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Re: Replacing 4 instead of 5 tires on a used trailer?
I did exactly the same thing. Replaced 4 GY with 4 maxxis and left the never used, always covered, looked brand new spare GY for a spare. The tire basically exploded while sitting on the back of the trailer. In my opinion not worth the risk. Here's the thread I posted a couple of weeks ago. YMMV http://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/27124365.cfm309Views0likes0CommentsRe: maxxis tires
retired1 wrote: Bought a set of Maxxis tires for our TT 2 years ago. Maintained them properly and now they are comming apart. In the last month we lost tread on one and now another has a large lump. Discount tire no longer recommends them and recomends the new updated Carlye tire. With all this going on still no blow out? Makes me glad I bought maxxis knowing I'll have time to get replacements before being stranded.350Views0likes0CommentsDanger's of old tires
I know for the most part I'm preacher to the choir here but this is what happened to my spare tire due to age. I put off replacing it because; 1) It was a spare. 2) It's been covered and did not show any signs of dry rot or cracking. 3) It never touched the road. Went to check the pressure last week and this is what I found. I checked it 3 weeks ago before my last trip and it was fine. Had I needed it last trip I'm sure it would have blown out within a few miles. This one is a Marathon but age is the reason this happened not the brand. I did a google search and found this isn't totally uncommon even with LT tires. Newbies if you're reading this and contemplating replacing that old spare tire to save a few bucks, don't, it's not worth the aggravation or you're safety. click to enlarge3.8KViews0likes17CommentsRe: Goodyear Marathons
Atlee wrote: That gives one pause for concern. I may end up going with the Maxxis anyway. My biggest problem with Maxxis is they are hard to find locally. They must be specially ordered. I really don't want to be stuck 2/3 the way across this country, have a Maxxis blow out due to hitting a piece of road debris, and have to wait for a tire to be shipped in. I wonder why Maxxis is so loathe to set up a good distribution/dealer network. I had to order mine but honestly it only adds a day or two to something that will last the next 5 years. I'll take a pic tonight and post it. Like I said I towed with the Marathons without issue. This spare is well past it's "expiration date" so to speak.291Views0likes0CommentsRe: Goodyear Marathons
Had Marathons on my trailer, had no issues. I replaced them with Maxxis tires due to the age of the Marathons. I didn't replace the spare since it looked good, was kept covered and never touched the road. I went to check the pressure on it last week and saw the it completely blew out the top. I'm not going to bad mouth the tire since it was over due for replacement but I've never seen a tire do this. It is very strange. I can take a pic tonight and post it if anyone is interested. I'm getting it replaced with a Maxxis Saturday, again my preference not because I had issue with GY.291Views0likes0Comments
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