Tire blow out trailer

Lantley wrote:

CKNSLS wrote:

Me Again wrote:

CKNSLS wrote:
The trailer is not 1 year old and the tire may have been overloaded. Westlake now has the nylon cap like the Mx brand.

Tell me why the magic Nylon cap has not made the GY Marathon the top of the line of ST tires? We are talking about a major tire company that added the Nylon cap to the Marathon in the late 90's!

Maybe it is all about tire weight and the related construction. Look at the Mx brand weight compared to the other ST tires.

1. Michelin XPS RIB LT235/85R16 LRE (rated to 3042lbs) Weight 55.41
2. Goodyear G614 LT235/85R16 LRG (rated to 3750lbs) Weight 57.5
3. Bridgestone Duravis R250 LT235/85R16 LRE(rated to 3042lbs) Weight 60
4. BFG Commercial TA LT235/85R16 LRE(rated to 3042lbs) Weight 44.44
5. Uniroyal Laredo HD/H LT235/85R16 LRE(rated to 3042lbs) Weight 44.44
6. GY Marathon ST235/80R16 LRE(rated to 3420lbs) Weight 35.4
7. Maxxis ST235/80R16 LRD 3000 lb rating at 65 lbs of air weights 38.58
8. Maxxis ST235/80R16 LRE 3420 lb rating at 80 lbs of air weights 43.43
9. Duro 2100 ST235/80R16 LRE 3520 rating at 85 lbs of air weights 35.5
10. TowMax ST235/80R16 LRE 3420 lb rating at 80 of air weighs 35

Weight of tire does not translate in to reliability. A 3 inch nail will blow out any of the the tires listed above......

The post appears to make a valid correlation. The heavier the tire the more rugged and substantial it is. The heavier tires on the list seem to be the favorites of many posters.
A nail or road hazard can puncture any tire,however the tire problems most RV'ers encounter don't involve nails.

No not necessarily nails-but any road hazard can puncture any tire regardless of weight. Most tire blow outs complained of on this board are inconclusive as what caused the failure. Very, very few can pin point exact causes of said failures.

Excessive speed for one-
Nobody pulls over 65mph just 75% of those (towing) that pass me on the highways....