Speed and blown tires

yillb wrote:

LarryJM wrote:

yillb wrote:
I think 90% of tire blowouts are caused by ignorant people not following the directions. Forget the fact it's made in china, tire pressure, and tire speed ratings are IMO the number one cause of pre-mature wear and blowouts, hands down.

I would disagree with your number one cause of pre-mature wear and blowouts. while those are definite contributors, IMO the number one cause is tire damage from road hazards (nr one being interstate potholes) and tire overloading with the main one being when you have a flat on one axle or low infation in one tire on a side and run the good tire on that side for even 5 miles or so at speed and seriously overload it. Curbbing and serious scuffing when backing up at significant angles running a close second. Damage to tires is cumulative and interstate potholes are a sure way to experience a tread separation at some point downstream.

Larry

I wouldn't, way to many people towing rigs that neither care to know how, or want to know how it's done properly. I've never in my entire life experienced a blowout, In my opinion, I can't argue with facts, what I do works, regardless of any information i'm given. If i replace my cheap ST tires every two years, drive like a normal human, i don't have blowouts. I'm lucky enough to not have just had a bad tire, as they exist, but Im confident most issues are user error, and are blamed on road conditions because the owner had no clue as to what he / she was doing. Then, others blame the road, again, when they are to blame, and now, china tires are the end of the world, because of a false narrative.

You got to be kidding me! Change tires every two years!! What a waste of money and resources. Unless you're putting 20,000-30,000 miles a year of course. Although that might help with blowouts since mine were just about 2 years old when they let go.

It just seems so strange that there's a rash of blowouts from the old ST tires from China, and after those tires are replaced with good tires, the same people have no more blowouts. Same roads, same conditions, same trailer, same tow vehicle, same driver, but no more blowouts. Hmm, everything is the same except the tires, that may give you a clue about where the problem lies.

These are just my "anecdotal observations" of course. Sometimes real life contradicts theory.