Castle Rock Tires

[JohnD10]

Originally Posted by Anderson15

Speaking of tires, does anyone use the Maxxis 8008 anymore?

These were the "trailer tires of choice" 15 years ago. I don't see much about them.

I tried to find Maxxis 8008's last year when I bought new tires, but couldn't find them locally in Denver by anyone...and none of the tire stores would order them, either.

They called them "Internet Tires".

I went with Hercules SP2's and put around 6000 miles on them in three months traveling around the western US or A and have been great so far.

I will probably go with the Goodyear Endurance tire next time around, though.

[babock]

Originally Posted by JohnD10

I tried to find Maxxis 8008's last year when I bought new tires, but couldn't find them locally in Denver by anyone...and none of the tire stores would order them, either.

They called them "Internet Tires".

Bought 4 in Fresno when my Towmasters failed on my boat trailer and bought 4 in Los Angeles for my TT when I replaced my Castle Rocks. Easy peasy. Took 20 minutes from their local supplier each time.


Funny...just did a search in Denver for two random Discount Tire stores. Both stores could have them in 2 days. There are 5 Discount tire stores in the Denver area that carry them in stock or can order them.

[BigH]

Originally Posted by Anderson15

I can only speak to MY experience and I, personally , have no reason to believe otherwise.

I don't pay much attention to hearsay and I don't believe what I read on the interweb. People RARELY tell the WHOLE story, especially when complaining.

I also don't believe that most people REALLY check their tires pre and post trip.

Of course they will say they did...

My experience has been good and my Castle Rocks have performed flawlessly so far. That info I can relay with certainty.

Fantastic for you and your tires performance! -I have no doubt your are in the majority...And I really mean it, for sure most folks are not having tire issues.

You can ignore the interweb reports and any information available. You can ignore the fact that some trailer manufacturers switched to a more expensive tire (that seems odd) and will not use them anymore. You can examine two different manufacturer's tires side by side (I did but I'm unsure how anyone would come the conclusion that the Castle Rock is a quality tire). You can rely soley on your experience to support your conclusion.

Me? I prefer to gather as much info is available and judge it as a hole, not just one limited experience. Sure, there is some hearsay, some duds who didn't take care of their tires but when manufacturer's switch and reports continue to pile up here and other sites…

When there is this much smoke...

Back to the bolded above in quote and I ask this seriously because I don't understand the bolded or anyone with a view limited to only their experience: If you believe most everyone is a liar and all info on the web is unbelievable...why are you here?

[stephndudb]

Originally Posted by Anderson15

Speaking of tires, does anyone use the Maxxis 8008 anymore?

These were the "trailer tires of choice" 15 years ago. I don't see much about them.

I have them on my fifth wheel.

[ADK]

Up until yesterday I have kind of dismissed all of the complaints about the Castle Rock tires. While sitting in a left turn lane my tire exploded yesterday, I had been sitting there at least 45 seconds as this was a ridiculous light. I thought someone ran into the back of my trailer and I jumped out and ran back there and every thing was fine, went around to the right side and found the blown tire. I inspect my tires before every trip and have a TST 507 TPMS, tires were running at 88 psi and 92 degrees yesterday. I looked for something on the pavement and looked the tire over good after changing it and can't see any cut or puncture. They were made in July 2017 and have 4500 miles on them.

[Anderson15]

88 PSI? Mine are 65 PSI max.

What size/model Castle Rock do you have?

[TheWolfPaq82]

Originally Posted by BigH

A coworker was telling me about his neighbor with a new rv that had a trailer tire peel the tread off on the first trip while maintaining pressure on his tpms. I asked him to find out what tire it was...Castle rock. My good friend bought a brand new trailer and it developed a pronounced thump...Castle rock. Neither are on any forums, neither reported anything. Folks with spare tires that never touched the ground with issues...

So...do you believe the trailer manufacturers (ones that are responsible for their own chassis and tire purchases no less) that have switched due to problems with the castle pops bought a more expensive tire for the hell of it?

Do you really believe the Castle pop is a quality tire?

and I got 7 years out of the Castle Rock tires on my 2007 Jayco. I was very happy with it. Two years now on our Cherokee with "China Bombs" no issues, no abnormal wear, they're performing just like a tire.

[ADK]

Originally Posted by Anderson15

88 PSI? Mine are 65 PSI max.

What size/model Castle Rock do you have?

225/75/15 E 80 PSI Cold