Blow Out What To Expect
I have never had a blowout. I can't really see my tires back there. My trailer is 36' long and weighs in around 12k. For those of you who have had blowouts did you feel it right away or was it the ...
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fj12ryder wrote:
I think I've had 4 blowouts at different times. Two on a double axle 5th wheel, and two on a triple axle 5th wheel toyhauler. I heard the tires blow on 3 of them and didn't realize the 4th until someone passing motioned there was an issue.
None of them caused any problems with the steering of the truck, wasn't really noticeable, and subsequent stopping of the trailer. FWIW the truck was a Dodge 1-ton dually.
I guess ours wasn't a blow out since the tire still had air... Just that the tread had separated from the tire. But we didn't notice until someone pulled up along side us and honked/pointed. 1/2 mile from a rest stop, so we just limped it in and changed the tire.
This was on a 26' TT behind my '01 F-250 CC 4x4 Diesel. A lighter TV might have let us know more was going on. No damage to the TT.
