Goodyear G614 tire longevity experience?

[RVcrazy]

We have 18,000 miles on our fiver tires since purchase. Unfortunately, we were given new 2 year old tires without knowing it in July 2014. The tire date is week 39 2012. We have previously read to replace tires at 5 years regardless of use. In your opinion, or based on your experience, how soon should we be replacing these tires. Thanks!

[Cummins12V98]

Old-Biscuit wrote:
Goodyear will pay for damage provided:

You retain tire carcass
You notify GY and OPEN a claim
They will set up pickup/delivery of tire carcass
And THEN after they have inspected and THEY have determined tire was defective they will pay for damage


No tire carcass.no claim......no payment
They determine tire was not faulty ----no payment

They also had virtually NO competition when it came to 16" 'G' rated tires

Now they do in the Sailun S637s and at a much better price.

All the above is true!

My Dad had 3 GY "G" tire claims he took pictures of the tires and then sent them a price to fix it him self. Not sure if he gave anyone the bad tires or not.

He bought all the parts from NU WA for his 96 HitchHiker Premier. He kept buying the GY "G" tires and once the tire dates were 07 and later he had no problems at all with MANY thousands of miles.

[laknox]

RVcrazy wrote:
We have 18,000 miles on our fiver tires since purchase. Unfortunately, we were given new 2 year old tires without knowing it in July 2014. The tire date is week 39 2012. We have previously read to replace tires at 5 years regardless of use. In your opinion, or based on your experience, how soon should we be replacing these tires. Thanks!

My personal opinion is that, if you've taken care of these tires (covered, stored on boards, proper inflation, etc.) they should easily last another 2 years, or longer. Just keep an eye on them. That being said, if you run heavy, close to the tires' capacity, then sooner would be better. Again, JMO...

Lyle

[Old-Biscuit]

Goodyear will pay for damage provided:

You retain tire carcass
You notify GY and OPEN a claim
They will set up pickup/delivery of tire carcass
And THEN after they have inspected and THEY have determined tire was defective they will pay for damage


No tire carcass.no claim......no payment
They determine tire was not faulty ----no payment

They also had virtually NO competition when it came to 16" 'G' rated tires

Now they do in the Sailun S637s and at a much better price.

[Cummins12V98]

neal10a wrote:
The reason G614 are expensive is they cover damage to the trailer from a blow out. They are great tires as well. If you don't want the damage covered buy the Sailuns they are great as well.

I have had ZERO problems with "G" or "H" tires and I like it that way. IF I have a problem I know they will take care of it and NOT have a claim on my insurance.

I took off perfectly good NEXEN tires with 200 miles and installed MS2's on my truck just so I won't have tire problems out on the road. My point is buy the best and you most likely won't have a problem.

I will run my GY "H" tires 7-8 years if I have the MS that long.

[neal10a]

The reason G614 are expensive is they cover damage to the trailer from a blow out. They are great tires as well. If you don't want the damage covered buy the Sailuns they are great as well.

[Old-Biscuit]

Check out the Sailun S637 tires........

'G' Rated alternative for GY G614s

Good reviews........better pricing.....IMHO worth trying out vs GY G614s


Goodyear had same bad batches of G614s 2006/2007.........we had 2 blowouts (GY paid for damages etc)

Current GYs are 2012 vintage.......will be replaced next year with some Sailuns

[Traveler_II]

Our first fiver came with tires made in China, they were OK but I was worried about them. When we ordered our present rig we had G 614's put on. The trailer is five years old so we replaced them with new G 614, no more worries. The old tires looked good a bit of wear on the outside edge, not bad and we had the new tired balanced.

[Denny___Jami]

We ran our first set of GY G tires for 4 years before we had a tread separation, still had 110 psi just no tread. The second set lasted 2.5 years and I found one of them starting to separate so we changed to 17.5 H tires and never looked back, we still only run the H tires for 5years max.

Denny

[Cummins12V98]

fj12ryder wrote:
"I would have used them for 7-8 years but I needed to up size to "H" because of the wife adding so much weight to the RV."

Oooh, I think that could have been phrased better. 🙂

So true!!! :B

[alboy]

MINE were dated 05,07 fiver ran them till 12, no issues.

[fj12ryder]

"I would have used them for 7-8 years but I needed to up size to "H" because of the wife adding so much weight to the RV."

Oooh, I think that could have been phrased better. 🙂

[larry_barnhart]

We buy every 5 years. Never ever had any tire issues.
chevman

[joelc]

I believe the general rule is to replace 5-7 years no matter what the wear. Is cheaper to replace the tires and be safe (hopefully) or to have a blow out risking damage to the RV or personal injury, not to mention inconvience of being stuck on the road. I am currently on a cross country trip with my 2012 Cameo and will be replacing all tires when I return Oct 2016. Expensive yes.

[Cummins12V98]

I changed out the ones that came on my 07.5 MS that were dated mid 07 and replaced in 12. that had a lot of miles and the spare never hit the ground. I would have used them for 7-8 years but I needed to up size to "H" because of the wife adding so much weight to the RV.

[YnotTurbo]

I had mine last for 5 years and I just replaced them to make sure I do not have any issues this summer. I purchased 6 more due to having no issues and we have a total of 15,000 lbs on the 3 axles. I tow my fiver at speeds of 65 mph. Love the tires. Piece of mind is worth the cost. Made in the USA.