Tire Blow-out scenario's please, single axle only

We had a little pop up tent trailer that liked to eat tires. At least once a season one or the other would fail but we never found the cause (speed, weight and alignment were fine). I have destroyed a tire on a tandem axle toy hauler because I didn't know it went flat until it started making a slapping sound (no TPMS on this trailer). None of my flats have been "death grip" terrifying. I think it was scarier to replace my own tire along side the road than wait for road service.

I had a tire blow loudly, at about 62-63 mph last year. IIRC the tire was 3 years and 8 months old according to the date stamp. It was properly inflated at 50 psi cold (I even had a TPM sensor on the valve stem). The good news is, the trailer handled fine and I easily came to a stop on the shoulder with no control problems.

Had one blow last year on a back road running about 50mph. When it blew it sounded just like a rifle shot in the cab, followed by quite a bit of wiggle on the back end. Didn't tear up anything but the tire, and it was shredded. Tire was only a year and a half old so maybe I ran over something in the highway and didn't see it, or maybe it was a bad tire? Either way, 20 minutes later I was back on the road.

Don't worry about the single axle. Take care of the tires as mentioned above. Check the air pressure in the morning and do a quick visual when you stop for fuel or breaks. Pay attention to scraping curbs, etc. replace the tires every 3-5 years. I have never had a blowout following these precautions.

Had one go on my old PuP once. They were due for replacing but I hadn't done it (bad me). The trailer started pulling to the right, and made a loud thump-thump sound after the air got low enough - it didn't pop, it just deflated over a period of a half a minute or so. I pulled over and changed it. No damage.

I also had one go on my current trailer (caused by the piece of metal that was still in the tire) but it's a tandem axle. It was making a similar noise, but there was no noticeable change in handling. I suspect I was traveling a lot further with it in bad shape. No damage there either, although changing it in the rain was no fun.

not a tt but i had a boat trailer tire blow out on me once.it destroyed the tire and rim and nearly lost the boat as well.one thing i learned from it was rotate/balance the tires at the start of every season! it gives you a chance to carefully inspect every tire.last season i found cupping on the ds tire so off it came.

Proper care and inspection of tires is essential. Proper tire pressure, Keep clean, and NEVER use tire dressing that contains silicone. Know the Born Date of your tires and check side walls for deep cracks. When parked, use tire covers to keep the sun's UV light from drying out the sidewalls.

Tires are rated for weight and temperature. Faster you go, hotter the tire gets. A TPMS will help in monitoring your tires and relieve some of your stress and anxiety.