North America made tires

[Quiroule]

I now have about 14,000 miles on my China bombs, so I plan on replacing them in the spring.

What I get from this forum is that Maxxis tires would be the way to go, but there is no dealer around here. Sure wish there was..

I believed that Carlisle tires were made in US, bout on their site they mentioned: ‘In 1994, Carlisle expanded manufacturing operations into the Asia Pacific region, acquiring a tire factory in Buji, China.’. Now I am wondering…

Do you know of any North America made tires which would cut it.

Thanks

[Bushman512000]

I had them for 5er new in 1999 all blew apart run run run junk junk junk Bushman

[hankpage]

Quiroule, As far as I have seen all ST tires are made in Asia. There was some talk that Goodyear was bringing their Marathons back but I think that it was just that "TALK". When I bought my '07 Cougar there was a tire recall on it and the Duro Bias ply tires were replaced with Marathons. Since I had run Marathons on my old 5er I was happy until one started to bubble and show signs of tread separation after only a few thousand miles. When I replaced that tire I found out they were made in China. Next trip I replaced them all with LT tires with higher load ratings have had zero problems since. From what I have read and seen, if I were to go back to ST tires I would consider Maxis. You have the option to order them on-line and shipped to a local garage to be installed. JM2¢, Hank

[Quiroule]

Thanks Hankpage, I will try to get some Maxxis.

Bushman512000, thanks for the info. I don’t get what you mean with your title: 'carlie spelling is wrong for reason ok '

[Bushman512000]

Originally Posted by Quiroule

Thanks Hankpage, I will try to get some Maxxis.

Bushman512000, thanks for the info. I don’t get what you mean with your title: 'carlie spelling is wrong for reason ok '

not wanting to Quote a name may get in a war with company You understand now...You have the name in Your post Bushman

[Quiroule]

Thanks Bushman512000, I am not used to these web subtlety

[Quiroule]

To get back to the subject.

Are there any tires made in North America, if so, which one?

[smiller]

I don't think a tire being made in North America necessary signifies anything other than that the tire was made in North America. Maxxis are pretty much a known quantity and seem to be the best (perhaps only) choice for a quality ST tire. As far as there not being a dealer nearby, Discount Tire will have a set of Maxxis to you anywhere in the US in a day or two and at a good price. I don't know if they ship to Canada but surely there is some equivalent vendor.

[LittleJoe]

Quiroule:

You might want to check out Hercules Tires. They are made in N . America and have comparable weight ratings to Maxxis.

They have proven to stand up the best to our ERS trailers and we have tried several different brands including UHAUL branded bias tires (these did not last a month ALL 4 !!)

[hankpage]

Originally Posted by LittleJoe

Quiroule:

You might want to check out Hercules Tires. They are made in N . America and have comparable weight ratings to Maxxis.

They have proven to stand up the best to our ERS trailers and we have tried several different brands including UHAUL branded bias tires (these did not last a month ALL 4 !!)

LittleJoe, Have you actually seen "Made in Canada" or "USA" on their ST tires. The only info I can find on-line is this : Hercules operates on an international basis, in over 90 countries, from warehouses in the USA, Canada,
and China under the name Hercules Tire International. They do not show country of origin on-line. I would be very happy to see that one company has decided to make their ST tires here where it is easier to control quality standards.

[B&T]

Just trivia:

In addition to date codes, tires have plant codes stamped on the sidewall, on one side or the other, decode here:

http://www.harriger.com/tires.htm

[davidjsimons]

Originally Posted by Festus2

Little Joe & Hankpage -
I just spoke to Hercules Customer Service and was told that all of their RV trailer and light truck tires are made in China and carry the Hercules name They do make some of their passenger and other vehicle tires in North America but not trailer tires. So........back to square one.

Well, that's depressing.


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[LittleJoe]

Still haven't had a look at actual tire for where its made (keep forgetting ).

Regardless of where they are made, I still stand by the fact that these are the best of many brands we have tried, and we have had zero issues with them. They are however in the 205/75/15 size which is not a first hand experience to the larger sizes on our RV's.

[smiller]

Sorry, they are made in China and therefore by definition must be China bombs. Any other real-world experience doesn't matter.

[therink]

I replaced my Towmax 15" junk D's with 15" Maxxi E's. Best hing I could have done. I bought mine at "Pep Boys" (if you have one in your area) . They didnt stock them, they were special order tire.
Good luck.
Steve

[Quiroule]

Thanks everyone.

Therink, how much did-you pay? That's exactly what I need.

[davidjsimons]

Originally Posted by kenn209

Probably will do the same at the start of next camping season.

Was looking on discount tire direct tire direct and they have a taskmaster tire,never heard of it.

I have a set of Taskmasters on a small flat bed and they have been the trailer for over two years now and show no signs of dry rot in the sidewalls.



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