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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westend wrote:
It takes a lot of miles to run the tread off until belts are exposed...just saying. I think this situation is aggravated by the TPMS systems. An owner doesn't have to look at the tires, just believe that the TPMS is going to save your bacon.
In this case it did but there is little to go on to diagnose why the tire failed or when the unusual wear started. I'd bet a buck that any new tire mounted in that position will experience the same wear.
It wasn't worn to the belts. The large hole in the tire exposed the belts. I took the tire back to Walmart and they said it had about half the tread left at best.
The trailer gets tons of maintenance done to it. The bearings are checked every year before going on a big trip. Before the next big trip the hub will be torn down to be sure nothing is going on that could be causing tire issues.
