Cheap tires + Speed = Blown tire
Last year around this time I posted how everybody on the highway whether car or truck and trailer were blowing by me and I passed maybe 2 people over several hours on the road with my cruise set at 67...
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Also a believer in proper treatment of ST tires - stay below their speed rating, never tow under-inflated or overloaded, stay off road shoulders and don't curb the tires. Also the more reserve load capacity you can get, the better. Anything to reduce internal heat buildup will reduce the risk of a failure.
I use the GPS as a speedometer for better accuracy. We ordered LRD tires when we bought our TT and have about 30% reserve capacity. I regularly check tire pressure and set them cold before heading out. 5 seasons and over 20K miles on our Chinese Marathons, soon to be replaced with the new Endurance. Many TT manufacturers install tires with almost no reserve load capacity.
It wasn't until we drove through Utah last summer that I saw so many TTs & FWs being towed at ridiculous speeds of 75 - 80 mph. Newer ones, old ones, short ones, looong ones. Saw an old 50/60s Airstream blow by us while we're doing 65 like we were standing still. Caught up to them at a gas station down the interstate. Sure 'nuf, bald tires...
Thing is, nobody educates a new TT buyer on how to properly treat and care for ST tires. Even a simple sticker above the tires would help.
I use the GPS as a speedometer for better accuracy. We ordered LRD tires when we bought our TT and have about 30% reserve capacity. I regularly check tire pressure and set them cold before heading out. 5 seasons and over 20K miles on our Chinese Marathons, soon to be replaced with the new Endurance. Many TT manufacturers install tires with almost no reserve load capacity.
It wasn't until we drove through Utah last summer that I saw so many TTs & FWs being towed at ridiculous speeds of 75 - 80 mph. Newer ones, old ones, short ones, looong ones. Saw an old 50/60s Airstream blow by us while we're doing 65 like we were standing still. Caught up to them at a gas station down the interstate. Sure 'nuf, bald tires...
Thing is, nobody educates a new TT buyer on how to properly treat and care for ST tires. Even a simple sticker above the tires would help.
