Cheap tires + Speed = Blown tire

ol Bombero-JC wrote:

RobWNY wrote:

2oldman wrote:

Hammerboy wrote:
I don't know for a fact they were cheap Chinese tires. It was an assumption as it looked like a pretty new entry level trailer that was going way too fast in my opinion.

Reasonable assumption. Entry level trailer=entry level tires.

Jayco is using Goodyear Endurance tires. Even on their entry level trailers. My neighbor just bought a new single axle 20 foot trailer. It has the Goodyears on it. Neighbor said every Jayco he looked at had the Goodyear Endurance tires on them. Just because it's a newer entry level trailer, don't assume it has Chinese tires on it.

I have a 34' Jayco 5th.
It had GY Marathons on it from the factory.
Besides the failures Marathons were having, I could see obvious 'defects', and replaced them.

In discussing Jayco's choice of tires with their Tech folks, the rep admitted that tires were purchased from the low bidder - which met the desired specs. (Bean Counters!)

Are the "new" Carlile and GY Endurance tires an improvement? Time will tell.

Trailer tires have *ALWAYS* been a niche market, and always will be!

Chinese tire mgrs are very capable of producing quality tires. The
products meet the desired specs. Even Michelin has mfg facilities in mainland China.

YOU need to research what is -or is not- a quality tire, no matter what the country of origin..:S

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And because 99% of people on RV forums could never admit to doing anything whatsoever wrong themselves, nor could it ever be road debris or a curb hit, it's always a "blowout" and due to those **** Chinese ST tires.

I think tire issues are due to running over forum BS that was left on the road.