Blowout in Boston

[Gene]

Originally Posted by 2airishuman

underinflation=bad stuff

inflate to 65 psi
maintain 65 psi
YaskwHy 65 psi.

cheers
2air'

This could be misinterpreted—cold pressure (not after driving, although I prefer early in the morning before driving) is 65. It will increase while driving, so don't "maintain 65". Leave it alone.

"YaskwHy" appears to be a language I am unfamiliar with.

Gene

[Gene]

Originally Posted by Garfield

My GYM are rated max 65 MPH.

Not true. Unlike passenger and many light truck tires, trailer tires are not speed rated. Airstream recommends not driving more than 65.

Gene

[2airishuman]

Originally Posted by CloudDancing

I Like the Maxxis E solution but can find a listing on the Maxxis web page. Can you please help me with a suggested source?

cloud'

should u decide NOT to buy another set of gyms,

you can read about the maxx tire here,, post 95-~122...

including a good mail order source that will ship and provide road hazard replacement coverage...

http://www.airforums.com/forums/f438...s-27999-2.html

cheers
2air'

[r carl]

Originally Posted by CrawfordGene

Not true. Unlike passenger and many light truck tires, trailer tires are not speed rated. Airstream recommends not driving more than 65.

Gene

True,
http://www.goodyear.com/rv/pdf/marat...nfo_032806.pdf

[RLS]

Originally Posted by r carl

True,
http://www.goodyear.com/rv/pdf/marat...nfo_032806.pdf

LOL, I was just going to post that!

[Gene]

Note that Goodyear says "speed restricted", not speed rated. I think their lawyers wanted that because they didn't want to say it was the same as the international speed ratings. Speed ratings are a source of much controversy and lack of clarity.

See, for example: Tire Speed Ratings

Just Google the topic and get confused. If I understand what I read, speed ratings are derived from other tests rather than from directly testing tires for performance at various speeds. And speed ratings were developed in Europe for cars and later extended to some LT tires.

Gene

[Phoenix]

Someone asked about a source for Maxxis tires. We got ours at Discount Tire. Discount doesn't normally keep Maxxis in stock; but they ordered them, and the tires arrived the next day. Please note that this was in Phoenix, and there is probably a local wholesale distributor in town. You might have to wait a couple of days, if you need tires in a small town.

[vpurdy]

i forgot to say....i hade $4,500 in damages to my unit when the first blowout occurred....and i had no idea that i could get any help from goodyear...not that i actually wanted to deal with them again.

[CloudDancing]

Were these E rated Maxxis and if so do you have the model #.
Maxxis web page doesn't show an E rated trailer tire.

[Phoenix]

CloudDancing, see info on the Web site below (click on SPECIFICATIONS tab). The 8 ply-rated tires are Load Range "D", and the 10 ply-rated are "E".

M8008 ST Radial

Also, as mentioned before, we purchased our Maxxis Load Range "E" tires through Discount Tire. I keep them inflated to 80 psi to reduce overheating (and blowouts) here in desert southwest where it is around 110 degrees right now.

[MJBear]

Well we did have another tire blowout. This time 1/2 hour from home, that's 2 in one week. So we unloaded trailer and went on home. We left it at a tire shop. The tire had lost all of its outer tread and was rolling on about 4" of rubber which was keeping the rim off the ground. Some small damage to wheel well but that was all. Now the decision is between Carlisle E or Maxxiis E. About $200 difference. We don't mind spending the $200 if it will be worth it. There isn't much written on the web about Maxxiis. While that appears to be good news, it could be that they are not used nearly as often as the other brands. Thanks for all the info. MJ

[vpurdy]

i paid $104 each for my maxxis 10 ply. same price as the 8 ply marathons...bought 'em in punta gorda, fl from city tire..per their chart i keep them at 75lbs as this is adequate for my weight. max pressuere is 80 lbs cold.

[CloudDancing]

Thanks for all the Maxxis feedback. I'm still concerned that they are not rated above 65 MPH as That doesnt seem much margin at 65-70 MPH expressway speeds. I also think that Goodyear and Airstream should bear some responsibilty for this situation. I plan to contact both.