FastEagle wrote:
Tireman9 wrote:
You also are confusing the relationship between external visible sidewall cracking and the remainimg structural integrity of the internal components.
Common Tireman, I'm not confusing that any more than I would confuse the function of expander tube brakes with disc brakes.
We are talking tires here. Try and analyze what I said and what impact the unknown has on the subject. When something is injected to prevent something it often causes some side effects. Could the injection of ozone inhibitors designed to offset early tire cracking have a side effect on the same tires aging? That’s all I was writing about. I know there is a very low probability of any positive answers. It’s a discussion forum about tires. Does the ST tire suffer more from these injections than other tire designs? Would it help to explain the ST tires 3-5 year life expectancy?
I wonder what happens to such tire additives when they set unexercised for five or six months in the desert states during the summer months? Cracking on the top half of the tires and nice smooth sides on the lower half?
FastEagle
What is on paper and what happens in real life will very a lot. In real life use you should have it pretty well figured out. Why don't you lay out the time line of your tire use. Maybe others will learn from it, and to not run a ST beyond is warranty.
I tried to find the warranty period for the GY Marathon's. Tire Rack lists it at 6 years, however I think I have seen you post three years. I could not find anything on GY web site other than the G670 warranty at 6 years, and I think that Tire Rack was confusing that.
At any rate give that a failed tire can cause up to 4 or 5 thousand in damage to a trailer, then running it pass warranty is not wise. Good Year excludes consequential damages in their warranty, however they have been willingly paying it. Does Tow Max pay for damages to one's trailer?
A good table would be the tire make, warranty periods, coverage's and track record.
Chris
