The ST Tire User Experience Thread

Original Set:
1) What is your Brand of ST Tires - Goodyear Marathon (Made in N.Z)
2) How old are your ST tires? 6 years until replacement last year
3) How many miles on your ST tires? Roughly 20,000 kms
4) What is your average towing speed 50 - 65 mph / 80 - 105 kph
5) Any Failures? None
6) If yes to #5 please provide details: N/A
7) When you purchase new ST tires, will you purchase this brand again? I thought I would.

New Set Last Year:
1) What is your Brand of ST Tires - Goodyear Marathon (Made in China)
2) How old are your ST tires? Not even 1 season old.
3) How many miles on your ST tires? Roughly 800 kms
4) What is your average towing speed 50 - 65 mph / 80 - 105 kph
5) Any Failures? Yes - Tire blew on first trip with new tires.
6) If yes to #5 please provide details: Very hot day. Traveling at 62 mph / 100 kph. Looked in rearview mirror saw black shards everywhere and smoke. Tire tread had separated.
7) When you purchase new ST tires, will you purchase this brand again? No way in heck!

This season; didn't trust the made in China Goodyears and replaced all 4 tires with Maxxis M8008
1) What is your Brand of ST Tires - Maxxis M8008
2) How old are your ST tires? 3 months old
3) How many miles on your ST tires? approx. 1200 km
4) What is your average towing speed 50 - 65 mph / 80 - 105 kph
5) Any Failures? None
6) If yes to #5 please provide details: N/A
7) When you purchase new ST tires, will you purchase this brand again? So far I am happy with the Maxxis tires. If they hold up, yes I will.

BTW - My plan is to switch out the Maxxis with the made in China Goodyears for winter storage purposes and keep the Maxxis covered in the garage for the winter months.

Just another thought for this thread. Maybe we should specify the weight of the trailer and size and load range of the tire?

My tires are ST20575R14's Load Range C. My trailer weight empty is 3800 lbs. Loaded I am near 4500 lbs.

Survey:
1) What is your Brand of ST Tires DURO
2) How old are your ST tires? Manf date = 1109. Removed from TT on 7/2013.
3) How many miles on your ST tires? 17089 miles - first use 4/2010; replaced 7/2013.
4) What is your average towing speed 55 - 65 mph.
5) Any Failures? No failures; no punctures.
6) If yes to #5 please provide details N/A
7) When you purchase new ST tires, will you purchase this brand again? The Duro's (ST205/75R14)were troublefree and had 4/32 tread when replaced @ 17K ...BUT... switched to Maxxis (drinking the Koolaid).

Brand-GY Marathons 1st set USA, 2nd set China
How old-1st set 2-1/2 yrs, 2nd 2 mths.
Miles-1st set 10,000, 2nd 1400
Speed-60-64 Freeway, 55-60 hwy.
Failures-No
Purchase again?-No, only because I want to upgrade to 16", if for some reason I don't upgrade to 16" then yes.

1) What is your Brand of ST Tires Tow Master

2) How old are your ST tires? 2 weeks old

3) How many miles on your ST tires? 1500 miles

4) What is your average towing speed 60-63 on interstate posted speed on other roads

5) Any Failures No
6) If yes to #5 please provide details

7) When you purchase new ST tires, will you purchase this brand again?
won't decide until it's time for new tires

Hello everyone,

I think I need to clarify, I am not doing research for myself, but thought this would would be good for users as a whole.

This thread was designed for users to share experience in a consolidated manner. The spirit of this thread, as I intend it is so that someone who is searching for specific info on ST tires will have a resource where they can get a lot of information, quickly. Both positive and negative.

anyway, its open to anyone and I appreciate your comments no matter how great or little, how positive or negative your experience is with ST tires.

Thanks!

Jeremiah

1) What is your Brand of ST Tires?

I run Maxxis M8008 LR "D" right now. I have had three sets of Goodyear Marathon tires in the past and each set lasted until about 6 years old before they were replaced. None of them were made in China however.

2) How old are your ST tires?

My present Maxxis tires are three years old.

3) How many miles on your ST tires?

They have about 25,000 miles on them. Still look good with no problems at this time.

4) What is your average towing speed?

I tow at 60-65mph with an occasional burst up to 70 for passing if necessary.

5) Any Failures?

None.

6) If yes to #5 please provide details.

NA

7) When you purchase new ST tires, will you purchase this brand again?

Probably

Barney

1. Goodyear Marathons, 175/80-13, made in New Zealand
2. less than 3 years old on 1400 lb. trailer
3. approx. 4,000
4. 60 mph
5. yes
6. total loss of tread at 60 mph, tire did not go flat, hot Texas summer after driving all day from Nebraska to Turkey, Texas
7. NO, replaced with Maxxis 8008 and no new problems

1400 lb. trailer

1) Trail America
1) 2 years
2) 15,000 miles
3) 60 to 62mph
4) Yes, but not catastrophic
5) Saw Tread separation and exposed cords on one tire, similar looking pattern on 2nd tire. Put spare on separated tire
6) No

I replaced them with Maxxis Load Range D after the tread separation. About 500 miles on Maxxis

1) What is your Brand of ST Tires - Goodyear Marathon (made in China)
2) How old are your ST tires? - 15 months old
3) How many miles on your ST tires? - over 6000 miles or so.
4) What is your average towing speed - 65 mph, with jaunts up to 75 mph to pass
5) Any Failures? - No failures or problems in any way
6) If yes to #5 please provide details
7) When you purchase new ST tires, will you purchase this brand again? - I see no reason why not.

I suggest you should have had two more questions, which I have answered below:

8) Actual load seen by tire / Load rating? - 1600# / 1760#
9) Tire pressure used / Max inflation pressure? - 50-53 psi / 50 psi

I also keep my tires / wheels covered.