tires again!
I know tires are beat to death but 2 years ago I bought 4 new Duro tires for my 5th wheel. went on a trip to the outerbanks last weekend and had 2 blow outs and 1 looks like it was about to separate ...
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2edgesword wrote:Absolutely!
I think we can sometimes be too quick to claim defective tires rather than dig deeper to examine the other factors that might be the cause of a blowout or premature wear, some of the things mentioned in ReneeG’s post.
Another thing I would do is check the reserve load capacity you have. Weigh the trailer and compare to rating on the tires. You want at least 15% and more is better. We have about 30% on ours by upgrading a load range. Some manufacturers put tires on that have little to no reserve capacity. If you get side to side weights, can even be overloaded on one side. Anything that causes internal heat (too fast, under-inflated, overloaded) damages ST tires. Damage is cumulative and one day, bam, you can have a failure for no apparent reason.
