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Re: Maxxis M8008 Failures
johnrbd wrote: Did you happen to note the tire build date on the tire? The Maxxis were all DOT 0107(build date 1st week of 2007, just in case somebody is reading that doesn't know how the DOT code works) The DICO I bought is a 4711, go figure, but had I checked there it wouldn't matter since it was the only E load tire they had in my size.484Views0likes0CommentsRe: Maxxis M8008 Failures
The load chart brings up a question for those in the know. Using my example 7200#, assume 700# on the tongue, leaving 6500# on the tires/4 = 1625# per tire, load chart shows a 225/75/15 will carry 1760# @ 35psi. I've never run that low, even the 50psi I ran home on was just to relive some pressure loading on the belts. Maby im wrong for running them at 80psi? Mine look like they have worn evenly and not just in the center from over inflation.310Views0likes0CommentsMaxxis M8008 Failures
Just wanted to post up some info for tire shoppers. I have a 22' car trailer, yea it's not a TT, but I figured it was applicable. In 2007 I upgraded to 225/75/15 Load E Maxxis M8008 tires, all 5. I only haul a light race car, so even with it being an older heavier trailer it grosses out at about 6,000# most of the time with occasional trips at 7,000# gross. The tires alone are good for 11,320#. Most of the trips are 1 to 2 times a month local(50 miles one-way), 60mph max-local roads, and average quality as far as pot holes. I don't curb my trailers, do everything I can to miss pot holes, check pressures monthly before each trip, and keep them covered when not in use. Most of the time the car is in the garage so the trailer sits there with 3,600# on the tires/tongue jack. On average 3 times a year we travel to events that may range from 175-250 miles one-way at 7,000# and may reach 70mph. But usually its just 60/65. Yesterday we loaded a friends car 3,600# so I was probably closer to 7,200# gross than my usual load, and we headed out to drop it off about 250 miles away at a race shop. Pressure check the night before we left showed 78# in all four tires(I usually run 80# max press for E tires), the tires looked good, plenty of tread, NO cracks. After about an hour at varying 35-60mph we grabbed food(any time I stop I always touch each tire and hub just to see if one feels hotter than the rest). Then hit the interstate, 70mph zone, so I eased up to 70 and noticed how the road quality had deteriorated and felt less smooth than my last trip out that way(about 2yrs ago). Roughly 75 miles later we hit 2 lane 60mph max for what should have been a good 100 miles, with the balance of the trip on mixed roads, nothing high speed. Air temp was in the mid 80's. I noticed the trailer had started vibrating like when your front tires are out of balance, so we decided to stop since we had room to pull over as we entered a town. Both drivers side tires were splitting in the first outside groove of the tread surface and you could see the steel belts, passenger side was ok. It appeared the belts were failing in the tires. We threw the spare on, which I had plugged in the past and had rotated from use to being the spare, it has always been covered too. And we limped onward while my co-driver located a shop in route that only had one tire.(Its a DICO but figured it was better than my splitting one I had now, plus I figured it'll become a spare once I get my new set it looked like I was needing!) Once we dropped the car off I was only running about 3,600#. A 90min layover for paperwork and lunch and I dropped the tire press to 50# and all the tires looked ok, so we hit the road. Somewhere in the next hour we developed a vibration and the third Maxxis decided to join the rest. We made the 250 miles home, and the total score seems to be 1 DICO and 1 plugged Maxxis in good shape, 3 Maxxis doa. At least nothing blew out, and we weren't stranded. Moral of the story: After 6 years its time to spend money, no matter how good you treat them, how good they are new, how good they look now(the tire guy even asked what was wrong with the tire-until I rolled it over toward him), trailer tires need replacing sooner than you want too. I have run Maxxis M8008's on 4 different trailers, one a work trailer that takes a beating on and off road and actually wears the tires out before they age out. So even though these looked great but failed, i'm buying another set of Maxxis M8008's this week.7.3KViews0likes25CommentsRe: Going to a larger fifth wheel. Thoughts? Help!
We went from a 29'TT to a 43'TH, you have adjusted to the worse part, backing a 5'er. They are lazy compared to a TT, but that being said I can get the TH in and out of far tighter spots than I could with the TT due to the ability to turn much sharper(of course my tires look well worn from where I have to jack it in to store it at home). My concern is the height, the TT was 10'6" and the TH is 13'4" with a flat roof so it's tall all the way back to the rear. And I fear low branches in the campgrounds, its much easier to deal with the fuel stops as most all canopies are marked or easy enough to gauge off a nearby car/suv/etc. But since the bedroom is over the bed of the truck and way up it can be hard to see your clearance in the mirror in the dark.327Views0likes0CommentsRe: TireMinder Booster Installation Location
I have been wondering about getting a TPM setup for the TH, and not sure wither to get the booster or if I would even need it considering the axles are mid ship. I was thinking the cab of the truck could reduce the signal, but had not thought about the sender batteries being less than 100% becoming an issue. So with a couple good suggestions to mounting for the booster, why not just go ahead and add that to be sure all the time? Anybody care to add if they believe mounting the booster closer to the axles would be better than in the pin box?338Views0likes0CommentsRe: Generator fuel additives.. yeah or nay
My reminder just went off this morning for the monthly gen exercise. Mark a calendar or use an electronic one. I use Outlook for my calender so I set a monthly reminder. But either way, setting a reminder is the only way I can stick with it.168Views0likes0CommentsRe: Slider hitch in an 8' bed
Javi1 wrote: Folks will do all kinds of stuff in the name of "Just Cause" or "Just in Case" but I can't see how a slider would benefit someone with a long bed truck... 90* is still just 90* It's not the angle of the truck to TH, its how slow the TH reacts to turning, once the TH reaches a 45 deg angle to the truck things start happening quick. No plans on widening the driveway since we have a gate and railed fence, then the asphalt would need widening, etc.205Views0likes0CommentsRe: Generator fuel additives.. yeah or nay
Our TH has a 30 gal toy fuel tank, and 20 gal gen fuel tank. I use the marine Stabil in every fill up, and since we don't use the gen often enough I run it once a month for an hour varying with no load, up to both 15K ac uits, and back down to no load. Also I fuel our lawn mower off the toy tank so I can rotate fuel quicker than just the gen uses. So far so good. I have considered adding Marvel Mystery Oil to the fuel to help protect the steel fuel tanks, but I try to keep them full to help cut down on condensation buildup.168Views0likes0Comments
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