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Carlisle Tire failure
May 9^th, 2012 at 8:26pm

Found this after the tow home from Lake Travis to San Antonio.
I'm very relieved the tire did not disintegrate at highway speeds. The tire stayed together, but I think it only had a few miles left before complete failure. Yes, those are the steel belts sticking out of the tire...and yes the tire is THAT deformed. This is the second tire to fail since I bought this boat. The date stamp on the tires indicate they are about 3 years old.

I'm thinking about replacing all of the tires with a new set of NOT Carlisle. If two from set failed....thinking it is just a matter of time till the rest go.

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Captain YARRR Admin Offline Doing the rain dance Posts: 2587 Round Rock, TX Gender:	Re: Carlisle Tire failure Reply #1 - May 9^th, 2012 at 9:10pm Wow holy shit that's a messed up tire and crazy they failed so early. I wouldn't be surprised if my Monterey trailer has 10 year old tires on it that have been champs. Yuck...tires x 6.
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Re: Carlisle Tire failure
Reply #2 - May 10^th, 2012 at 7:01am

Carlisle were great tire then about five years ago they stop making them here in the usa and started making them in japan or china. they have had alot of problems since they did that. but about a year or maybe 2 now they have started to manufacturing in the usa again so hopefully they will be better. but if you go carlisle make sure they are less than a year old.

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Re: Carlisle Tire failure
Reply #3 - May 10^th, 2012 at 8:29am

I hate Carliisle tires. They are fine if you are towing a couple times a year and the ramp is only a mile or two from your storage place. We replaced all of ours with the Goodyear Marathons from Discount Tire. It was about a $120 difference for a set of four, but it's worth every penny when you sitting on the side of the road at night.

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Re: Carlisle Tire failure
Reply #4 - May 10^th, 2012 at 5:09pm

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I hate Carliisle tires. They are fine if you are towing a couple times a year and the ramp is only a mile or two from your storage place. We replaced all of ours with the Goodyear Marathons from Discount Tire. It was about a $120 difference for a set of four, but it's worth every penny when you sitting on the side of the road at night.

Ditto that. My Nordic trailer (triple axle) came with Carlisles new. They hung in for awhile, then failed in back-to-back trips. Middle axles. I replaced each time with a new Carlisle. Failed again. All this happened on on I-40, Mojave Desert, mid-August, 119 degrees. Thought I was going to die from heat stroke while changing, so vowed no more Carlisles.

Went with Goodyear Marathons as well. More money, but worth it.

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g Veteran Austin Boater Offline Posts: 338 Banished to an island	Re: Carlisle Tire failure Reply #5 - May 11^th, 2012 at 10:00am Ok...replacing the entire set. Already replaced the two that failed. Only 4 more go Anyone want 4 free Carlisle tires for free (slightly used)
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nathan Lake Admiral Offline Going Home !!!!! Posts: 2120 Leander, TX Soon Gender:	Re: Carlisle Tire failure Reply #6 - May 11^th, 2012 at 8:19pm I would take them if I was closer.
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Reply #7 - May 14^th, 2012 at 8:10pm

Picked up the new tires today. Went with Maxxis. Good reviews. My trailer has 14 inch wheels, which really limits choices with ply and load range. I looked all across the major brands and none with any better than load range C and 6 ply. I would have to buy an entire set of 15 or 16 inch wheels to get sturdier tires. Not quite ready for that.
I'll keep you posted on how these hold up.

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nathan Lake Admiral Offline Going Home !!!!! Posts: 2120 Leander, TX Soon Gender:	Re: Carlisle Tire failure Reply #8 - May 14^th, 2012 at 8:25pm They look great!
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In2Deep Veteran Austin Boater Offline Lake Travis / LOTO Boater Posts: 442 Lake Travis/ LOTO Gender:	Re: Carlisle Tire failure Reply #9 - May 23^rd, 2012 at 8:31am Those will work perfectly.
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Haulin Nuts Land Lubber Offline Austin Boater Posts: 31	Re: Carlisle Tire failure Reply #10 - Jan 28^th, 2013 at 1:19pm My Carlisles are pretty new. Last season had the middle axle tread seperate from the side walls. the tread was rolling the lane next to me and I am glad the side walls stayed on the rim or it would have messed up my rim.
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