Changing Tires

Arcamper wrote:

Tin Pusher wrote:
Arcamper, question for you: After you have blown a tire on one of your two axles, how much weight is on the remaning tire?

If your equalizer works right and there is enough suspension travel the same amount there was to start with. If the tire that blows goes flat and the suspension will not let that tire drop then the full weight of that side of the trailer shifts to the good tire.

Good point.
I've ruined several wheels when I was on the road pulling full time especially at nite when I couldn't see back there. At nite its a spark show that will get your attention as the flat tire is shredded away leaving the rim to dig into the pavement wearing the wheels flange away as its rolling along.
The biggest issue I've found slinging steel belts from the flat tires tread cutting the good tire next to it.

Now on trailers with no equalizer bar then the good tire next to the flat tire takes the weight on a tandem axle trailer. Tri axles not so much.

I used it twice, worked great but on the new fiver I needed to use a board under it for the extra suspension travel. I don't worry about any extra weight on one tire, its in the air for all of 5 minutes

mileshuff wrote:
I see no problem with trailer being supported by one tire. Tire ratings are at 60-65mph or so and hot. They should be able to handle the load easily cold at 0mph. When one tire goes flat in most cases you're already sitting with the weight on one tire.

Good points!

Also going over a curb or difference in elevation all the weight can be on one tire.

I use a 4x6 block techic because I carry them anyway plus in 4 low its really easy to put it on a block.

This method is the safest and fastest in my opinion because its the fastest way to get the blown tire in the air and there is no jack to fall or fail. I think it takes me longer to lower the spare than to change a tire. My 5th is a strait forward leaf spring design. I just have to make sure I loosen the lugs before I put it up on the block.

I am of the opinion that the least amount of time on the side of a busy highway is safer and beter even if it means extra stress on the trailer axles and tires.

I see no problem with trailer being supported by one tire. Tire ratings are at 60-65mph or so and hot. They should be able to handle the load easily cold at 0mph. When one tire goes flat in most cases you're already sitting with the weight on one tire.

Tempeted to go air one down, see what happens :)

Trailer Aid (including TA Plus) will NOT work with Mor-Ryde type RE suspension (rubber equalizer blocks) due to the suspension travel.

A stack of two-byes will work, but it takes a bunch of them.

Tin Pusher wrote:
Arcamper, question for you: After you have blown a tire on one of your two axles, how much weight is on the remaning tire?

Same as before, unless the rim with the blown tire is being carried off the ground by a very stiff, or small-travel suspension. If the rim is on the ground, then it's still carrying most of its normal weight.

Lyle

donn0128 wrote:
Hydraulic jack. Works for everything.

That's not what the OP asked!

Tin Pusher wrote:
Arcamper, question for you: After you have blown a tire on one of your two axles, how much weight is on the remaning tire?

If your equalizer works right and there is enough suspension travel the same amount there was to start with. If the tire that blows goes flat and the suspension will not let that tire drop then the full weight of that side of the trailer shifts to the good tire.