maxxis trailer tires
Here's an update on a post I made in July about the Maxxis tires I bought for our TT. In March of 2011 I bought a set of Maxxis M8008 tires for our TT. I upped the size to 215/75/14 from the original ...
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I just got a set of five new Maxxis tires to replace the Maxxis on my trailer.
I stayed with Maxxis because of the service I got out of them. The tires replaced were born eight years ago, and were in service for seven years. They had a several nail flats through the years, all but one caught in the campgrounds from low air pressure as reported by a PressurePro the next mornings, and once during a rest stop on the road where the low pressure showed up. The flats were always repaired with plugs while at campgrounds.
I was prepared to replace the original set of Maxxis this year due to age, but got in a hurry and took a long trip to Key West first. On the trip, I ran into a particularly bad road, especially a series of brutal speed bumps on Alligator Alley Hwy 41 in extreme southern Florida which was under extensive repairs/reconstruction. The contractor evidently was having trouble with speeders, so built himself a series of highway speed bumps ahead of certain construction zones. To say it was jarring experience is accurate, since I couldn't slow too much for the bumps due to the heavy traffic behind me which wanted to go twice as fast as me already.
Well, on the way home I noticed one of the Maxxis on the right side of the trailer was beginning to separate, as was one of the LT tires on the truck also on the right side. They didn't look particularly bad (a mistaken analysis) and I was just 300 miles from home at the time, so I left them on until I got home.
Well, on the way home the PressurePro reported the LT on the right side of the truck was losing air, so I pulled off the Interstate and changed it. The Maxxis didn't seem any worse on the trailer, so I rode it home.
A few days later, I looked at the Maxxis which showed signs of separation on the trip and found it was now showing metal! Also, the tire right behind it on the same side was showing some metal from tread separation. The Maxxis's on the other side of the trailer looked perfect.
A couple of observations: The roads I was on (namely Fla 41) may have been tougher on the right side tires, both to TV and Trailer, or maybe it was just coincidental that three out of four tires on that side either failed on the road or after I got home. And, I should have changed out the eight-year-old trailer tries BEFORE leaving home. The failed LT tire on the truck was only five years old, so its failure was presumably not due to aging although some may argue with me aboutthat.
Today, I have a new set of Maxxis and a new LT for the truck. Now I'm ready to see colored leaves in the fall.
I stayed with Maxxis because of the service I got out of them. The tires replaced were born eight years ago, and were in service for seven years. They had a several nail flats through the years, all but one caught in the campgrounds from low air pressure as reported by a PressurePro the next mornings, and once during a rest stop on the road where the low pressure showed up. The flats were always repaired with plugs while at campgrounds.
I was prepared to replace the original set of Maxxis this year due to age, but got in a hurry and took a long trip to Key West first. On the trip, I ran into a particularly bad road, especially a series of brutal speed bumps on Alligator Alley Hwy 41 in extreme southern Florida which was under extensive repairs/reconstruction. The contractor evidently was having trouble with speeders, so built himself a series of highway speed bumps ahead of certain construction zones. To say it was jarring experience is accurate, since I couldn't slow too much for the bumps due to the heavy traffic behind me which wanted to go twice as fast as me already.
Well, on the way home I noticed one of the Maxxis on the right side of the trailer was beginning to separate, as was one of the LT tires on the truck also on the right side. They didn't look particularly bad (a mistaken analysis) and I was just 300 miles from home at the time, so I left them on until I got home.
Well, on the way home the PressurePro reported the LT on the right side of the truck was losing air, so I pulled off the Interstate and changed it. The Maxxis didn't seem any worse on the trailer, so I rode it home.
A few days later, I looked at the Maxxis which showed signs of separation on the trip and found it was now showing metal! Also, the tire right behind it on the same side was showing some metal from tread separation. The Maxxis's on the other side of the trailer looked perfect.
A couple of observations: The roads I was on (namely Fla 41) may have been tougher on the right side tires, both to TV and Trailer, or maybe it was just coincidental that three out of four tires on that side either failed on the road or after I got home. And, I should have changed out the eight-year-old trailer tries BEFORE leaving home. The failed LT tire on the truck was only five years old, so its failure was presumably not due to aging although some may argue with me aboutthat.
Today, I have a new set of Maxxis and a new LT for the truck. Now I'm ready to see colored leaves in the fall.
