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 from 2011. They had about 90 percent of their tread.
I have towed the trailer over 9056 miles in more than 14 states and over 1100 miles in Baja California. I have taken those tires over every kind of road from the highest passes to below sea level in the US and even on part of the Baja 1000 Off Road Course between San Felipe and the junction of Mex Hyw 5 And Highway 1. Many miles of some of the toughest Dirt tracks out there. The rocks are the size of small cars and the holes and drop-offs are truly BIG.
And I have had not one bit of trouble from those tires. No flats..no nothing. I check the air regularly and it never varies.
So for those of you that continually bash Goodyear Marathons. It's time to be just a little more fair. These are excellent tires. And they STILL have most of their tread.
I am expecting that after I leave the Baja this spring these Marathons will take me all the way to Alaska.
I am sure that many other tire makers make similarly good ST tires that will perform for years over all kinds of terrain. But I would certainly buy another pair of the Goodyear's.
My Goodyear Marathons were on my trailer when I bought it. The trailer is a 2004 model, 31 foot Gulfstream. The tires date from 2011. They had about 90 percent of their tread.
I have towed the trailer over 9056 miles in more than 14 states and over 1100 miles in Baja California. I have taken those tires over every kind of road from the highest passes to below sea level in the US and even on part of the Baja 1000 Off Road Course between San Felipe and the junction of Mex Hyw 5 And Highway 1. Many miles of some of the toughest Dirt tracks out there. The rocks are the size of small cars and the holes and drop-offs are truly BIG.
And I have had not one bit of trouble from those tires. No flats..no nothing. I check the air regularly and it never varies.
So for those of you that continually bash Goodyear Marathons. It's time to be just a little more fair. These are excellent tires. And they STILL have most of their tread.
I am expecting that after I leave the Baja this spring these Marathons will take me all the way to Alaska.
I am sure that many other tire makers make similarly good ST tires that will perform for years over all kinds of terrain. But I would certainly buy another pair of the Goodyear's.
