife wrote:
My new Goodyear Endurance were 14 weeks old when purchased.

Are they Made in the USA? :C

Why yes they are.


Date codes ranged from 0717 to 1817

Tire is one load range higher than OEM. Rating covers full trailer GVWR.
Trailer is less than 1" out of level and has leaf springs.
Tire was on same position the entire ride... left rear for least chance of curbing or other road hazard. Still full of air, never patched.
All tires spin balanced when initially installed.

wa8yxm wrote:
I agree that looked more like tire failure than curb rash or alignment.

But I'd still check the alignment.. Also the weight on the tire and the tire's inflation charts.. I forget to mention improper inflation.

Regarding the brand name...
Some coach (I do recall who) said that every team can be counted on to Win 1/3 of their games, and lose 1/3 of their games. it is the remaining third that makes up the difference between the champions and the basement.

With tire companies. the percentages may be different, but every company, no matter how good occasionally puts out an "Opps" and every company no matter how bad a good one. The ratio of Gold to Lemon is what makes a good bran v/s "China bombs".

^ He has a good point, check the loading. If you have torsion axles, presume it's a tandem axle trailer, if the trailer is nose up or nose down, it will load on axle or the other heavier. Torsional don't modulate like leaf springs.

Since I just went up one size and put 5 new Maxxis on, I'll stick with them. It'll be interesting to see how the endurance fares. Hopefully it turns out to be an improvement.

coolbreeze01 wrote:

camperforlife wrote:
My new Goodyear Endurance were 14 weeks old when purchased.

Are they Made in the USA? :C

Maybe this would help: USA

camperforlife wrote:
My new Goodyear Endurance were 14 weeks old when purchased.

Are they Made in the USA? :C

I agree that looked more like tire failure than curb rash or alignment.

But I'd still check the alignment.. Also the weight on the tire and the tire's inflation charts.. I forget to mention improper inflation.

Regarding the brand name...
Some coach (I do recall who) said that every team can be counted on to Win 1/3 of their games, and lose 1/3 of their games. it is the remaining third that makes up the difference between the champions and the basement.

With tire companies. the percentages may be different, but every company, no matter how good occasionally puts out an "Opps" and every company no matter how bad a good one. The ratio of Gold to Lemon is what makes a good bran v/s "China bombs".

fj12ryder That is what Maxxis told me word for word. The warranty is based on the date code, and even buying direct from them, expect to get a tire manufactured about 2 years earlier.

Grit dog wrote:


Coming from a long line of blown trailer tires, anyone that thinks that is curb rash or something needs to get better bi focals! That tire is blown UP. Broken radial belts, look at the bulge. Classic trailer tire behavior.
The only ST tires Ive seen that didn't have that problem are the ones that it hasn't happened to yet! Luck of the draw.

But, BUT....... That is a Maxxis tire, it had to be the fault of the operator!