New boots tomorrow!

[MudChucker]

Just ordered a set of Westlake boots for the 5ver, these things look like semi truck tires, lots of rubber, available in 10 and 12 ply...

[2oldman]

braindead0 wrote:
seeing as how this is now a Chinese Bomb thread ;

aren't they all? 🙂

[braindead0]

seeing as how this is now a Chinese Bomb thread 😉

The issue with Chinese manufacturing is mostly one of supervision by the company employing the Chinese facility. Some companies just toss over specs and think that they will be adhered to. However then you find out that they will substitute rubber o-rings when you specified neoprene (for example).. same thing right? Of course not, however in my experience that's how they operate IF you don't make sure they understand what you require.

Years back Fram farmed out motorcycle oil filter to a factory in Mexico and they switched o-ring materials.. Fram spin-on filters were banned from motorcycle racing for years due to that.... and Fram never recalled them at all (I had one dump oil on my rear wheel..)

I hold the brand responsible, not where it's made.. I think that blaming China is encouraged, deflect blame from where it should really be directed.

[JIMNLIN]

Some don't get it. Or just being pig headed. Some are hypocrites as they bash others using a foreign made brand ......but use foreign made products themselves.
Some lump all made in china tires into the same krap piles as most ST C/D/E trailer tires we read about on every trailer forum (rv and non rv) coast to coast.

We have several made in china P and LT tires that give just as good of quality and service and mileage as tires made in the USA/CA/Euro tires.

Now we have some very good LT and ST load G commercial grade all steel carcass tires which were aimed mainly at regional service trailers (commercial folks). Running 60k-100k miles a year these folks may wear out two sets in that time. They work fine on rv trailers also.

The OP's brand isn't a good long term/high mileage tire as some need (5-8 years and 40k-60k miles) but as many RV trailers don't run but 7k-10 in 3-5 years and sit most of the time...... they should work fine.

Jim

[transamz9]

FishOnOne wrote:

Cummins12V98 wrote:

FishOnOne wrote:
Any tire made in China is a "China bomb" and I'll avoid them at all expense. Sailun was on the short list but after I found out they're made in China they are no longer an option.

HMMMM, what about your foreign owned Michelin's?

Sorry had to say that!

Non of my current vehicles have Michelins

What brand outboard motor do you run?

[Me_Again]

Cummins12V98 wrote:




Yes, very true. Every Michelin tire I have bought and there have plenty have all been USA, BFG's included.

My Ribs were born in the United Kingdom! They always seems to want to run off to the left on the highway!

[MudChucker]

Ok.. So it seems that I may have forgotten 😉

[Old-Biscuit]

MudChucker wrote:

Old-Biscuit wrote:
Why Westlake Tires?

What size tire.......and load rating/psi?

As previously mentioned, they are 235/80 16

At 80 psi load range E

I live in a small farm town, I went with what the local shop sells everyone else, he sells quite a few of these every week.

A small shop could tank around these parts if they were selling problems to people.

Don't see any place where you posted size..........

[Us_out_West]

We got rid of the factory supplied 'E' Marathons a few years ago.

Why?? We wanted better saftey and piece of mind in our travels.

What did we choose? Sailun G's that have been discussed here before. The tires have been wearing great and we don't travel just once in awhile. No leaks and after checking pressure before every departure I have to say I am gladly suprised that the tires are within a # or 2 of when we arrived at our destination.

I agree about questioning buying China made products...would love everything to be made here but that is not a reality...right now.

Here is something to read...the Sailun Challenge..

Safe travels everyone.

[FishOnOne]

MudChucker wrote:

China manufacturers to the customer spec, it's not china's fault 😉

That's the problem... China doesn't manufacture to the customers spec. Try buying raw Titanium from China with certificates to back it up. Machine marine connectors from it and watch it either break from normal stress or rust. You can't trust these guys with raw materials not alone a finished product.

[MudChucker]

Old-Biscuit wrote:
Why Westlake Tires?

What size tire.......and load rating/psi?

As previously mentioned, they are 235/80 16

At 80 psi load range E

I live in a small farm town, I went with what the local shop sells everyone else, he sells quite a few of these every week.

A small shop could tank around these parts if they were selling problems to people.

[Cummins12V98]

RustyJC wrote:

Cummins12V98 wrote:

FishOnOne wrote:
Any tire made in China is a "China bomb" and I'll avoid them at all expense. Sailun was on the short list but after I found out they're made in China they are no longer an option.

HMMMM, what about your foreign owned Michelin's?

Sorry had to say that!

I've run Michelin XPS Ribs and XTAs under our 5th wheels and all types of Michelins on our vehicles and have never had any that were made in China.

Rusty

Yes, very true. Every Michelin tire I have bought and there have plenty have all been USA, BFG's included.

[MudChucker]

China manufacturers to the customer spec, it's not china's fault 😉 this is my small deck trailer, it's running the Carlisle China bombs, it scales at 15k pounds and takes a beating on gravel roads. I keep the air pressures at 80 psi and they have 20k miles on them now.

Maybe it's not the tire that's the problem?

[FishOnOne]

Cummins12V98 wrote:

FishOnOne wrote:
Any tire made in China is a "China bomb" and I'll avoid them at all expense. Sailun was on the short list but after I found out they're made in China they are no longer an option.

HMMMM, what about your foreign owned Michelin's?

Sorry had to say that!

Non of my current vehicles have Michelins

[FishOnOne]

aviator41 wrote:

FishOnOne wrote:
Any tire made in China is a "China bomb" and I'll avoid them at all expense. Sailun was on the short list but after I found out they're made in China they are no longer an option.

So what tires on your list of approved tires?

Goodyear's...

[RustyJC]

Cummins12V98 wrote:

FishOnOne wrote:
Any tire made in China is a "China bomb" and I'll avoid them at all expense. Sailun was on the short list but after I found out they're made in China they are no longer an option.

HMMMM, what about your foreign owned Michelin's?

Sorry had to say that!

I've run Michelin XPS Ribs and XTAs under our 5th wheels and all types of Michelins on our vehicles and have never had any that were made in China.

Rusty