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2oldman
Explorer II
Oct 15, 2016

Carlisle ST tire failure, or puncture damage? UPDATE

Had my first ever complete tire failure a few days ago. 6-months old Carlisle Radial Trail RH ST tires, 16". 5th wheel, 4 tires. Here is what's left on the wheel, and the rest of the tire (which w...
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Me_Again
Explorer III
Oct 15, 2016
2oldman wrote:
Me Again wrote:
I would replace the other tire on that same side, as you are not sure how long it was carrying weight to make up for the other one that failed.
Good point.. although it was not more than about 1/2 hour at speeds below 50. And I caught it just as it happened.

Thanks.


Or it ran for hours slowly loosing air and transfer weight to the other tire over loading it. Chris

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