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Location: Algonquin, ILL | I'm in need of new tires for my Trailer, any recommondations?
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| Goodyear Marathons. |
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Location: Athens, Ohio | avoid Carlysles. m |
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| I second both of the above posts... |
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| After reading zillions of tire posts on several different fishing boards over the last 4 years I would have to "3rd" the above, there is one brand to certainly avoid. |
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Location: nationwide | awesome . . . . . i bought a set of carlisles last year for my boat trailer. . . . . . . what kind of issues should I expect????
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| I am not sure if this breaks the rules of the board but I will try to link to Walleye Central for your answer. Or, you can do a search on that board and you will find hundreds if not thousands of posts on Carlisle (sp?) tires.
http://www.walleyecentral.com/dc/dcboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=3&... |
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Location: Kentucky | The Goodyear Marathons are expensive but definitely worth it. |
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| Corey,
Single axle trailer? If so, here is what I know. One of my Carlisle's blew when it was three years old. Always inflated properly(read that, to the max recommended), and inspected periodically. When it blew, I was on the road for less than 15 miles, going 60. It slowed the truck/trailer instantly to 40, and when I looked in the mirror, I saw the back of my trailer come down from 4 feet in the air! It damaged the fender, step pads, wiring, and the aluminum wheel.
The tire was actually manufactured byGoodyear, to Carlisle Specs. I submitted the tire, and a claim to Goodyear. They issued a check that also included enough for the three new Marathons I bought, including mounting and Balancing.
I think Carlisle has changed design recently. Not 100% sure. I believe these tires said Trail Star, or Radial Trail on them. I will check tonight, as I still have the spare.
Bottom line, I would not run these on a trailer that is near the load rating on the tires. I would not tow above 55 MPH. I would keep pressure at Max recommended. I would not run more than 3 years.
That said, the tires on my new trailer are Ultra's. Never heard of them before. It's a tandem axle trailer, so they are not loaded as much.
Edited by Shep 5/7/2007 2:41 PM
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Location: nationwide | Thanks Shep,
Single axle trailer for a esox magnum. It is up to the flowage right now and with gas prices on the rise it may spend the better part of the summer there. So the only driving speed it will see this summer is 30 mph max from the trailer to the landing They were new last August. I am not sure what the load rating is, will have to look next weekend when I am up to the trailer. I think they are radial trail from what I remember. I wrote the info down because the spare needs to be replaced and I was going to buy the same brand. I think now I may change that.
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Location: Algonquin, ILL | The Tires I'm Replacing are Carlisle's, They are now 6 years old and showing wear, The tire on the Starboard side developed a warp that is obvious while towing as I can feel the trailer shaking.
Up until now I have not had any problems with the Carlisle's, they served me well over the last 6 years years including at least Four trips to Canad and back.
I just want to replace with the best tire I can get so based on the Recomendations I will go with Goodyear Marathons this time around
Again thanks for your Input's
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Location: Gurnee, Illinois | MuskyMeyer, traveling at those speeds and distances you should be OK. Most important thing would be to make sure your tires are inflated to the correct pressure before each trip. I had 2 Carlisle blow outs, one on a tire less than a year old, and the other about a year later. Both were catastrophic blowouts and damaged my trailer both times. When I researched this issue, I found Carlisle admitted to some manufacturing problems in response to a class action law suit. I know these tires appeared on lots of Tennesee trailers which came with Crestliner boats.
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Location: Athens, Ohio | John, when my Carlisle tire started shaking like that, it was less than 100 miles later it blew. Fortunately, I had Mauser with me and the tire / wheel change went well off a small stretch of 4 lane road just before we hit the Interstate. This was coming back from Rhinelander Outing last year. m |
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Location: Algonquin, ILL | Howdy Mikie, The Boat is in the Garage and the Rims are at Goodyear, Marathons should be ready by Noon today. Based on what you said about your Carlisle's and what I saw on my rig, I wonder if the tires actually give you some type of warning before the explode( IE, Shaking, Odd Vibrations ) Maybe if we all paid just a little more attention to the trailer while we're driving catastrophic blowout could be avoided no matter what Brand tire we're using
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Location: Athens, Ohio | Yeah, in fact an old couple flagged us down in BF Illinois after following us for a while and said they saw the whole wheel bumping and shaking. Mauser vowed that we had hundreds of miles left on the tire and it blew less than an hour later. Busted belt from what we could figure.
Since it was just fine leaving the motel and Worrall's place, we could not recall slamming a pothole, curb or anything that would have caused such damage. When it went, it went fast, which seems consistent with what I've been reading aboutthis brand. Good luck this year, dude! m |
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| There was no warning when mine went. I'd have noticed any shaking or vibration. I could not believe how violent the result of that tire blowing out. As I said, it slowed me from 60 down to 40 in a split second, and the trailer was launched into the air about 4 feet. On a positive note, the guy tailgating me has new whitey tighties! hehehe |
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