Have you had experience with the Greenball brand of tires? Transmaster/Towmaster/etc

Have you had experience with the Greenball brand of tires? I had never heard of them.

I went to Discount Tire (AZ) to check on ST225/75R15 trailer tire prices. The clerk recommended the Greenball Transmaster 10ply E-rated for $103. He liked the tread better than the Greenball Towmaster 10ply E-rated $108. (It’s pretty rare for a salesman to recommend anything cheaper!) There is also a $16 charge for mounting/balance/metal valvestem for a grand total of $398(?incl tax).

From the internet - comments range from “stay away” to “no problems”. I know folks will post negatives if they have problems, but rarely post positives if they work great.

From what I have learned here – trailer tires are only good from 3-5 years. My tires are marked:
Left – 0902 == 9th week of 2002 ....................Goodyear Marathon Radial
Right – 5204GF == 52nd week of 2004...............DURO Radial DS2100
Spare – 329 == 32nd week of 1999 (or 1989?) don’t know why old tire appeared on a 2002 TM.

So it looks like I’m getting close to the 3 year age limit <grin!>.


ps. The clerk also mentioned that the trailer tires loose 1/3 of their life every year. Therefore I am thinking that if they try to sell me older tires, such as 6 month old date code tires, then I could demand 1/6 of the price off of tire&mounting. Because I will have to replace them in another 2.5 years. Or am I just dreaming again?


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[Wavery]

Originally Posted by LiveTicker

Have you had experience with the Greenball brand of tires? I had never heard of them ... The clerk also mentioned that the trailer tires loose 1/3 of their life every year. Therefore I am thinking that if they try to sell me older tires, such as 6 month old date code tires, then I could demand 1/6 of the price off of tire&mounting. Because I will have to replace them in another 2.5 years. Or am I just dreaming again?

You can "Demand" anything you want......doesn't mean they'll do it...

Never heard of them....... Then again..... I never heard of Maxxis 6 months before I bought them either....

http://greenball.com/about.html

My main concern is nationwide warranty service. As for tires lose 1/3 of their tire life, I find that bogus. Current posts have discussed the six year tire rule.

Your trailer tires are warranted against failures due to factory defective materials and workmanship for 2 years from invoice date of purchase (verified with original (or copy of) invoice. If invoice is not available the 2 years will be based on the date of manufacture. That information is found in the DOT code.

http://greenball.com/warranty.html

Run, Forest, Run. Run away.

[T and C]

The Greenball website says that they get their tires from two sources: 1. Cheng Shin in Taiwan. 2. Goodyear.

Tom

[thewayneo]

I just replaced the original 14" Goodyear Marathons on my 2006 2619. They were totally trouble-free and a friend is now using them on his utility trailer. I purchased 15" ST225/75 Marathon's from Discount Tire for $112 each, plus balancing, etc. I look forward to the same excellent service I got from the originals and they are clearly marked "MADE IN USA".