New Trailer Tires - And THANKS

[SpeakEasy]

I'm sitting here waiting while the tire shop is installing my new Goodyear Endurance trailer tires. These are replacing the original factory-installed Westlakes, with date stamps of 2013. When I ordered the tires I requested that they ensure that the tires were manufactured within the last six months. They are dated 4419 - only a couple of months old.

I owe a debt of thanks to the people who share their knowledge on this forum. All of the following are things I've learned by reading these forums:

- tires have date codes
- trailer tires age-out before they wear out
- 6 years is about long enough to keep trailer tires
- Goodyear Endurance tires are considered by many to be premium tires that are worth the price
- you can request your tire shop to ensure that they are getting tires that are dated recently
- original-equipment, Chinese-made tires have a poor track record


A caveat: I don't take everything I read here at face value. In fact, I don't take anything I read here at face value. However, reading these forums exposes me to ideas that I can then research further. That's what I do. After further research, I reject a fair amount of what I read here. However, the stuff that I keep and follow up on is stuff that I wouldn't have known about on my own.

So - Thanks to all who share! It's appreciated.


-Speak

[JIMNLIN]

Cummins12V98 wrote:
At least someone here has decided the ENDURANCE is a credible tire now that it has made it to three full years on the market with stellar results. :B

LOL..if thats pointed at me I've always recommended the new gen Endurance when someone wanted a ST tire. What I've also said 2-3 years on the market does not tell us how the tires service life will be.
The Maxxis at first was touted as the holy grail and was the go to tire for trailers of all the C/D/E ST tires but after 3-5 years issues started popping up when their numbers on the road/miles of service increased. The Endurance may or may not follow the Maxxis but only miles of service will tell its story.

Hellz... lots of folks ran the old Marathons for just three years with no issues.

[SpeakEasy]

DarkSkySeeker wrote:
What pressure will you be running them at?

Any advice?? I am used to using 50PSI on my old tires, but these can handle up to 65PSI. I don't need them to carry the maximum weight that they are capable of. I believe I'll be at about 75% of maximum weight.

-Speak

[Cummins12V98]

At least someone here has decided the ENDURANCE is a credible tire now that it has made it to three full years on the market with stellar results. :B

[JIMNLIN]

Higher price tires aren't always the best either. Just like made in china tires aren't all junk either.
Agree with Ben....the OP comments are his only...some I agree with and others I sure wouldn't.

One thing we find about tires for trailers is the more we read such as the many rv and non rv trailering websites the more we learn the difference in one website hype vs real world experience from around the net.
We didn't have the net years ago so many times we found out the hard way what the tire mfg/dealers/shills says will work vs what actually did or didn;'t work the best over the long term.

The OP made his choice for one of the better class of ST tires.

[Cummins12V98]

Bottom line he chose to use his $$$ wisely. Cheapest is rarely the best!

[BenK]

Glad you are getting new tires and did your own research but, your comments are not all an absolute and is your opinion

Of which you commented on the value of information on this forum...

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SpeakEasy wrote:
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- tires have date codes

- trailer tires age-out before they wear out

Just in your case.

There are some who wear them out before they age-out

Depends on the driving style, where driven most, loading of the tire vs it's ratings, how it is taken care of, etc, etc...

- 6 years is about long enough to keep trailer tires

Just in your case

It also depends on how and where it is kept. How it is taken care of and a big component I use 303 on all things tire and rubber/synthetic

- Goodyear Endurance tires are considered by many to be premium tires that are worth the price
- you can request your tire shop to ensure that they are getting tires that are dated recently
- original-equipment, Chinese-made tires have a poor track record

Not all products from China is below par.

Same thing was said for anything made in Japan.

It was the purchasing/importer who specified the level of quality. Too many times that is via price demanded by the purchaser, with little to no regard to quality

The same metric applies to goods imported from China

Tidbit...Taiwan's economy is larger than Japan's the last time checked...and some Japanese products with 'Made in Japan' is made in Taiwan and finished in Japan

The same goes for 'American Made' products...depends...

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[Cummins12V98]

When purchasing ENDURANCE tires for my boat trailer the Discount Tire Manger said ho couldn’t keep them in stock. Mine were a couple months old.

[Cummins12V98]

I HIGHLY recommend GY ENDURANCE tires and B&W hitches. Those that do follow these suggestions often come back to thank those as you just did.

You are welcome!!!

[Lwiddis]

I’ll bet the OEM tires were LR Cs and you purchased LR Ds. I’m much more comfortable with Ds.

[DarkSkySeeker]

What pressure will you be running them at?

[trail-explorer]

Hopefully they balanced the tires too.

[RoyF]

Now that you have a good set of tires, consider a tire-pressure monitoring system (if you don't already have one.) A low tire on the tow vehicle is easy to notice, but one on a trailer will go undetected. I won't leave home without my TPMS.