Goodyear China Bombs
China Bombs again, known as Goodyear Marathons. Tires on two year old Montana, blow out on mountain outside of Gunnison, Co. Ripped up the side of my unit. Left us on the side of road till we could ge...
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Me Again wrote:smkettner wrote:
Sounds like another set from the first go around in China where it was just build to spec. Maybe a road hazard and by the time you get pulled off the tire is shreaded.
The newest Marathons built in China the past year or so should prove better.
Otherwise get a set of LT rated to cover the full trailer GVWR for best results.
Guess you did not read and/or believe Jimnlin's post above! Nothing has really changed for years regarding these tires.
Goodyear never has acknowledged any production issues with the Marathon after the Circle S tires came out in the late 90's. Which is when most believe that Goodyear added the Nylon overlay to the Marathon.
Goodyear claims that they make one or two Marathon runs a year at a factory that has capacity at the time. Saying that is why they bounced back and forth to china.
Chris
GY's first shot in China was just build to spec. These are the tires the OP has AFAIK. Second move to China about 18 months ago was a new factory with GY employees on site to QC the materials and build process. I would trust the newest version but the old stuff from China not so much.
GY gets more press on the the message board because they sell more tires.
And I also believe most of these oem tires are overloaded.
I agree LT with a rating to cover the entire GVWR is the best way to go if possible.
