Re: [A/S] Food for trailer Tire thought

["Dick Kenan" <as5368@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

     I,too, had two blowouts with LR "C" Marathons.  Mine were 5 
years old, however; how old were yours when you had your blowouts? 
     Someone at the Old Time Fiddler's Rally last year told me he had 
the same situation, also with severe damage to the wheel well.  He 
had the presence of mind to save both tires, and contacted Goodyear, 
who replaced all five of his tires and paid to have his trailer 
repaired.  He did not say what they replaced them with (presumably, 
with more Marathons, but don't know if they were also LR "C").
     I insisted on LR "D" tires, and replaced all of the unblown 
tires.  I did not know about the date markings at the time of the 
blowout, but fortunately, my new Marathons were "fresh," i.e., only a 
couple months old, and not the ones subject to a recall (marked with 
an "S").  
     Unfortunately, I did not have the presence of mind to save the 
tires (one of which was just a mess of threads, kinda like yours, and 
the other had a long piece of its tread unwound); hat was what killed 
my wheel well).  Actually, I did have the presence of mind to decide 
to keep the tires, while I was removing them, but forgot when the new 
tires were finally ready to go...two separate senior moments.
- Dick
(5368)