Akuret tire failure

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So I knew it was just a matter of time...
Driving South on I-95 in NC, I was pulled over by a State Trooper. He said he saw something wobbling under my fiver and wanted me off the highway. Upon inspection of the trailer tires, we found a grapefruit size bubble on the inner sidewall of the right front tire. Wow.
By stopping me before the China bomb blew up, he probably saved me mucho dollars. While thanking him, he commented on how nice my fiver was and he was considering an RV. I offered him a tour inside and he accepted. He was impressed, of course.
Kudos to that NC State Trooper!
Just installed a set of Maxxis last Friday, mounted and balanced. What a difference in construction between the Maxxis and OEM Akuret. Maxxis sidewall stiffness was much greater than the China junk.
BTW, they were all set at 80 psi prior to leaving that morning. The bad tire was manufactured the 6th week of 2012. The Maxxis were all manufactured 12th week of 2014 in Thailand.

[Cummins12V98]

Oh yea PROPER INFLATION.

[Cummins12V98]

Mile High wrote:
Now there is a fish story. 100K plus? Better fix your odometer

No reason to lie. NW Washington and always garaged.

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Mile High wrote:
Now there is a fish story. 100K plus? Better fix your odometer

I got 100K out of a set of Bridgestones on my last truck. Still had a little tread, but were getting a bit loose in the rain, so they got swapped out.

[Mile_High]

Now there is a fish story. 100K plus? Better fix your odometer

[Cummins12V98]

SkiSmuggs wrote:
Guys, how about a smiley to indicate sarcasm. 🙂

And howcum my truck tires last 50,000 miles despite curbing and pot holes?

If I were to only get 50K out of a set of tires on my truck I would be very unhappy. I get twice that and more with Michelin's and BFG's.

[Mile_High]

I'm sure you were speeding! 🙂

I'm sure you hit a curb! 🙂

I'm sure you were running low on pressure 🙂

I'm sure you were overloaded on that particular tire 🙂

I'm sure you didn't check the date codes 🙂

I'm sure it had nothing to do with the country of manufacture 🙂

I'm sure it had nothing to do with the ST in front of the tire size 🙂

I'm sure it was the exception, rather than the rule 🙂

............NOT!

[SkiSmuggs]

Guys, how about a smiley to indicate sarcasm. 🙂

And howcum my truck tires last 50,000 miles despite curbing and pot holes?

[FastEagle]

Me Again wrote:
You must have curbed it. Chris

FastEagle

[Me_Again]

DennisG9 wrote:

Me Again wrote:
You must have curbed it. Chris

That would be some trick since it was on the inside wall.

I know that, was just showing what the normal cheer leaders say.

If he did not curb it he was then going faster than 65, or hit something small on the highway. These tires just do not fail on their own! Wait a minute........

Chris

[Cummins12V98]

Me Again wrote:
You must have curbed it. Chris

Probably used a TrailerAid Plus and overloaded the tire!

[DennisG9]

Me Again wrote:
You must have curbed it. Chris

That would be some trick since it was on the inside wall.

[colliehauler]

I would say you owe that NC State Trooper big time.

[Me_Again]

You must have curbed it. Chris

[ScottG]

We had issues every year with trailer tires (all china bombs) before switching to Maxxiss. No problems since.