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Check your trailer tires. The Super Car Reunion is coming up this Friday, and we always have a few guys show up who had a trailer tire blow out on the way. I was getting my trailer ready today and thank God I noticed this. If it had been on the back side I probably wouldn't have noticed until it blew out. $750 and a few hours later I've got a new set of GoodYears on it. This could have been bad. Theses tires were 6 years old.
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Good reminder and catch, Freddie. The wear on the separated blocks indicates it was coming apart the last time you pulled the trailer too, lucky man.
Check air pressure !! and keep them at, or near max, as the load rating is based on that pressure. Running the air lower than max also reduces the load capacity, which allows more sidewall flex which builds heat in the tire and heat kills tires. I have load range E tires on my trailer. Way overboard for the gross weight of the trailer and load, but I've never had a tire fail either. As an aside, I have a 2013 travel trailer that the spare had never been off the carrier and 2 years ago, it separated and was coming apart. The quality of tires has deteriorated dramatically with many of our tires now coming from china.
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Mitch 1970 Chevelle SS 1966 Chevelle SS 1967 Camaro ss/rs 1938 Business coupe, street rod 2000 FXSTS, original owner, 13k miles |
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I was in the habit of replacing my tires every 5 years. Your post is making me reconsider that. I'll also add to the conversation, I can only suspect spread axles and tight maneuver's tax the side walls on the tires (to say nothing for the wheel bearings).
I'm assuming most trailers are sitting outside, thus UV is raising hell with them. I have the luxury of keeping my trailer inside. Considering the cost of these trailers, I'm treating them like the rest of my vehicles. |
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Trailer tires dont seem to be what they used to. We had a gooseneck farm trailer that in the first year blew 2 tires and my dads car enclosed car trailer blew 2 on the way to florida. Not much fun to fix along the side of the road
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