On the road an hour in Alabama on I-20, and had a blowout passenger side. Tore fender out. An hour or so later, another blowout on the tire beside it. This time, I noticed the tires were hot to the touch. We stopped and checked the tires about 30 min after the second blow out and it was cooler than before. But the side with the blowout is warmer than the other side. Two months ago, we traveled from North Alabama to Orlando with no tire problems. Does road heat and outside temperature increase the possibility of a blow-out? We are still newbies to camping.

Who changed the flats? Nobody carries two spares. You're just ambling along with a damaged fender?Heat is a factor, but so is driving on old tires.

I am not a tire expert, but have been told that tire pressure and speed are big causes of tire blowout. I have had two blowouts, one on the MH (old tire)and another on the tow dolly (new tire). I routinely check my tire pressure, so I feel that the hotter it is the more likely you are to have a blowout. In both of my cases we were at highway speeds and it was hot when the blowouts occurred. One tire shop person told me that trailer tires are not designed to be run at more than 55MPH. If this is true, then when I am running at 65 MPH the tire would be getting really hot since it is rotating faster than it was designed for IMO. The MH blowout was my fault, I was trying to get one more short trip out of old tires I knew needed changing. JMO

ST tires are rated for 65 MPH. I usually see a difference in temps from one side to the other because of sun position. I use an infrared thermometer whenever I stop.

Just a point of clarification, we carry two spares on rims.

After the first blowout and after the repairs to the fender, we stopped at a Walmart tire center to get another spare. After all repairs and a new spare, one hour later another blowout same side.

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HappyKayakers
Explorer III
Jun 22, 2014
ST tires are rated for 65 MPH. I usually see a difference in temps from one side to the other because of sun position. I use an infrared thermometer whenever I stop.
BTPO1
Explorer
Jun 22, 2014
I am not a tire expert, but have been told that tire pressure and speed are big causes of tire blowout. I have had two blowouts, one on the MH (old tire)and another on the tow dolly (new tire). I routinely check my tire pressure, so I feel that the hotter it is the more likely you are to have a blowout. In both of my cases we were at highway speeds and it was hot when the blowouts occurred. One tire shop person told me that trailer tires are not designed to be run at more than 55MPH. If this is true, then when I am running at 65 MPH the tire would be getting really hot since it is rotating faster than it was designed for IMO. The MH blowout was my fault, I was trying to get one more short trip out of old tires I knew needed changing. JMO
2oldman
Explorer II
Jun 22, 2014
Who changed the flats? Nobody carries two spares. You're just ambling along with a damaged fender?

Heat is a factor, but so is driving on old tires.

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