penokee
Little Girl's Point, MI
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Any comments on Green Ball Tires? Looking at a Vortex Toy Hauler made by Thor of California (No longer in business as such) and discovered that the tires are sold/made by Green Ball. I thought it was a joke, but not so. If I buy the Vortex, planning to send those tire to the Local Landfill Post haste, unless someone out in RV Land has a had a Good experience with them.
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vjoek
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My Green Balls are only a year old and made in America. So far, so good!
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jameswb1
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Green Ball tires
Look at their web page. Click on {about Green ball}. Form your own opinion.
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Mousefart
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I have many thousands of miles on the TowMaster (Green Ball) radial ST tires on my HTT with no problems.
Also had two sets of Duro tires on my previous PUP with no problems.
Never checked whether either brand said "Made in USA" on them, and frankly, don't care. If they don't go "POP!" before they need replacing due to age (5 or 6 years), they are a good tire.
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Exocet
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Our old TT came with them. No problems other than the sidewalls started to show some small cracks after 3 years.
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penokee
Little Girl's Point, MI
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Thanks for your replies. Good to hear that you had/are having good results. In lieu of our nation's current financial crisis, think I will stay with a tire made in America
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Mousefart
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penokee wrote:Thanks for your replies. Good to hear that you had/are having good results. In lieu of our nation's current financial crisis, think I will stay with a tire made in America
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Earl E
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We have Towmaster, imported by Greenball. One of the better imports. I would keep 'em and wear them out.
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D & M
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jameswb1 wrote:Green Ball tires
Look at their web page. Click on {about Green ball}. Form your own opinion.
I looked and found a couple of misspelled words. If they don't QC their own webpage, I wonder how much effort they exert when they take their trips to Taiwan or India to conduct quality checks on their tires.
I think I would look elsewhere.
Dave
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Sandia Man
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Have 15" D rated Greenball Transmasters made in Thailand for 3 plus years and 20K miles exhibiting very little wear. Of course I keep them filled to max pressure and don't come close to overloading them so I don't expect to have to replace them for a couple of more years. Thought about replacing them at first too but glad that just taking care of them properly helped ensure their longevity. Do whatever makes you comfortable when towing.
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