Goodyear Marathons

Most people using them don’t even know there is a problem, and the reason is most of them will never have a tire related problem…
Also the problem that does exist is much exaggerated especially on the internet where everything reported is one dimensional time wise and repeated and relayed many times over… how relevant is it if Joe had a blowout fifteen years ago that he is still posting about today as though it were yesterday…

That don’t excuse the problems that are real and could affect any of us at any time… all tire brands, types and in every type of use experience catastrophic tire failures… as often as not, but seldom admitted it is operator error or road hazard that was the cause… and I don’t know how anyone can honestly deny the problem is greater with the ST tire though…

While it’s no surprise that Chinese ST tires fail an alarming rate, it is almost surely because almost every ST tire is Chinese made…
But I see Chinese quality issues as a separate problem for the problems of the ST tire… it’s just that Chinese made and ST tire is like only having only one strike left every time you come to bat…

agreed
smart move upgrading from a C rating to a D .
there are several things one can do to mitigate tire failures , just as you stated .

I too have had good luck with Marathons, especially since I have slowed down over the years and paid more attention to air pressure and speed.

Have used them on our last three trailers with no real issues.

LOL:)LOL

I just put on 4 of them, the ST235 16 inch E rating replacing the D rated that came on the trailer. Time will tell if I made the right choice or not. my heaviest tire load is 2800 lbs so I should have plenty of reserve. Just not room enough to go with a LT tire with enough weight rating.