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I was a firm believer that Goodyear would maintain quality standards wherever their tires were manufactured and I think that I still think that! Keeping in mind that 90% of tire failures are due to LOW TIRE PRESSURE, and given that I was vigilant in ensuring that my Marathon's were maintained at 80lbs. and had no visual defects, I still replaced them early in their life. The failure rate expressed on this forum alone was unacceptable regardless of the cause. My personal decision factoring in all the information I could gather was that the Marathon's perhaps are overstated when it comes to load index. I replaced them with Goodyear (USA made) G949 which in theory have a lesser load capacity (3042lbs). My confidence level in my trailer tires and their ability to do what they're supposed to do safely is now to the point where I'm not concerned about any highway surprises or other catastrophic failure. Marathon's just aren't worth the risk in my humble opinion.
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