The Baja and my Goodyear Marathons
Well, for all of you fans of tire discussions. Here is some perspective. My Goodyear Marathons were on my trailer when I bought it. The trailer is a 2004 model, 31 foot Gulfstream. The tires date f...
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Just my opinion here, as the only Marathon I've ever owned was the spare on my hybrid and I've only used it for about 250 miles total. I think the quality control is hit or miss, varying greatly by the plant and lot they were from. We hear of fellow campers who head out on a long trip and loose 3 out of 4 tires on the way. Then we hear a few like this where they just keep going like the Energiser Bunny!
My boss always had Marathons on his open and enclosed race car trailers in the 1990's and no problems... But he rarely went more than 75 miles away, and always kept speed around 50-55 mph
His son had then on his 6x12 single and 7x14 tandem axle band equipment enclosed trailers and they were often loosing tires on the road. But they were also traveling hundreds of miles at a time, and with 4 young men likely driving a bit faster.
Their dinner table discussions must hsve sounded a lot like this forum sometimes!
My boss always had Marathons on his open and enclosed race car trailers in the 1990's and no problems... But he rarely went more than 75 miles away, and always kept speed around 50-55 mph
His son had then on his 6x12 single and 7x14 tandem axle band equipment enclosed trailers and they were often loosing tires on the road. But they were also traveling hundreds of miles at a time, and with 4 young men likely driving a bit faster.
Their dinner table discussions must hsve sounded a lot like this forum sometimes!
