Tire warning
This is just a heads up from an issue from last weekend. Son rented a 31 foot TT for a weekend with wife and daughters. Great time was had by all. Now the bad part. Trailer had 4 Tow Master t...
Forum Discussion
Not that it is important here but is Greenball really a manufacture or importer of trailer tires???
Greenball began in 1976 in California as an importer and wholesaler of specialty tires…
As automobile tire demand grew in the 80’s Greenball continued concentrating exclusively on specialty tires, expanding its line to include tires for trailers and ATVs.
In the 90’s when RV and equipment manufacturers began requiring tire suppliers to provide them with wheel assemblies instead of just tires Greenball began sourcing and importing specialty wheels also, and put more emphasis on the ATV market by the late 90”s began dabbling in motor sports…
Completely focused in the specialty tire market, I have read Greenball has grown to over 150 employees now, they IMHO have always been importers and not manufactures although they do claim to be manufactures on their website, I think it’s because they now design and spec some of their own tires they may be categorized as a manufacture but I believe all manufacturing is still done under contract in China and throughout Asia…
I am glad you son is getting a refund and is out of the picture…
The sad part is it seems to be more profitable to pay the claims, than to build a good tire to start with…
Even sadder (if that’s a word) is the DOT certification allows for these poorly built tires to be imported and sold for use on our highways, and there is no sign they will change that any time soon, and we don’t have lobbyist working for us…
It’s on us to make good tires, wheels, and running gear a deal breaker when we buy or nothing will change or get any better… it is certainly more important than the etched glass cabinet doors and hidden pop-up or folding tv mounts…
Greenball began in 1976 in California as an importer and wholesaler of specialty tires…
As automobile tire demand grew in the 80’s Greenball continued concentrating exclusively on specialty tires, expanding its line to include tires for trailers and ATVs.
In the 90’s when RV and equipment manufacturers began requiring tire suppliers to provide them with wheel assemblies instead of just tires Greenball began sourcing and importing specialty wheels also, and put more emphasis on the ATV market by the late 90”s began dabbling in motor sports…
Completely focused in the specialty tire market, I have read Greenball has grown to over 150 employees now, they IMHO have always been importers and not manufactures although they do claim to be manufactures on their website, I think it’s because they now design and spec some of their own tires they may be categorized as a manufacture but I believe all manufacturing is still done under contract in China and throughout Asia…
I am glad you son is getting a refund and is out of the picture…
The sad part is it seems to be more profitable to pay the claims, than to build a good tire to start with…
Even sadder (if that’s a word) is the DOT certification allows for these poorly built tires to be imported and sold for use on our highways, and there is no sign they will change that any time soon, and we don’t have lobbyist working for us…
It’s on us to make good tires, wheels, and running gear a deal breaker when we buy or nothing will change or get any better… it is certainly more important than the etched glass cabinet doors and hidden pop-up or folding tv mounts…
