Goodyear Marathon Tires

Horseman120247 wrote:


I know this has been beat before, but I purchased a 2011 40 foot Jayco Pinnacle. It came with 235-80-16 load range E Goodtear Marathon tires (dated 2010).

I am pursuing this through Goodyear and would appreciate knowing of tire failures of the same size and approximate age and mileage.

Jayco has a bad habit of equipping their 5th wheel trailers with tires that meet the *minimum* spec for dry weight. Bean counters saving bucks at (ultimately) your expense!

Got that info from a friendly Jayco factory rep when I was replacing the USA mfg Goodyear 235/80/16 LR D Marathon "Balloons" on my 34' Jayco Designer with XPS Ribs.
As a poster suggested you prob should have G rated tires and 17" rims (wheels).

For a "plethora" of Goodyear Marathon Failures.....just use the search feature on the 5th Wheel forum.
Enter: Marathons", "Goodyear Marathon", "Goodyear Failures", "Marathon Blowouts", - or other descriptive term.

If you do that for the current year - then on posts over 12 months old, you should have lots and lots and *LOTS* of reading & documentation..:W

You see posters (here) that state they have driven to the moon and back with their Marathons - but look at their sigs. Usually the tires are on light TTs. (I had one of those and 8 y/o Marathons were going strong when I finally replaced them.)

However......a lengthy thread -(50 pages and over 650 posts)- on GY Marathon failures on *Travel Trailers* , ran for *five* (5) years can be found on the Airstream Forums - with a poll at the conclusion.

"Goodyear Marathon Failures"

Catchy thread title, huh?..:W..:B

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