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B25guy · 08-31-2006, 12:26 PM

FWIW, aircraft tires are still mostly natural rubber due to its higher heat rejection/dissapation properties. Downside, they don't wear as long as the synthetic compounds i.e. most over-the-road tires nowadays....can't have everything

loreepeter · 08-31-2006, 03:51 PM

During a factory tour in Jackson Center, late 1987 we saw huge stacks of oak paneling from USSR in the manufacturing area. Guess they used wood from USSR back then.....

63air · 09-02-2006, 08:25 AM

Second week of' ' 06 on the tire code. Love the service from Tire Rack!

nickcrowhurst · 09-02-2006, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by 63air

Second week of' ' 06 on the tire code. Love the service from Tire Rack!

63air, that's good. Just what I needed to know. Many thanks.
Nick.

ROBERTSUNRUS · 09-03-2006, 11:16 PM

Hi, I first saw Michelins on new Lincolns in 1971 while working at a Lincoln Mercury dealer and they were from Italy. Also I was told that the sidewall indentations that you can find on vertually every tire made were caused by the overlap of the material used on the sides of the tires when assembled. Thus, normal.

Bob

**Action** · 09-05-2006, 09:10 AM

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Originally Posted by AZstreamin

… So I got new rubbers for pennies and they are now perfectly balanced and they track like a dream now.

My AS is back in storage or I'd post a photo for identification..

Now that you have made that investment. Make sure your tires are covered. The sun out here is brutal. If your storage place covers the tires from ALL sun throughout the day right on! If not get some tire covers. About $20 for two wheels. Or at least get a piece of wood or cloth to keep that sun off the tire. And another issue might be to park the tires on wood if it is a concrete slab that your baby rests on, to keep the tires out of contact with the concrete.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Action

Pimprnel · 09-21-2006, 07:32 PM

I just purchased a new 2007 Safari. Took it on our first trip and within 500 miles had a blow out! Was very surprised as my other Safari had same tires. Put on the spare and it is a Marathon same size etc. The spare tire itself looks different on the outside but is the same Marathon. Went to tire shop where we were camping and asked for a replacement to have a backup for return trip. He put on a used for now until I could get in touch with the dealer. He commented, the side wall on the Marathon blown out seemed on the thin side for a trailer this size. Trailer is a 28ft. at 7300 GVWR. The Marathons on it are a 6 ply which seems to be low based on what others are writing in the forums. I also noticed on 2005 unit and the 2007 that there are waves in the side walls as mentioned in other posts. I will surely look in to this. The dealer is currently checking in to the matter for me.

TIMEMACHINE · 09-21-2006, 08:33 PM

Pimprnel,

I'll bet you were glad you had a tandem axle AS. Sorry to hear the tire only made it 500 miles.

John

**jcanavera** · 09-22-2006, 08:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Pimprnel

I just purchased a new 2007 Safari. Took it on our first trip and within 500 miles had a blow out! Was very surprised as my other Safari had same tires. Put on the spare and it is a Marathon same size etc. The spare tire itself looks different on the outside but is the same Marathon. Went to tire shop where we were camping and asked for a replacement to have a backup for return trip. He put on a used for now until I could get in touch with the dealer. He commented, the side wall on the Marathon blown out seemed on the thin side for a trailer this size. Trailer is a 28ft. at 7300 GVWR. The Marathons on it are a 6 ply which seems to be low based on what others are writing in the forums. I also noticed on 2005 unit and the 2007 that there are waves in the side walls as mentioned in other posts. I will surely look in to this. The dealer is currently checking in to the matter for me.

As noted earlier it's not unusual to see wave's in the radial tires. It is part of the construction process. You just don't want the bulges in the sidewalls which indicate a sidewall failure.

Just a couple of questions, did you check out your tire pressures before you left on your first trip, or did you assume your dealer did this for you? Second and third questions relate to the tires themselves. Did you check whether you had a load rated D tire and did you look at the manufacturing date of the tire that failed? I 've seen a situation where a new Classic trailer was found to have a C rated tire in its mix of 4. That C rated tire blew.

Jack

thecatsandi · 09-22-2006, 10:15 AM

Goodyear is the only American "owned" company left. Firestone; Japan, Michelin; French a good reason to boycott Michelin.

bhayden · 09-22-2006, 10:32 AM

Cooper is also American owned. But, if supporting the US economy is the goal or a perceived quality inherent in US products it might be more important to look at who actually manufactures tires in the US.

-Bernie

SafeHarbor · 09-27-2006, 09:53 PM

Hi, Bernie,

Marathons made in New Zealand complicate the picture.

I had a tire bumping on I-20 today that scared me, and back to the Goodyear shop crept I. The (inherited) Lincoln now has a new "Eagle GA Touring" sitting on the front left.

This tire has even *more* scripture on the sides of it to read than than the last set.

Lamar