ST Tire "Plies" Question and a PSI Question
(BTW I am aware of the various "issues" concerning Carlisles, Marathons, and ST vs LT, having read many tire threads here over the years. Moving right along then-- :) My 2002 built OEM Goodyear Ma...
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Sport45 wrote:wilber1 wrote:
Totally agree. Standard practice in aviation is if one tire fails, the other tire on the same axle is also changed.
Axles on aircraft are short, stubby things if they have an axle at all. (Could be just a bearing spindle on each side of the framework, I don't know.) Anyway, I can see a failed aircraft tire significantly increasing the load on the opposite tire. This would be similar to a flat on a dual increasing the load on it's mate.
Does a tire failure on a trailer significantly impact the loading of the tire on the other end of the axle? I expect most, if not all the load is transferred to the tire that's on the same side. In fact, when that end of the axle drops it might actually unload the tire on the other end a bit.
In the case of an aircraft bogie, most will go to the tire on the same axle. In the case of a tandem axle trailer, most will go to the tire on the same side. My point was, it has to go somewhere. Another tire will be overloaded and might be damaged. However if I did change two on one side, I would put them back on the same axle, not the same side.
