Coyotecprs
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I picked up our 5th wheel after the repairs from a tire blowout that happen during our trip to Niagara Falls in June. The blowout happen in Ohio on the way but that damage was mainly to the rear fender so we finished our trip. The replacement fender look good and we got a new plastic wheel wells cover. They used a metal plate to seal up a little damage to the floor behind the wheel. I took the trailer to the scales and weighed both axles. The front axle 3640 and rear axle is 3420. My trailer is a little nose high so I am kind of surprised that the front axle is a little heavier but the equalizers are doing their job. I think the blowout of the Goodyear Marathon was simple an age factor. Should have replaced the tires. I bought the trailer last year it would be nice if dealers would not sell used trailer with old tires.
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Cummins12V98
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Did GY take care of the damage?
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Coyotecprs wrote:I picked up our 5th wheel after the repairs from a tire blowout that happen during our trip to Niagara Falls in June. The blowout happen in Ohio on the way but that damage was mainly to the rear fender so we finished our trip. The replacement fender look good and we got a new plastic wheel wells cover. They used a metal plate to seal up a little damage to the floor behind the wheel. I took the trailer to the scales and weighed both axles. The front axle 3640 and rear axle is 3420. My trailer is a little nose high so I am kind of surprised that the front axle is a little heavier but the equalizers are doing their job. I think the blowout of the Goodyear Marathon was simple an age factor. Should have replaced the tires. I bought the trailer last year it would be nice if dealers would not sell used trailer with old tires.
I'd suggest you have your aligment checked. More often than not that is the real culprit. Then have 'never fail' bushings installed. I just had this done and you would be amazed at the terrible condition the orginal bushings were in. Those new bushings alone brought my 5ver back into alignment.
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Coyotecprs wrote:I think the blowout of the Goodyear Marathon was simple an age factor. Should have replaced the tires. I bought the trailer last year it would be nice if dealers would not sell used trailer with old tires.
No link required!..
Same old song and dance that GY used to defend in:
"Godyear kept tire problems quiet" (Google it)
The real problem is an 8 letter word - and it would be better if dealers didn't sell /equip new or used trailers with them - period.
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The outside half of the trend came off. The sidewall was still in tack. I did not contact GY has I did not keep the tire. It was a 2006 tire. It had no previous cracks or budges. It was fully inflated before the trip but I did not check that morning. It made the first 300+ miles of the trip but on the second leg it blew about 10 minutes into the trip. I read about blowout before but I did not know about Goodyear paying for damages but I would assume they would require the tire. I turned it into my insurance so I had to cover the $500 deductible. The bill was $902.
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I would suspect the axle weight numbers especially with the nose high and a heavier front axles weight numbers
The equalizer bar allows the wheels to step over dips and obstacles with out one tire taking all the weight but do not equalize weight exactly between the axles.
New ST tires won't fix ST tire issues especially on a big heavy trailer. Only a tire type change will do that.
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Covered Quality in Jan 2012, March 2012, June 2011, and a few other times. Simply do a search on "quality".
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You can learn more if you visit my tire blog RVTireSafety
In my opinion as a QS9000 and ISO/TS 16949 Quality auditor the word "Quality" does not appear to be in the RV industry dictionary.
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JIMNLIN wrote:I would suspect the axle weight numbers especially with the nose high and a heavier front axles weight numbers
The equalizer bar allows the wheels to step over dips and obstacles with out one tire taking all the weight but do not equalize weight exactly between the axles.
New ST tires won't fix ST tire issues especially on a big heavy trailer. Only a tire type change will do that.
"Type change" by itself is not enough. You need to be sure the problem is not caused by overload, road hazards, leaking wheel or valve or exceeding tire speed limit.
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Tireman9 wrote:JIMNLIN wrote:I would suspect the axle weight numbers especially with the nose high and a heavier front axles weight numbers
The equalizer bar allows the wheels to step over dips and obstacles with out one tire taking all the weight but do not equalize weight exactly between the axles.
New ST tires won't fix ST tire issues especially on a big heavy trailer. Only a tire type change will do that.
"Type change" by itself is not enough. You need to be sure the problem is not caused by overload, road hazards, leaking wheel or valve or exceeding tire speed limit.
It's amazing!!!!!!
When pushed, the so called self anointed tire experts will always fall back on the old line. It is preached from the pulpit of the tire companies, overloaded, under inflated, mystery road hazard or driving too fast. We all know by now that it is never the fault of the cheap tire.
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Coyotecprs wrote:The outside half of the trend came off. The sidewall was still in tack. I did not contact GY has I did not keep the tire. It was a 2006 tire. It had no previous cracks or budges. It was fully inflated before the trip but I did not check that morning. It made the first 300+ miles of the trip but on the second leg it blew about 10 minutes into the trip. I read about blowout before but I did not know about Goodyear paying for damages but I would assume they would require the tire. I turned it into my insurance so I had to cover the $500 deductible. The bill was $902.
They are really good about paying for damages, they are the only ones who will.
I won't have to worry about tires, I just popped for 5 new GY G6114 H tires 4 Alcoa 17.5" wheels and one steel wheel for a spare from trailertiresandwheels.com. Never had a problen with the GY G614 G tires in 5 years. My family and yours safety is that important to me. I like a big safety margin with something so important.
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