Tires
We are about to take our first long trip ever with our trailer,an 1100 mile round trip. I was out looking at the tires and noticed two had weather checking/cracks in the sidewalls. The other two look ...
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Isn't it common knowledge that the same-side second tire has very likely suffered internal damage from the shock of the sudden additional loading and that it, too, is probably shot??? (Regardless of "country of origin"/type )
Common misconception. More likely damage my occur from those steel tread belts slinging around as the flat tire shreds itself.
The good tire doesn't take much more load because of the equalizer bar. I've ruined more 15"/16" tires than many RVers put together when I hauled for a living. Running at nite I've actually had a steel wheel start wearing the flanges on the road surface as it rolled along. Spark show in my rear view from the wheel caught my attention.
Tires some years back had no steel tread belts. Nylon/rayon and glass belts were common. And IMO not as much damage was done as todays steel belts in the tread.
