ExRocketScientist wrote:
FastEagle wrote:
ExRocketScientist wrote:
Had to take yesterday as a lose it or use it vacation day. Drove over to Manassas Virginia and looked at a trailer I was interested in. Sat down to negotiate and the guy made me a real good offer. The trailer has Goodyear Marathon ST205/75R15 load range C tires on 6" wide aluminum rims on 3500 pound axles with GAWR of 3500 pounds. I told the saleman I liked the deal, but there was one thing I needed him to do for that price -- swap those tires out. I told him the ones on there were most likely damaged from the transporter towing the thing at 75 to 80 mph from the factory (there are roads along the way with 70 mph speed limits) and those tires are speed restricted to 65 mph. I also told him even though I commend Skyline for not putting the bare minimum required by law on the trailer, the tires should be at least rated for 2000 pounds each, and that it should have the ST225/75R15 load range C tires on it which will work fine with those wheels. I told him I would accept Chinese made Marathons, but would be willing to pay them a little more if they would put Maxxis M8008 on it. I even gave them the name of a Maxxis dealer in town. They came back and said they would have to do a lot of research before changing the tires. We finally settled on a $500 credit, and I will go get the tires replaced after I get it home (too bad there are no Maxxis dealers in Maryland).
The first place I stopped after buying the new trailer was the Subway (I was hungry) but the second was my RV parts supplier in College Park Maryland. While there, I met a regular customer who regularly gets ST205/75R15 load range C tires for his landscaping trailers. I have a customer lined up for the tires I will be taking off.:)
Don't forget to change the tire placard information to the new tire size and recommended tire pressure.
Maxxis allows their tires to be aired to less than maximum. Their canned answer is to consult with the vehicle manufacturer and use their recommendations. You can verify that information by calling Mr. Tom Brennan at 687-407-6772. He is a Maxxis USA rep.
FastEagle
Don't need to change the tire placard information. If I sell the trailer down the road, the new owner can put ST205s back on and air them to the max (50) if they want. I will be airing the new ones to the max, and the pressure is the same as on the current placard. Besides, in all of my surfing through the world of RV stuff, I have never seen blank placards for consumers to post on their trailers.
"Under the doctrine of caveat emptor, the buyer could not recover from the seller for defects on the property that rendered the property unfit for ordinary purposes. The only exception was if the seller actively concealed latent defects or otherwise made material misrepresentations amounting to fraud."
"Before statutory law, the buyer had no warranty of the quality of goods. In many jurisdictions now, the law requires that goods must be of "merchantable quality." However, this implied warranty can be difficult to enforce and may not apply to all products. Hence, buyers are still advised to be cautious."
Just a reference quote.
FE
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