Goodyear Marathons Made in China?
I am planning on replacing the Mission brand ST205/75R14 load range C trailer tires that came on my 2008 Funfinder 189FBS. I understand that Goodyear Marathon steel belted radials in that size and lo...
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fla-gypsy wrote:CKNSLS wrote:fla-gypsy wrote:CKNSLS wrote:fla-gypsy wrote:
I put Maxxis brand M8008D ST tires on my 10k GVWR travel trailer in 2007 after the OE Chinese made Duro-bombs disintegrated in less than two years. The Maxxis ST's are still on there, look great, and are in excellent condition. The logical conclusion is the Thai made Maxxis tires are better than the Chinese made Duro's. Anecdotal evidence?, I think not.
After 5 years those tires need to come off....I don't care who makes them.
Please provide information or evidence from Maxxis tires that indicate they cannot be used beyond 5 years.
It's called best practice-
http://www.discounttire.com/dtcs/infoTrailerTireFacts.dos
Or, maybe Maxxis tires ARE SO GOOD (made with special compounds NOBODY ELSE USES) that you don't have to follow industry suggestions.
I have read everything Maxxis has published on their ST tires and there is no such recommendation.
In fact I read the entire NHTSA primer on pneumatic tires (all 707 pages)and the accepted wisdom is that degradation occurs faster after 5 years but the recommendation is still to inspect them regularly, keep them inflated to the proper level, and replace at the first signs of aging issues.
