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bncinwv · 08-30-2013, 05:39 AM

What I did when we purchased our 3750 is I made it clear to the dealer that the 3750 was not leaving the lot with the Marathon's on it. After some negotiation, they agreed to replace the Marathons with 614's for an agreed upon difference in price. They bought the 614's at Sam's Club and I paid the difference less what they credited me for the Marathons ($500 - they were classified as used due to the delivery). After experiencing failures and reading about even more on this forum, I will not pull a heavy Montana (the 3750 is a heavy one) with the words "Made in China". This is not a recommendation, just relating our experience and my personal preference. We have towed with the 614's for more than two years now with no problems at all. The 614's are rated at 3750 pounds each and the marathons are at 3420 pounds. The marathons are only speed rated to 65 mph, where the 614's are rated at 75 mph. The forum has mentioned other G rated tires that are available, but we stuck with the "Made in USA" ones.
Bingo

08-30-2013, 05:39 AM	#2
bncinwv Montana Master Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Winfield Posts: 7,327 M.O.C. #6846	What I did when we purchased our 3750 is I made it clear to the dealer that the 3750 was not leaving the lot with the Marathon's on it. After some negotiation, they agreed to replace the Marathons with 614's for an agreed upon difference in price. They bought the 614's at Sam's Club and I paid the difference less what they credited me for the Marathons ($500 - they were classified as used due to the delivery). After experiencing failures and reading about even more on this forum, I will not pull a heavy Montana (the 3750 is a heavy one) with the words "Made in China". This is not a recommendation, just relating our experience and my personal preference. We have towed with the 614's for more than two years now with no problems at all. The 614's are rated at 3750 pounds each and the marathons are at 3420 pounds. The marathons are only speed rated to 65 mph, where the 614's are rated at 75 mph. The forum has mentioned other G rated tires that are available, but we stuck with the "Made in USA" ones. Bingo __________________ Bingo and Cathy - Our adventures begin in the hills of WV. We are blessed by our 2014 3850FL Big Sky (previous 2011 3750FL and 2007 3400RL) that we pull with a 2007 Chevy Silverado Classic DRW CC dually.