Maxxis M8008 Failures
Just wanted to post up some info for tire shoppers. I have a 22' car trailer, yea it's not a TT, but I figured it was applicable. In 2007 I upgraded to 225/75/15 Load E Maxxis M8008 tires, all 5. I...
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tnd2 wrote:
Just wanted to post up some info for tire shoppers.......Moral of the story: After 6 years its time to spend money, no matter how good you treat them, how good they are new, how good they look now(the tire guy even asked what was wrong with the tire-until I rolled it over toward him), trailer tires need replacing sooner than you want to.......
I truncated this to save space. Here's my take:
Good points: Light load, good inflation pressure checks.
Bad points: 6 years, lots of idle time, speed
Middle points: Locale isn't very hot.
Overall, this seems like pretty easy service and it would seem that the tires shouldn't have failed. In my view, this anecdote doesn't help Maxxis's reputation - but it doesn't hurt it either.
