Can tires have too much reserve capacity?
I had a blowout on my way home on Memorial Day. I had gone over 1,800 miles of our 2,000 mile trip and was getting close to home. Rear tire on passenger side blew. Got the estimate yesterday and damag...
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I must admit I have considered a TPMS system for the fiver, but I had not pulled the trigger yet. Would it have made a difference? Possibly depending on the cause. I can certainly see one in my future now.
Some things I forgot to post that have been mentioned - 1) I always tow at no more than 65 mph. No excess speed caused it. 2) The temperature when it happened was 79 degrees. It's not like it was hot that day. Not your typical 96 degree summer day in this area.
There are a lot of good comments and I appreciate them. Nice to now others with 14K GVWR fivers that probably are speced for E rated tires have gone to G rated tires with no problems.
Thanks for all the comments and keep them coming.
corvettekent wrote:I have. When I said the trailer axles carry 10,000 of the 12,500 lbs,, it is because the CAT scales gave the trailer axle weights as 9,980 previously. I was probably loaded to within 200# of that. The CAT scales did not give me the weight per side or per tire.
You should put your trailer on a CAT scale and see what the weight really is.
I must admit I have considered a TPMS system for the fiver, but I had not pulled the trigger yet. Would it have made a difference? Possibly depending on the cause. I can certainly see one in my future now.
Some things I forgot to post that have been mentioned - 1) I always tow at no more than 65 mph. No excess speed caused it. 2) The temperature when it happened was 79 degrees. It's not like it was hot that day. Not your typical 96 degree summer day in this area.
There are a lot of good comments and I appreciate them. Nice to now others with 14K GVWR fivers that probably are speced for E rated tires have gone to G rated tires with no problems.
Thanks for all the comments and keep them coming.
