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bowebow
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Nov 02, 2015

tires

2005 enclosed car trailer 9,995# rating. Sat around a lot. Tire side walls split and failed. Popular tire with bad reputation.2012 Installed gy marathons load d. Over loaded trailer 450# per tire. 1400 mile trip. All went well. 62 max speed.
2005. Wild cat 30 rk 5 th wheel. Tires held up. Valve stems went bad. Alignment bad needed to be aligned.
2008 cameo 31 ks3 5th wheel. Load e towmax. Build 5 2007. All tires failed. 2 replacements failed build 2 2009. Weight per tire, pass 2850#, driver 3100#. Tires built after mid 2009 did not fail. Lowered pressure under 80# to 75.
2013 Winnebago Minnie 2201. Tires load c, 50# max, set at 45#, drove 8000 miles no problems.
Cameo and Winnebago needed and got a axle alignment. Grapewood, Wyoming mi.
2014 fr v cross load d tire.max ptessure 65 psi set at 60# . 8000 miles no problems.alignment good
64 mph max speed . all trailers
All trailers fully loaded.
  • bowebow wrote:
    2005 enclosed car trailer 9,995# rating. Sat around a lot. Tire side walls split and failed. Popular tire with bad reputation.2012 Installed gy marathons load d. Over loaded trailer 450# per tire. 1400 mile trip. All went well. 62 max speed.
    2005. Wild cat 30 rk 5 th wheel. Tires held up. Valve stems went bad. Alignment bad needed to be aligned.
    2008 cameo 31 ks3 5th wheel. Load e towmax. Build 5 2007. All tires failed. 2 replacements failed build 2 2009. Weight per tire, pass 2850#, driver 3100#. Tires built after mid 2009 did not fail. Lowered pressure under 80# to 75.
    2013 Winnebago Minnie 2201. Tires load c, 50# max, set at 45#, drove 8000 miles no problems.
    Cameo and Winnebago needed and got a axle alignment. Grapewood, Wyoming mi.
    2014 fr v cross load d tire.max ptessure 65 psi set at 60# . 8000 miles no problems.alignment good
    64 mph max speed . all trailers
    All trailers fully loaded.


    I don't think there was any real "point" to be made..

    Most likely someone bored and behind the keyboard stirring the pot perhaps?

  • Interesting, none of which applies to the miles I put on my OEM tires on my 2010 TT.

    Looking into a new set this spring.
  • bowebow wrote:
    2005 enclosed car trailer 9,995# rating. Sat around a lot. Tire side walls split and failed. Popular tire with bad reputation.2012 Installed gy marathons load d. Over loaded trailer 450# per tire. 1400 mile trip. All went well. 62 max speed.
    2005. Wild cat 30 rk 5 th wheel. Tires held up. Valve stems went bad. Alignment bad needed to be aligned.
    2008 cameo 31 ks3 5th wheel. Load e towmax. Build 5 2007. All tires failed. 2 replacements failed build 2 2009. Weight per tire, pass 2850#, driver 3100#. Tires built after mid 2009 did not fail. Lowered pressure under 80# to 75.
    2013 Winnebago Minnie 2201. Tires load c, 50# max, set at 45#, drove 8000 miles no problems.
    Cameo and Winnebago needed and got a axle alignment. Grapewood, Wyoming mi.
    2014 fr v cross load d tire.max ptessure 65 psi set at 60# . 8000 miles no problems.alignment good
    64 mph max speed . all trailers
    All trailers fully loaded.


    I imagine you are trying to make a point - I missed it.
  • Roger that. Check your blindside out there. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor, and all that yakity yak... :P
  • kaydeejay wrote:
    :h:h:h:h:h:h:h:h


    X2. I read this last night and thought the OP would come back give us an explanation.
    Apparently I was wrong.

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