Manufacturers making defective tires
I have owned several trailers throughout the years and always got at least 3 years out of the tires. I keep them covered, properly inflated, balanced and check them frequently. My new 2013 trailer cam...
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atreis wrote:
The usual questions to ask before blaming the tire:
1. Have you ever run with the tire overloaded at any time? (Keep in mind that tire loading is not simply the total weight divided by 4 - if the trailer loading is unbalanced one side could be heavier than the other, and if the trailer isn't being pulled level the front or rear tires could be taking more weight than the other two.)
2. Have you ever run with the tire underinflated at any time?
3. Have you ever exceeded the maximum speed that the tire is rated for? (For most stock tires, and many replacement tires, this is 65 mph.)
If the answer is yes to any of these, then the fault doesn't necessarily lay with the tire or its manufacturer.
Also, keep in mind that if you've had a tire fail, the other tire on that side of the trailer also needs to be replaced. It was almost certainly overloaded (possibly severely overloaded) during the time of the failure as it had to take all of the weight for that side of the trailer.
Anyone regularly driving the highways today will know that speed is an issue where tires are concerned. I couldn't count the number of trailers I see traveling well beyond the capacity of the tire.
