Goodyear Marathons Made in China?
I am planning on replacing the Mission brand ST205/75R14 load range C trailer tires that came on my 2008 Funfinder 189FBS. I understand that Goodyear Marathon steel belted radials in that size and lo...
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robsouth wrote:
Maxxis are, I'm sure, fine tires. I had them on a boat trailer (boat and trailer weight about 3500 lbs) and had a problem with both of them with tread separation. I have read so much about the "China bombs" being made by many different manufacturers. My experience: On the last 3 campers I have owned, ( 2 TT's and one Fifth wheel) I had Goodyear Marathons on each of them for about 4 years before trading trailers. My current trailer is the 3rd of them with Goodyear Marathons (entering the 5th year now) and I have had absolutely zero problems with any of them. Explain that to me please.
x2. Just traded our TT in on a 5'er. TT had USA GY Marathons with 10,000 miles on them and were good for another year (3-4,000). New 5'er came with China GY Marathons. Same exact tire and size. I'm running them till they wear out. Another thing is on neither unit was I close to the max load for the tires. I always ran them at 65 psi and never ran over 65mph. We'll okay sometimes:). It also doesn't reach 90-100deg for extended periods here in the PNW, so they run cooler IMO.
