Goodyear Marathon tires are not good tires
I bought Maxxis trailer tires in 2010 for my trailer. I even went with one load range higher to be safe. In 2012 I had two sidewall punctures in 150 miles and my only option for two new tires were G...
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Another ST tire quality thread. Oh joy...
Without knowing the true and accurate history of external damage, towing under-inflated, towing in excess of 65 mph, etc, which is essentially impossible, there is no point in blaming the brand or place of manufacture. One problem is, when someone buys an RV with ST tires on it, nobody explains to them how they really need to be treated and it may not be until they go onto an RV forum that they find out.
As mentioned above, it does sound like the tire was flat-spotted from locking up the brakes.
I wouldn't use a TPMS in lieu of a pressure gauge. You should be using an accurate gauge to regularly check psi.
We are on our 2nd season with Marathons and approaching 10K miles and have no concerns about inferior quality and expect to get a lot more service from them. I treat them with respect including religious checking of tire pressure before heading off on each leg of a trip. It's surprising how much pressure can change.
Without knowing the true and accurate history of external damage, towing under-inflated, towing in excess of 65 mph, etc, which is essentially impossible, there is no point in blaming the brand or place of manufacture. One problem is, when someone buys an RV with ST tires on it, nobody explains to them how they really need to be treated and it may not be until they go onto an RV forum that they find out.
As mentioned above, it does sound like the tire was flat-spotted from locking up the brakes.
I wouldn't use a TPMS in lieu of a pressure gauge. You should be using an accurate gauge to regularly check psi.
We are on our 2nd season with Marathons and approaching 10K miles and have no concerns about inferior quality and expect to get a lot more service from them. I treat them with respect including religious checking of tire pressure before heading off on each leg of a trip. It's surprising how much pressure can change.
