New Boat Build

[dtrs5kprs]

18 hours ago, Quillback said:

I've got a 24 volt system myself and it will power my 19 foot glass boat all day.  Supposedly the new brushless TM's draw less power so when I eventually upgrade from my Fortrex I will be looking at brushless, and they are supposedly quieter too.  

Heard good things about the Marathons, but haven't run any yet.  

The Marathons were fantastic tires. Ran the originals on the barge for 13 years (garaged, of course). 

The newer version of the Marathon isn't the same critter. At all. That's why I went to the Endurance. 

[dtrs5kprs]

Endurance info. USA made, unlike the new Marathons. 

https://www.goodyear.com/en-US/tires/endurance-trailer-tire

[Quillback]

9 minutes ago, dtrs5kprs said:

The Marathons were fantastic tires. Ran the originals on the barge for 13 years (garaged, of course). 

The newer version of the Marathon isn't the same critter. At all. That's why I went to the Endurance. 

I meant to say Endurance not Marathon, brain thinking different  from finger typing.  😃

[David Unnerstall]

On 5/24/2020 at 4:49 PM, Dutch said:

When you buy tires get specifically trailer tires not passenger tires.  Trailer tires have a much stronger sidewall.

I did not know this.  This is why you should read EVERY post.

[dtrs5kprs]

1 hour ago, Quillback said:

I meant to say Endurance not Marathon, brain thinking different  from finger typing.  😃

I had Marathons on my first Ranger (1997 462) as OEM, never saw a reason to run anything else. Put a couple sets on that boat...single axle, plus I pulled it a lot. A lot, a lot.

The set I swapped out on the 521 in '18 still had great tread. Just didn't fully trust 13 year old tires, for obvious reasons. Still have one as a spare, in fact.

The Endurance is a much more "solid" tire. Trailer doesn't jump around as much off bumps or at highway speed, or in wind. Better towing experience generally. Price isn't much worse than some other quality trailer tires.

[mixermarkb]

For what it’s worth, I’m going the other way on trailer tires. I forget the brand name, Rainer maybe, but on the advice of a mechanic buddy I trust,  I went with a cheap china tire, for like $50 apiece online, but upped the load range one step to get a thicker side wall.

His thought was with the boat generally parked at storage at the lake, and not towed that many miles anyway compared to a car, that dry rot and age was always going to be the limiting factor on trailer tires. He feels like cheap tires swapped every two years is safer and cheaper than trying to run enough seasons on Goodyears to make the money work out.

 

[dtrs5kprs]

3 hours ago, mixermarkb said:

For what it’s worth, I’m going the other way on trailer tires. I forget the brand name, Rainer maybe, but on the advice of a mechanic buddy I trust,  I went with a cheap china tire, for like $50 apiece online, but upped the load range one step to get a thicker side wall.

His thought was with the boat generally parked at storage at the lake, and not towed that many miles anyway compared to a car, that dry rot and age was always going to be the limiting factor on trailer tires. He feels like cheap tires swapped every two years is safer and cheaper than trying to run enough seasons on Goodyears to make the money work out.

 

Makes sense if you aren't pulling it more than an hour or so, with any regularity.

Would give me hives pulling one from Kansas City.