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    Posted: 16 Aug 2018 at 5:55pm
I heat lots about "those awful tires" quoting what they read on the internet.  We ran over 20,000 trouble free miles on our originals with no problems.  We kept ours inglated properly and did replace them when they aged out.  Like so many other things internet experts can turn a non-problem scary.
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What did you replace them with and why?
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BTW Keith the internet had nothing to do with my replacing the tires.
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Posts: 1407 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 16 Aug 2018 at 6:22pm
Originally posted by Keith-N-Dar


Originally posted by TheBum

We've had our Carlisle Trail HD D-load-rated tires on our 179 for ever a year and they've been great compared to the factory cheapies.
What trouble did you have with the factory tires?

They both blew out, one on each leg of the same trip. They had around 5k miles on them. FWIW, it was during the heat of the summer driving between Texas and Indiana.
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Posts: 1447 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 17 Aug 2018 at 6:12am
Originally posted by TheBum

Originally posted by Keith-N-Dar


Originally posted by TheBum

We've had our Carlisle Trail HD D-load-rated tires on our 179 for ever a year and they've been great compared to the factory cheapies.
What trouble did you have with the factory tires?

They both blew out, one on each leg of the same trip. They had around 5k miles on them. FWIW, it was during the heat of the summer driving between Texas and Indiana.


I would be upset too.
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Posts: 1214 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 17 Aug 2018 at 7:25am
I replaced my cheapo's at about 100 miles. The amount of miles from the dealer to home, then home to the tire shop. My decision was made when I asked my tire guy what he thought and he chuckled and said, I have never heard of these, and I wouldn't trust them. I've used that guy for many years, and I trusted his opinion. I don't know if he read something bad about them on the internet though. I guess if one person on the internet says they worked out great, they must be good tires, but "I" wouldn't use them.
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Posts: 195 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 17 Aug 2018 at 7:36am
Originally posted by mjlrpod

I guess if one person on the internet says they worked out great, they must be good tires, but "I" wouldn't use them.

Heh, true that, and if one person on the internet says he had problems, they must be bad tires.

Internet reviews are just more data points in our research into products we're looking to buy.

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Posts: 1676 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 17 Aug 2018 at 7:41am
Replaced first set (factory tires) at about 10-12k miles. Lot of visible and uneven wear. Replaced them while on a Florida trip with Freestar tires. Those seemed to be wearing evenly and road fine until...I was moving pod around property when I just happen to notice a rather large bulge across the tread of one tire. I know now that it was probably a broken belt just waiting for a blowout. Lucky. Prolly had about 5K miles on them.

I now have Goodyear Endurance "D"s. We'll see, but the first few thousand miles seem to be fine.

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Posts: 195 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 17 Aug 2018 at 7:51am
Originally posted by fwunder

I was moving pod around property when I just happen to notice a rather large bulge across the tread of one tire.

Pays to be observant.  Glad you noticed that before it became a nightmare at highway speed.

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Posts: 1214 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 17 Aug 2018 at 9:43am
I guess the true test of the cheapo, crappy, time bomb, one guy on the internet seems to like them tires is........... Has anyone gone out and bought the exact same times when it was time to get new tires? 
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