Tires need help.

[Tdifrank]

Hello fello campers I need help in makeing a the right choice of tires. I have narrowed it down to 2 tires.
The first one is as follows.
(1) maxxis m8008 BW
LRD 8 ply 205/75/15
Or
(2) Carlisle Radial Trail RH
LRD 8 ply 205/75R/15

[ependydad]

Originally Posted by Tdifrank

Hello fello campers I need help in makeing a the right choice of tires. I have narrowed it down to 2 tires.
The first one is as follows.
(1) maxxis m8008 BW
LRD 8 ply 205/75/15
Or
(2) Carlisle Radial Trail RH
LRD 8 ply 205/75R/15

When I did my one evening of quick research, it came down to Maxxis m8008 or Goodyear Marathon tires. I opted for the Maxxis (but would have been equally happy with the Marathons).

So my vote is #1- Maxxis m8008.

[Platokidd]

imo Maxxis or goodyear marathon.
Think for now I have ruled all others out.

[Zoo1392]

Maxis are made by Cheng-Shin Rubber Ind. Yuanlin, Taiwan.
Goodyear Marathon tires where made in China until about 2005, now back in the US, but ask your tire dealer your tires will be manufactured.
A large % of all tire problems can be related to two Issues that are not related to the location of manufacture.
1. Driving to fast, ST rated tires mean 65 MPH max. Yes I ask people whom and hear typical driving speeds of 70 to 75".
2. Proper air pressure. If your sidewall indicates max pressure for your E rated tire is 80 Psi cold then thats where is should be(run them at max). I cant count the people whom I see hitch up and roll with out checking there pressures. It is impossible gauge tire air pressure visually, spend five min before you roll and spare the headache a blown tire ripping up your unit.

[GreenImp]

All good replies above...my choice was GY Marathons. And just in case you haven't already realized this yourself, I would like to expand on Zoo1392's second point and say that IMO trailer Tire Pressure Monitor Systems (TPMS) are mandatory equipment.
An excellent example....
http://tsttruck.com/product/tst-507-flow-thru/

[ependydad]

Originally Posted by Zoo1392

Goodyear Marathon tires where made in China until about 2005, now back in the US, but ask your tire dealer your tires will be manufactured.

I'm only going by what I read on forums, but I thought the Goodyears were back to being Chinese made.

[Zoo1392]

due dil·i·gence, you must due your research, but I find asking the tire dealer is a good starting point. If made overseas they will indicate it even if reluctantly so.
I love to ask and hear the wheels turning "ahhh let me check that"

[Zoo1392]

If you own a trailer and don't know what TPS is you should..

[wmtire]

Originally Posted by ependydad

I'm only going by what I read on forums, but I thought the Goodyears were back to being Chinese made.

If you look at the specs for the Marathons on Tire Racks website, the country of origin for all of them is China.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....arathon+Radial

If they moved any production back to the US plants, it may be in limited sizes/qty's.

[Zoo1392]

Test

[geotex1]

I think it pertinent to point out that not all Good Year Marathons are being made in the US! Unless, perhaps, something changed in the last 3 months time, that's just bad internet information. Marathons were totally produced in China for a stretch of many years. Then, for a few reasons, some production was brought back to North America in both US and Canadian plants. Out back we have 3 test trailers with Marathons from China with 3rd quarter 2014 DOT codes and from the US 1st quarter 2013 and 2nd quarter 2014 production and all are the same size.

[Zoo1392]

I have reached this quite a bit and cannot find any RADIAL trailers made here in the USA. There maybe one exception which is the Goodyear Unisteel G614 which is a G rated tire. Although expensive I felt that the ability to retread the casing is a plus.

[dcheatwood]

Originally Posted by ependydad

I'm only going by what I read on forums, but I thought the Goodyears were back to being Chinese made.

Yep. My new marathons were built in China in march of 2014/ per sidewall.

[cadman99]

Contrary to popular opinion it fitted my truck and trailer with Hercules tires. "e" rated on the truck and "d" rated on the trailer. I have about 20,000 miles on the truck ones and about 6,000 on the trailer.

I just finished 5200 mile trip. None of the tires ever exceeded 120° - I measured the trailer tires when I got back - they showed .003" of wear.

The trailer tires took very little weight to balance and were very straight and true on the balancer. Plus they are a bit cheaper.

[campr-pete]

Few years back had serious issues with tires on a fifth wheel blowed several once I was in fl. on I-95, it was a nightmare destroyed my sewer system and the fender skirting along with the metal over the wheels. They were d'' rated went to E'' rated tires, which are inflated to 80psi they ran much cooler and I never had another issue.
Check the date on all tires if they are over 6 months old I would look around.

[martinto]

Wmtire is correct. Having been responsible for purchasing tires over 10 years for industrial truck apps, most US companies have supply from China, Taiwan, Sri Lanka to name a few. Some brands, sizes and apps are still produced here by many of them. RV tire supply would follow a similar path.