Tires for my fifth wheel.

Krieghoff32 wrote:
Hello Fellow RV'S.
I was l looking for some advice. I have about a two-year-old Montana mountaineer edition fifth wheel. We took a trip of about six hours on the interstate this past week and on the way there I had a tire blowout and another on the way back home. It was very frustrating...not mention the damage it did to my camper. I realize that blow outs are going to happen occasionally.

They were Goodyear marathon tires. 75 lbs of pressure.

What tire have you found to be most reliable?

Thanks

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(IMO) - Avoid GY Marathons like the plague (Ebola?).

Ditto ST tires - *regardless* of country of origin.

Plenty of "first hand" experiences to back that up.

Try a search on: Goodyear Marathon, Tire failures, etc.
Repeat on *any* RV forum/s.

Only good thing to say about GY Marathon - is GY will usually pay to repair the damage done to your trailer......
Which may be the result of the lawsuit GY lost a few years back - which included Marathons.
(Google: Goodyear kept tire problems quiet).

Folks with 15" wheels have limited choices, Maxxis is one of the better ones.
However, apparently you have 16" wheels - several excellent options, starting with Michelin XPS Ribs.

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