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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op wrote:
The tire only has like 12,000 miles on it so the tread shouldn't be so worn.
Thats actually pretty good service miles for a ST tire. Like Carlisle says;
Time and the elements weaken a trailer tire.
– 3 to 5 years is the average life expectancy of a trailer tire,regardless of mileage.
– It is estimated that in approximately three years, roughly one-third of a tire's strength is gone
– After three years, depending upon storage and conditions of usage, consider replacing trailer tires even if they have tread depth remaining.
– After five years, trailer tires should be replaced in all cases.
I ran several sets of 15" Marathons on smaller enclosed trailers (tool trailers) and tri axles with 15" wheels. The treads on some went away in the 15k-18k mile range worn flat and smooth. Most simply came apart some where down the road well before 15k miles.
Finally upgraded to LT tires. No more tires coming apart and milage jumped into the 50k-55k range per set. 'course that was in a 12-14 month range but it sure beat the heck out of 3 sets of ST tires in the same time/miles frame.
