Beware of Sidewall Blowouts!
Written: Jun 26 '07 (Updated Jun 26 '07)
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Pros: None left at this point
Cons: Frequent Sidewall Blowouts!
The Bottom Line: Do not risk use of these tires!
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| esaperst's Full Review: Goodyear Marathon Radial Trailer Utility Tire |
I have a 2004 Wells Cargo trailer, dual axle 7700lb rated. The trailer came equip with Goodyear Marathon P225/75 R15 Radials. I had replaced two of them about a year and a half ago due to a stupid move rubbing against a fence and cutting the sidewalls. This left two original and two newer tires on the trailer Feb of 2007 when we ventured down to South Carolina.
The trailer was loaded with various hunting gear, rifles, clothing, coolers, etc … nothing super heavy. Tire pressure was fine, bearings were greased, brakes were functioning normally. We were running about 75 all highways, weather was ranging 50-75 or so.
Somewhere right into South Carolina (coming from Jersey) we started getting the waving gestures and I quickly realized we lost a rear passenger side trailer tire. The tire completely blew out, the whole side wall separated from the tread in the process grabbing my fender and pulling it in.
We figured it was a normal road hazard, perhaps I hit a curb, who knows – tires go. This was until such time as we were traveling with a friend pulling a 24ft dual axle car trailer, same times – same blow out with side wall separation. The tires were almost new, probably about the same age as the ones on my trailer.
About a week after that – another friend of ours was pulling a single axle utility trailer with the same set of Goodyear Marathon Radials. The blowout was exactly the same as the previous two ….
So – three trailers, three unique situations, all good pressure, all reasonably new. Draw your own conclusions here, but mine is going to be replacing all the Goodyear trailer tires on my trailer with something else before the next trip. I’m even nervous running them on local expeditions!
Unfortunately we tossed our tire in South Carolina not wanting to deal with dragging it back. This was a poor decision! Something is wrong with these tires and I’d absolutely recommend avoiding them!
Recommended:
No
Amount Paid (US$): 87
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