I bought Jayco Jay Feather hybrid new in 2014. It had 4 Towmax ST185/80R13 tires from the factory. Since owning the camper I've blown out 3 tires. Took the camper out for the first time this year last week and ended up on I81 between York and Harrisburg during rush-hour. The front passenger tire blew and took the plastic skirt with it. I've replaced each blown tire with Goodyear Marathon's so the rear axle has two new GY's and now I'm going to replace the blown tire from last week and the one remaining Towmax but I'm unsure what to put on it. I've not had probs with the Marathon's but have read nothing good about these tires. I'm just exhausted with being along the road with cars wizzing by - the camper before this Jayco was a pop-up that I had 2 blowout on it - and want to good tire, would hate to have to take off the two new Marathon's.Anyone have experience with some good tires in the st185/80r13 size? I did search on here and go through a bunch of threads but I'm looking for some new info on newer tires - some of the threads were old and the tires mentioned are no longer in production.Thanks in advance! From my research, this is a big problem. These Chinese tires aren't holding up.

I had bad tires on my forest river. every time we went out camping we blew a tire. we even blew the new replacement tires. I had 14 and 15 inch tires from factory on the forest river and the company would not stand behind their mistake. so I went to the tire store and put over sized tires on the TT and never had a blow out again . we sold that mistake and got a keystone and the first thing we did was change out the tires for larger hauling tires. never had a blow out on this set of tires

Marathon is obsolete. You need Goodyear Endurance except no 13s.Best alternative is Carlisle Radial Trail HD in load range D for 65 psi, 1570 pounds rated and speed rated to 81mph.Not that I recommend towing at 80+ mph.https://www.carlislebrandtires.com/our-products/product-detail/radial-trail-hdhttps://www.americastire.com/buy-tires/carlisle-radial-trail-hd/p/27240

Manufacturers put the cheapest tires they can get away with. Try upgrading to a higher load range tire. You may want to invest in a TPMS. Just realize their benefits and limitations.

You put on a "new" GY Marathon within the last year? If so, it was already an old tire. They haven't been made for a while. The bad Marathon's were replaced with what apparently, so far, a far superior GY Endurance trailer tire.I would agree with the other posters. If the Endurance isn't available in 13" tire, then the next best choice I feel is the Carlisle Radial Trail HD. vladio wrote:I bought Jayco Jay Feather hybrid new in 2014. It had 4 Towmax ST185/80R13 tires from the factory. Since owning the camper I've blown out 3 tires. Took the camper out for the first time this year last week and ended up on I81 between York and Harrisburg during rush-hour. The front passenger tire blew and took the plastic skirt with it. I've replaced each blown tire with Goodyear Marathon's so the rear axle has two new GY's and now I'm going to replace the blown tire from last week and the one remaining Towmax but I'm unsure what to put on it. I've not had probs with the Marathon's but have read nothing good about these tires. I'm just exhausted with being along the road with cars wizzing by - the camper before this Jayco was a pop-up that I had 2 blowout on it - and want to good tire, would hate to have to take off the two new Marathon's.Anyone have experience with some good tires in the st185/80r13 size? I did search on here and go through a bunch of threads but I'm looking for some new info on newer tires - some of the threads were old and the tires mentioned are no longer in production.Thanks in advance! From my research, this is a big problem. These Chinese tires aren't holding up.

Have you checked that the axles on your camper are properly aligned? And... just to ask, what is your average speed when towing?

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jfkmk
Explorer
Apr 21, 2018
I never had a blowout (knock on wood) but put the Carlisles on my current single axle trailer. They've been great, and seem to track better than the old tires.
SoundGuy
Explorer
Apr 21, 2018
vladio wrote:
Anyone have experience with some good tires in the st185/80r13 size?

JMO, but I think you have just 2 options - either replace all tires with Carlisle HD which are available in your 13" size OR if the trailer will take larger 14" tires replace the wheels and install Goodyear Endurance ST205/75 R14 tires on them. I, like many others, am now running these exact tires and so far am quite pleased with them, especially how much better the trailer tows with much less wiggle. :B
Tvov
Explorer II
Apr 21, 2018
Have you checked that the axles on your camper are properly aligned? And... just to ask, what is your average speed when towing?
Atlee
Explorer II
Apr 21, 2018
You put on a "new" GY Marathon within the last year? If so, it was already an old tire. They haven't been made for a while. The bad Marathon's were replaced with what apparently, so far, a far superior GY Endurance trailer tire.

I would agree with the other posters. If the Endurance isn't available in 13" tire, then the next best choice I feel is the Carlisle Radial Trail HD.

vladio wrote:
I bought Jayco Jay Feather hybrid new in 2014. It had 4 Towmax ST185/80R13 tires from the factory. Since owning the camper I've blown out 3 tires. Took the camper out for the first time this year last week and ended up on I81 between York and Harrisburg during rush-hour. The front passenger tire blew and took the plastic skirt with it. I've replaced each blown tire with Goodyear Marathon's so the rear axle has two new GY's and now I'm going to replace the blown tire from last week and the one remaining Towmax but I'm unsure what to put on it. I've not had probs with the Marathon's but have read nothing good about these tires. I'm just exhausted with being along the road with cars wizzing by - the camper before this Jayco was a pop-up that I had 2 blowout on it - and want to good tire, would hate to have to take off the two new Marathon's.

Anyone have experience with some good tires in the st185/80r13 size? I did search on here and go through a bunch of threads but I'm looking for some new info on newer tires - some of the threads were old and the tires mentioned are no longer in production.

Thanks in advance! From my research, this is a big problem. These Chinese tires aren't holding up.
guidry
Explorer
Apr 21, 2018
Manufacturers put the cheapest tires they can get away with. Try upgrading to a higher load range tire. You may want to invest in a TPMS. Just realize their benefits and limitations.
time2roll
Nomad
Apr 21, 2018
Marathon is obsolete. You need Goodyear Endurance except no 13s.
Best alternative is Carlisle Radial Trail HD in load range D for 65 psi, 1570 pounds rated and speed rated to 81mph.
Not that I recommend towing at 80+ mph.

https://www.carlislebrandtires.com/our-products/product-detail/radial-trail-hd

https://www.americastire.com/buy-tires/carlisle-radial-trail-hd/p/27240
old_guy
Explorer
Apr 21, 2018
I had bad tires on my forest river. every time we went out camping we blew a tire. we even blew the new replacement tires. I had 14 and 15 inch tires from factory on the forest river and the company would not stand behind their mistake. so I went to the tire store and put over sized tires on the
TT and never had a blow out again . we sold that mistake and got a keystone and the first thing we did was change out the tires for larger hauling tires. never had a blow out on this set of tires

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