So much for Maxxis tires
Approximately three years ago I bought into the hype about Maxxis tires and purchased a set. The tires were made in 2012. Upon pulling into a campground recently, I noticed a damaged tire, a section...
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And this thread is still funny even though while new is a very old repeat…
There are some that are so set on proving the Maxxis is a bad tire that they keep a running total of the reported failures and I am sure just salivate when one is reported…
but conveniently don’t attempt to codify the reports even though at the very least some of those very failures were admittedly and reported as caused by operator error, and some were possibly due to age (although I don’t completely buy into the ageing out theory)… they also ignore that it is a proven fact that most tire failures are due to improper care and or road hazard…
also since trailer tires do not track the TV tires one can not assume that the TV tires would have had to have safely encountered all of the same road hazards…
to say those 29 failures was proof that the Maxxis tires are bad tires would be no different than me saying the junk tire pile at the local tire shop had 30 damaged LT tires in it and not a single ST tire was in the pile… well surely that must mean the ST tire is better that the LT tire… right…
Another thing to consider is that statistically the number of LT tires used on light duty trailers (under 10,000 pounds) for many reasons is so insignificant their success or failure couldn’t possibly be quantified…
it also still puzzles me is that LT tire manufactures will not suggest or recommend a LT tire as a replacement for a ST tire… even though it is general knowledge that a LT tire of sufficient size and load capacity (first problem for many light duty trailers) could be used… but then again so could P metric or Euro metric tires (after being de-rated by 10% first)…
oh btw, about a week ago I had my second ever tire blow out and again it was LT tire on my dedicated TV not on the TT…
the two known and good points being made here is the damaged tire didn’t have a catastrophic failure and it should be still under warranty…
There are some that are so set on proving the Maxxis is a bad tire that they keep a running total of the reported failures and I am sure just salivate when one is reported…
but conveniently don’t attempt to codify the reports even though at the very least some of those very failures were admittedly and reported as caused by operator error, and some were possibly due to age (although I don’t completely buy into the ageing out theory)… they also ignore that it is a proven fact that most tire failures are due to improper care and or road hazard…
also since trailer tires do not track the TV tires one can not assume that the TV tires would have had to have safely encountered all of the same road hazards…
to say those 29 failures was proof that the Maxxis tires are bad tires would be no different than me saying the junk tire pile at the local tire shop had 30 damaged LT tires in it and not a single ST tire was in the pile… well surely that must mean the ST tire is better that the LT tire… right…
Another thing to consider is that statistically the number of LT tires used on light duty trailers (under 10,000 pounds) for many reasons is so insignificant their success or failure couldn’t possibly be quantified…
it also still puzzles me is that LT tire manufactures will not suggest or recommend a LT tire as a replacement for a ST tire… even though it is general knowledge that a LT tire of sufficient size and load capacity (first problem for many light duty trailers) could be used… but then again so could P metric or Euro metric tires (after being de-rated by 10% first)…
oh btw, about a week ago I had my second ever tire blow out and again it was LT tire on my dedicated TV not on the TT…
the two known and good points being made here is the damaged tire didn’t have a catastrophic failure and it should be still under warranty…
