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Powertour wrote: I'd rather live in a van down by the river than EVER live in an HOA again.The narrative "but mah property values" is a false narrative. Home values are determined by price per sq ft via zip code, not whether or not a home is in an HOA. Matter of fact, every single ad for any home in non-HOA areas in my metro area always have a place in the ad where "NO HOA" is listed in all-caps. That is telling in & of itself. The reason an HOA would improve property values is it requires homeowners to keep their houses maintained. No one will be living next to an eyesore of a house. Now, if two neighborhoods are kept up to the same level with one HOA and one not HOA then values will likely be about the same. I will never live in an HOA and I made darn sure not to buy in an HOA. I also made sure no covenants or deed restrictions. The problem is nearly every new housing development, at least in my area, has an HOA or other restrictions.716Views0likes0CommentsRe: Can you buy a non-China bomb tire for a trailer?
time2roll wrote: +1 for Goodyear Endurance If the Endurance tire came in 13" this wouldn't even be a discussion. I don't know that I have room for a 14" wheel and tire. The cost also goes way up if I have to buy three wheels plus tires.831Views0likes0CommentsRe: Can you buy a non-China bomb tire for a trailer?
I asked the dealer about going to a 14" wheel and they didn't know if it would fit. It should only be 1/2" closer to the fender in theory, but no idea how much clearance there is at full compression of the torsion axle. Personally, I have never had a trailer tire fail except when punctured by road debris so maybe I wouldn't have issues with a China tire. I have only used Maxxis or Goodyear Marathon for a long time. Not sure if the most recent Marathons were China or USA. (Only thing Walmart had when on the road.) I have TPMS on my trailer tires and keep them aired up. Maybe the folks with failures were not keeping them inflated. I might just go with Maxxis and hope they are still made in Thailand. If I switch to 14" wheels to go with Goodyear Endurance I have to buy three wheels and tires to have a spare.469Views0likes0CommentsCan you buy a non-China bomb tire for a trailer?
I want to get new tires for a trailer with 13" tires. Is there a 13" trailer tire not made in China? I've read too many stories of Chinese trailer tires blowing out to want any on my trailer. It doesn't save any money when you keep having to replace tires and $150 fenders destroyed by blown out tires. The Goodyear Endurance tires are not available in 13" unfortunately.6.9KViews0likes27CommentsRe: Goodyear Marathon tires are not good tires
tegu69 wrote: I don't understand why you didn't get the other tires with the higher load range in 3 years. You had to get the GY in 2012. 3 other tires and 2 GY = 5 tires. The required tires for this trailer are load range C. All of the tires on the trailer are load range D including both the Maxxis and Goodyear tires.1.1KViews0likes0CommentsRe: Goodyear Marathon tires are not good tires
This trailer took two trips in the past two weeks. One was 4,000 miles and the other 1,400 miles. I checked and set the the tire pressure at 65 PSI before each trip using a Milton tire gauge. The TPMS sensors are only installed during trips to save battery life. The tires have to be set at the correct pressure before putting the sensors on. If it matters, this is an enclosed trailer pulled behind a diesel pusher and is not an RV trailer. I took the tire to Walmart today and they are replacing the tire under the road hazard coverage. I will still need to pay half because of the tread wear. No, I don't normally buy tires at Walmart, but it was my only real choice at the time in the middle of nowhere.534Views0likes0CommentsRe: Goodyear Marathon tires are not good tires
westend wrote: It takes a lot of miles to run the tread off until belts are exposed...just saying. I think this situation is aggravated by the TPMS systems. An owner doesn't have to look at the tires, just believe that the TPMS is going to save your bacon. In this case it did but there is little to go on to diagnose why the tire failed or when the unusual wear started. I'd bet a buck that any new tire mounted in that position will experience the same wear. It wasn't worn to the belts. The large hole in the tire exposed the belts. I took the tire back to Walmart and they said it had about half the tread left at best. The trailer gets tons of maintenance done to it. The bearings are checked every year before going on a big trip. Before the next big trip the hub will be torn down to be sure nothing is going on that could be causing tire issues.416Views0likes0CommentsGoodyear Marathon tires are not good tires
I bought Maxxis trailer tires in 2010 for my trailer. I even went with one load range higher to be safe. In 2012 I had two sidewall punctures in 150 miles and my only option for two new tires were Goodyear Marathons. One of those Goodyear Marathon tires failed badly yesterday. The tread was worn all funny and the tire had a large hole in it with the steel belts exposed. I have TPMS on the trailer tires so they never ran low on pressure and I stopped right away when the TPMS went off. The tire only has like 12,000 miles on it so the tread shouldn't be so worn. The three remaining Maxxis tires still look practically like new with twice the miles on them. I don't see anything wrong like a bent spindle, bad suspension, or hot hub that would cause the tire to wear funny. I may have hit something, but still, the tire shouldn't look like the tread is nearly gone with the relatively low miles. I'll see if my road hazard will cover a new tires. If not, I will be getting another Maxxis trailer tire.7.7KViews0likes30Comments
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