Waiting on roadside assistance. Passenger side tow dolly tire blowout. We were making good time too.Thing is, I didn't see anything on the camera that indicated a problem and the RV was pulling just fine.Guess who's getting more tpms sensors for the toad rig!Could have been worse.

glad there is no other damageyeah could have been lots worse

I put new tires on our dolly last year as the old ones were showing some sidewall cracking. And I keep it inside when not in use....cheap insurance and since I bought tires already mounted I now have 2 spares.

Had same thing happen to me 2 years ago. If it helps, I had TPMS sensors on the dolly, barely gave me about 3 seconds warning when the tire blew. They will help on the slow leaks but not the big bangs.When replacing both last year, I also went up a load rating on the replacements from my OEM "C" tires that came on my dolly to "D". Gives me a bit of comfort with the 2 extra plys and higher weight capacity.

Most blowouts are caused by under inflation according to the NHTSA, something that TPMS sensors are very good at reporting. There's nothing though, that can warn of an almost instant blowout caused by a sharp piece of road debris.

I did check the tires before departure. 75 psi, max inflation says 80. Could have been road debris.We got fixed up and the spousal unit suggested that we camp sooner rather than later. Since we were doing a 2 day return trip just means more miles tomorrow.Gonna nurse these tires.Will look into upgrading the tires to D. Did that on our old trailer. Liked those tires very much.

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emiddleb
Explorer
Jun 28, 2018
Had same thing happen to me 2 years ago. If it helps, I had TPMS sensors on the dolly, barely gave me about 3 seconds warning when the tire blew. They will help on the slow leaks but not the big bangs.

When replacing both last year, I also went up a load rating on the replacements from my OEM "C" tires that came on my dolly to "D". Gives me a bit of comfort with the 2 extra plys and higher weight capacity.
ferndaleflyer
Explorer III
Jun 28, 2018
I put new tires on our dolly last year as the old ones were showing some sidewall cracking. And I keep it inside when not in use....cheap insurance and since I bought tires already mounted I now have 2 spares.
MrWizard
Moderator
Jun 27, 2018
glad there is no other damage
yeah could have been lots worse

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