Cheap tires + Speed = Blown tire
Last year around this time I posted how everybody on the highway whether car or truck and trailer were blowing by me and I passed maybe 2 people over several hours on the road with my cruise set at 67...
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Right now, I'm trusting a Goodyear Endurance tire more than I ham a generic Chinese tire. I would not trust the old GY Marathon tire, since it was no better than a generic Chinese tire.
What I think about Chinese tires is this. Early on, China was flooding the American trailer market with cheap, quickly built junk tires, and that's where the "china bomb" term first came into being.
Think now, there are some Chinese tires that are now built to higher standards, and they are alright. I still suspect the Chinese puts out some junk tires marketed under some generic name.
These I wouldn't want on my trailer.
At one time, Carlisle and GY Marathon tires could absolutely be included in the "china-bomb" category. However, today I believe Carlisle with it's newest generation of TT tires, and GY with it's new generation Endurance tire have fixed their old problems, at least anecdotal evidence indicates that.
A decade or more ago when I first get into towing a travel trailer, various RV boards were full of horror stories about Carlisle and Marathon tires exploding. I haven't heard any stories to that effect concerning the new generation of Carlisle HD and the GY Endurance tires.
What I think about Chinese tires is this. Early on, China was flooding the American trailer market with cheap, quickly built junk tires, and that's where the "china bomb" term first came into being.
Think now, there are some Chinese tires that are now built to higher standards, and they are alright. I still suspect the Chinese puts out some junk tires marketed under some generic name.
These I wouldn't want on my trailer.
At one time, Carlisle and GY Marathon tires could absolutely be included in the "china-bomb" category. However, today I believe Carlisle with it's newest generation of TT tires, and GY with it's new generation Endurance tire have fixed their old problems, at least anecdotal evidence indicates that.
A decade or more ago when I first get into towing a travel trailer, various RV boards were full of horror stories about Carlisle and Marathon tires exploding. I haven't heard any stories to that effect concerning the new generation of Carlisle HD and the GY Endurance tires.
dodge guy wrote:RobWNY wrote:2oldman wrote:Hammerboy wrote:Reasonable assumption. Entry level trailer=entry level tires.
I don't know for a fact they were cheap Chinese tires. It was an assumption as it looked like a pretty new entry level trailer that was going way too fast in my opinion.
Jayco is using Goodyear Endurance tires. Even on their entry level trailers. My neighbor just bought a new single axle 20 foot trailer. It has the Goodyears on it. Neighbor said every Jayco he looked at had the Goodyear Endurance tires on them. Just because it's a newer entry level trailer, don't assume it has Chinese tires on it.
Just because it says Goodyear on them doesn't mean they are good quality! I wouldn't trust a Goodyear more than any other cheap tire.
