New Big Sky tires? (correction)

[stiles watson]

Today, I saw a less-than-month-old 2009 Big Sky 340 RLQ at the Escapade Rally. The tires were Goodyear and E-rated for 3500# loading at 80 psi. Maybe Keystone is beginning to get the message about tires.

[bsmeaton]

All Montana's have that tire now Stiles. It is in the 10 year anniversary brochure. Although the size is new to the Goodyear Marathon line, it is still a Chinese tire.

The Marathon is not near the tire as what you have installed. A set of Marathons can be had for around $400 - $500.

[stiles watson]

My apologies for the misinformation. The tires on the 2009 Big Sky were not Goodyear. They are the Ultra GRT 235 85R16 E-rated manufactured by Goodrich. The load rating at 80 psi is 3650#. They were manufactured in march of 2008 per the DOT stamp.

However, I have been unable to confirm BFGoodrich as the Manufacturer. BFGoodrich is now owned by Michlin as far as I can tell, but when I called them and asked, they said it was not their tire. Googling the tire does not get me any answers. Maybe we have a mystery to solve here. This shows me that I need to better verify info before posting.

[jjackflash]

Stiles,did you see what country they we're made in?
Jack

[bsmeaton]

Stiles,

That would be good news if we can verify. Michelin or Goodrich would be a nice alternative tire to the Missions. It's possible they are a brand new size. The Marathons were already on the feet of the new Montanas before the website ever showed the actual tire in that size.

(must take a while to translate all that Chinese into English )