Goodyear Marathon Tires

[ufm82]

Re: Goodyear Marathon Tires

Beating a dead horse here but you can't say ALL reviews of Marathons are negative because I have posted positive reviews of them. I've had many different brands of tires and have had issues with most. I currently have Marathons on my tandem trailer and have had them for 4 years. Counting 3 trips to Florida, 4 to New York, 6 or more to Tennessee (I live in Ohio) and multiple local trips of 25 miles+ I estimate I have 10K miles on mine. As of this year they still have very good tread depth, no signs of cracking or dry rotting or other bad issues. I take very good care of my gear and take "extreme steps" to ensure long tire life. (I check tire pressure before each trip, I raise the trailer to take the weight off when not being used, I store my tires in the garage during the winter.) Extreme? Apparently some people think so. I've had treads fly off on the highway but have NEVER been stranded due to a blow out or lack of a good spare.
Trailers get ignored to the max and this causes most of the issues experienced in my honest opinion.

 

[Tahorover]

Re: Goodyear Marathon Tires

Maxxis, boys. Best out there.

You may want to read this:
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=798972

 

[DJ]

Re: Goodyear Marathon Tires

I applaud Goodyear for, at least, answering the question honestly.

Let's face it, trailer tires (the sizes we buy), are a very low production item.

I've run many brands and have never had a failure. A lot of them were run in the Arizona heat (seen temp's of 121*) at speeds in excess of 75 MPH. I only run 13" tires.

We can argue brands all day long.

We also have to face the facts that many of us don't care for our trailers very well. It's just a fact.

I'm fortunate. My trailer sits in a dark garage, most of the time. Most don't. The UV rays from the sun are death to tires. Especially sidewalls. That's the part that gets rotted by UV and is really put to the test on trailers, especially tandems and triples.

The old tips still apply.

1. If you have to park/store your trailer outside-COVER the tires.

2. Don't tow a low inflated tire. Check the pressure. Visual is not accurate, especially on radials.

3. If your tires are 13", or greater, get them balanced.

4. Make sure your axle(s) track straight.

 

['78 Crusader]

Re: Goodyear Marathon Tires

You may want to read this:
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=798972

Wow, that guy got screwed by Maxxis big time!!!

 

[dockwrecker]

Re: Goodyear Marathon Tires

Ha! You think that's bad, you should try dealing with Michelin!

 

[four winns 214]

Re: Goodyear Marathon Tires

..... you can't say ALL reviews of Marathons are negative because I have posted positive reviews of them..........

I don't know where your review was posted, but ALL of the reviews about Goodyear Marathons that I read were negative.

Like many of the posters in this thread, I believe the reason trailer tires fail at such a high rate is that they lead a hard life-- sit around for weeks (or months) at a time and then they're hauled out on a long trip on hot day many times with little to no maintenance.

 

[20002760]

Re: Goodyear Marathon Tires

I saw the Duros mentioned. Does anyone else have any feedback on them? Agri supply sells them.