Spade Cooley wrote:
A year and a half ago I bought new Goodyear Marathons (14 inch "D" rated) for my 27 Foot Crossroads Sunset Trail TT.
You haven't told us the specific size of your 14" Marathons but if they're 205/75 R14 then they would be Load Range C tires, not D. Secondly, the "new" Marathons you bought as replacements would in fact be old, unsold dealer stock as the Marathon is no longer manufactured, being replaced by the Goodyear Endurance which is made in the US, Alabama specifically. The Endurance in the 205/75 R14 is a Load Range D tire with a cold inflation of 65 p.s.i., with a FAR stiffer sidewall and overall FAR better construction than the previous Marathon and is the tire many of us are now putting on our own trailers. You can view Goodyear Endurance ST trailer tire specs
here. Since the Endurance has only been on the market a short time it's too early to say but early reports, my own included, is that the Endurance is the tire we've been wanting in a reliable trailer tire with FAR better towing characteristics. No one wants to deal with blowouts but to simply say you'd never buy another Goodyear tire based on name alone, without knowing all the facts, is to cut your nose off to spite your face. :R
