*I've blown two "Goodyear Marathon Trailer tires" off my 20' enclosed race
car trailer this year . .both tires failed from tread and belt separation
problems. These tires are 9 or 10 years old and probably don't have over
15 k miles on them. I think that age was the big factor but also, spending
95% of the time parked has no doubt created some flat spot deformation
that's sure to be rough *
*on the ply and belt integrity.*
On 10/10/07, David Scheidt <dmscheidt@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 10/11/07, Doug Braun <doug@dougbraun.com> wrote:
> > So generally speaking, why are trailer tires and wheel
> > bearings so lousy?
> > I always hear about them failing. And it sounds like
> > it is a much more dangerous problem on a trailer
> > compared to a car.
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