Goodyear G614 tire longevity experience?
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 rep...
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tomthyme wrote:
Your original question was about lifespan, but this might be useful information for you.
We ran brand new G614's on our rig for about 18 months (very few trips) before we had a tire failure. After working with Goodyear, we sent the failed tire to their lab where they confirmed that some kind of compensation was in order due to a defective product. In the end, Goodyear paid our deductible for the damage to our rig, plus gave us a very good pro-rated credit to trade the remaining tires in, as long as we stayed in the Goodyear line. We moved up to H rated tires (with new wheels to handle the pressure) and have been super happy since. These new tires trailer really well, handle cross-winds well, and hold pressure like no body's business.
We got the new wheels from the Trailer Tire and Wheels guys and Discount Tire helped us with the rest. It was a long experience, but generally a satisfying one. This all took place just over a year ago.
Happy trails!
Curious did you ever weigh your RV when you had the "G" tires on it?
I can attest to how solid our RV is in any wind conditions even towing at 75 with the GY "H" tires.
