Do A Tire Check On The Road

[Fundytrail]

The original tires on our trailer were Carlie which were replace with General tire (Not sure where they were made) after the incident below I now have tires made by Goodyear here in North America.
I checked the tires pressure and did a visual inspection less than 24 hours prior to the tire failure.
The tire in the picture showing the trailer damage is the old spare (General).
http://inlinethumb10.webshots.com/42377/2345982260102049000S425x425Q85.jpg (http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2345982260102049000LrhaBS)
http://inlinethumb30.webshots.com/45213/2691219110102049000S425x425Q85.jpg (http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2691219110102049000xJHVBI)

[Mr BigBlock]

All tires on rv's seem to be crap.I have Missions on mine about 15000 miles and they look perfect tire press is always good no ware what so ever. I have a tripaxle toy hauler a get into some pretty tight bends looking in the mirror you will swear the tires are about to come off the rims on some tight turns. I think alot of the damage comes from rubbing curbs and hitting curbs or objects. As for the Goodyears i here just as many problems with them as every other tire.

[Fundytrail]

Mr. BigBlock thanks for bursting my bubble on Goodyear ;)
Dealer called and only had 2 tires in stock and now I have to wait untill I return from NHMS to get the rest of the tires :-?

[MAGICMILER]

Fundy,I just put 4 Goodyear Marathon's on the TT.360.00,mounting,balancing,included.Oh yeah,they're 13" tires.I can imagine what larger sizes go for.

Now,where did I put that yellow marking stick.........:mrgreen:

[jade racing]

Just a little insight about the larger size Goodyear Marathon tires. I had a tire, a Goodyear Marathon,ST235/80-16, blow out on the way to Florida at New Years. It was made in the USA, but all new replacements in that size by Goodyear are made in CHINA. I tried to get a set built in North America but no one builds that size here anymore. At 250 a piece I went to a load range heavier. I replaced one set in Florida and replaced the other three here in Ontario at a price of 240. With exchange it adds up. I think the above tire failed because when I was loading the 5th. wheel I scrubbed that side wall on the ice in our driveway before we left.

[Fundytrail]

The site below shows the DOT cross reference to tire mfr. plant, the site has not been updated for some time but still a good reference;

http://www.harriger.com/tires.htm