wthree3 Posted August 4, 2019 Report Share Posted August 4, 2019 Was working on the boat today and noticed my spare not looking too good. It's never touched the road but is a little over 7 years old per the date code. Good reminder to replace those tires at 5 years regardless of wear. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whichwaysup Posted August 5, 2019 Report Share Posted August 5, 2019 On 8/4/2019 at 1:23 PM, wthree3 said: Was working on the boat today and noticed my spare not looking too good. It's never touched the road but is a little over 7 years old per the date code. Good reminder to replace those tires at 5 years regardless of wear. Bah, that aint that bad. Got another 100k miles left in it if you dont mind a little rattling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSN651 Posted August 5, 2019 Report Share Posted August 5, 2019 What's the brand and model? I want to make sure I don't buy any of those. Thanks, Chuck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bernieNC Posted August 5, 2019 Report Share Posted August 5, 2019 It does say Goodyear right on the side Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wthree3 Posted August 6, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2019 It was a Goodyear Marathon which have always had a bad reputation. I've been looking at my replacement options and it's beteeen the Goodyear Endurance and the Maxxis M8008. The Endurance seems to be well liked; I haven't found any negative reviews. They are widely available and rated for higher speeds than the Maxxis. Have been running the Maxxis on my road wheels for about 4 years with no issues. Both are available in a D load rating but not sure I want to jump up from a C to a D since I don't need the extra capacity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunstone Posted August 6, 2019 Report Share Posted August 6, 2019 There's no such thing as overkill on trailer tires. Replaced mine with Endurance this year after 2 blowouts going to the keys last year. Now I can tow 85 MPH no problem. 😲 Specs: Fits: 14" x 5-1/2", 14" x 6", 14" x 6-1/2", and 14" x 7" rims Tire size: ST215/75R14 Section width: 8.5" Overall diameter: 26.69" Capacity: Load range: D Ply rating: 8 Maximum load: 2,200 lbs at 65 psi Tread depth: 8/32" Maximum speed: 87 mph (speed rating N) Limited warranty with free tire replacement Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bamaskeet Posted August 6, 2019 Report Share Posted August 6, 2019 After successfully using Maxxis for ten years, I’ve started to have issues. I’ve had two blowout in the last six months. I'm going to give Goodyear Endurance tires a try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonV Posted August 6, 2019 Report Share Posted August 6, 2019 Oh yeah!! I knew right away it was a Marathon, I've had two do that and like your one was a spare. Useless tires. I now have the Airsun steel belted bias ply tires on my trailer, two years in on the front two and no problems, less than one year on the other two and they look perfect. Yeah I'm cheap and did not buy all four at the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason p Posted August 13, 2019 Report Share Posted August 13, 2019 If your boat stays outdoors definitely get some covers, the sun destroys all things non-metallic. I ran Maxxis 8008s for years, until I has a tread separate, which didn’t really bother me, it happens. The problem was the nearest “warranty dealer” was in Clearwater and I live in Homestead. Switched to the Endurance radials just for the convenance of having Goodyear shops just about everywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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