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Re: Chinese RV tires... holding up!
Cummins12V98 wrote: Maybe further state the fact that since their introduction they have had ZERO reported non road hazard failures. Tread may be thin but mine are dated 2017 and have around 20k and they may have lost 1/16" of the tread. Rubber compound plays a HUGE part in how long a tire lasts. As previously posted I recently had two of them throw tread. Tire Rack would not warranty them, but Goodyear did. And quite fairly. I replaced them again with Endurance because I don't know of anything better. At least not small enough to fit my car hauler. Wish I could run 16's and get a lot more options. But I'd have to raise my fenders and maybe separate my axles a bit. Too much work.1.2KViews0likes0CommentsRe: Chinese RV tires... holding up!
WAM wrote: Cummins12V98 wrote: I am fairly sure they have a five year warranty and that means all made are under warranty. You're right. Six years actually...Replacement 1 yr then prorate thru 2/32 depth. I'll call Tire Rack and ***** at them. But the tires are still gone, so I don't expect much. Okay I called Tire Rack and they confirmed that they only offered warranty on tires sold after 2019. They are not Goodyear owned and do not have to honor the GY warranty. Then I called Goodyear who confirmed the above, but they opened a claim on my behalf and will try to help me. If the tires are already gone they may or may not get the claim approved. BTW, GY has suspended production of the Endurance and they are out of stock nearly everywhere. Customer Service said it's to put more production capacity into sudden All Terrain demand, but the Endurance will eventually come back...maybe 2022.428Views0likes0CommentsRe: Chinese RV tires... holding up!
Cummins12V98 wrote: I am fairly sure they have a five year warranty and that means all made are under warranty. You're right. Six years actually...Replacement 1 yr then prorate thru 2/32 depth. I'll call Tire Rack and ***** at them. But the tires are still gone, so I don't expect much.333Views0likes0CommentsRe: Chinese RV tires... holding up!
Cummins12V98 wrote: Tire Rack is full of BS. You need to take the tires to a GY “OWNED” Store. Once you do so report back their response in writing please. I probably wasn't clear. There is a warranty on the Endurance, just not my tires. TireRack looked them up and said the purchase was too long ago. I might talk a GY store into doing something, but I'm remote/rural -- no GY store within 100 miles. Academic now -- they're in the local shop's landfill pile. Will bolt these on the trailer tonite and will have four 2020-build tires on the ground with two older tires on the spare rack. Any more problems and I'm done with trailer tires. I found some 3200lb LT Cooper Commercials that will fit, but I'll need 16" rims.386Views0likes0CommentsRe: Chinese RV tires... holding up!
Cummins12V98 wrote: I have looked for failures with no findings. If there have been someone would have posted it by now. Okay, here you go. I have two Endurances being replaced at the tire shop as I type. 225/75-15E, New 2019, approx 2000 miles, 10k GVW car hauler flatbed, loaded weight min 5000lbs, max 7000lbs, tire pressures 70psi (down from 80 because the tires are at only about 50% max load), appears to be full tread depth, no obvious wear. Failure mode: cracking in outermost groove (where sidewall meets tread) with tread lifting and exposing the steel belt. Tire Rack says no warranty. I'm installing new Endurances only because in frustration I know of nothing better. I don't think 16s will fit, but I'll be looking into it.376Views0likes0CommentsRe: Help with trailer brakes
lenr wrote: When measuring the resistance of electric trailer bakes at the trailer end plug, you should get 4 divided by the number of wheels. I got 1.0 – 1.1 on my two axle trailer. Since I only have two brakes that would mean my resistance should be 2 ohms. So I disconnected my brake leads from the wires, and substituted a 2 ohm power resistor. Checked that the terminals at the 7-way measured 2 ohms -- they did. Plugged into the truck and the truck tells me "trailer disconnected". Didn't fool it. But I'm convinced I have flakey magnets. I rechecked the resistance right at the magnet leads. They have excessive resistance yet work on the road. My empty trailer locks the wheels where it's supposed to. I give up. I'll just replace the magnets and see where that puts me.455Views0likes0CommentsRe: Help with trailer brakes
lenr wrote: When measuring the resistance of electric trailer bakes at the trailer end plug, you should get 4 divided by the number of wheels. I got 1.0 – 1.1 on my two axle trailer. 28 is WAY too high for electric brakes. Although hydraulic over electric will be higher, I don’t have experience with them. My 2012 F-350 came with the brakes set to electric. You may have to have the trailer or a dummy plugged in to change the setting in the information panel—it doesn’t seem to come much alive without anything plugged in. I’ll bet the problem is with the trailer wiring. I’ve had the best success replacing ALL brake wiring—not trying to find where the problem is. Thanks lenr. That sounds like what I would have suspected. I think the controller numerical setting is supposed to be the applied voltage, in my case around 6. So with 1 ohm resistance that would be a brake draw of 6 amps. My 28 ohm resistance would allow just a couple hundred milliamps. Not enough to work the brakes -- yet they work. I wonder if I have an intermittent bad connection where applied 6V can "burn-thru" corrosion or similar. I'm going to unwire the magnets and measure them directly. And if I just look for voltage drops across joint to joint it should be easy to locate the problem. If it's corrosion, I'll just replace it all. But I'm suspicious of a workmanship error. Trailers aren't built by master craftsmen.455Views0likes0CommentsRe: Help with trailer brakes
It's been back to the dealer twice. They haven't a clue. If you have a bulletin number or something they could look up? EDIT, Yeah I just spoke to the local service mgr again and he hasn't heard of this, but he's going to make some phone calls. Thanks.457Views0likes0CommentsHelp with trailer brakes
Actually, my brakes work fine (on a car hauler trailer). Really. But my 2012 Ford F350 systems monitor is not seeing what it needs when the trailer is hooked up and issues continuous inappropriate now-disconnected/now-connected alarms. And yes I've done all the appropriate troubleshooting looking for mechanical issues inside the drums, chafed wires, bad grounds, bad 7-ways etc. I notice when I put an ohm meter across my trailer brake wiring I get 28 ohms (just one axle braking). I'm wondering if that's typical, seems high to me. Request for those of you with VOM's to check what resistance you find looking into the trailer 7-way, between the brake power wire and ground.2KViews0likes11Comments
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