6 blown tires and bent axel- help!
We have a 2013 Coachmen 292bhds. We are in our third season with it. Over the 4th weekend we blew a tire outbound and then blew a tire inbound. These were the 4th and 5th tires blown while travellin...
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I know this thread is about the axle question, but since it really does look like the blowouts are the cause of the damage I think focusing on that issue- and who's responsible- is key....so I'd like to expand a bit on the below comment:
I've read enough brand-new-trailer-blowout threads to come to a similar conclusion, and here's why:
It's my belief that since most trailers are delivered by contract drivers who make more money the faster they go, many likely arrive at dealers with tires that have been compromised due to having been made to exceed their 65 mph. speed limit for extended periods of time, and in some cases for very long distances. Such damage would be internal and not visible to the naked eye. Why they don't use transport tires instead of using up the rubber on what someone else is paying for is beyond me.
And when the tires start blowing as a result, it's literally "down the road", and everyone just blames tire type/the trailer owner's bad air habits, or whatever- but never the first person that used them!:S
I think this to be the best kept secret of the trailer trade, and likely a cause in many cases where folks instead just presume the tires themselves to have been inferior instead of abused by the user that got there first.
For myself, in the unlikely event I ever buy a spankin' new trailer, fresh tires at point-of-sale will be part of the deal.
Tom/Barb wrote:
If this isn't proof that anyone buying a new trailer should automatically upgrade the tires I don't know what is.
I've read enough brand-new-trailer-blowout threads to come to a similar conclusion, and here's why:
It's my belief that since most trailers are delivered by contract drivers who make more money the faster they go, many likely arrive at dealers with tires that have been compromised due to having been made to exceed their 65 mph. speed limit for extended periods of time, and in some cases for very long distances. Such damage would be internal and not visible to the naked eye. Why they don't use transport tires instead of using up the rubber on what someone else is paying for is beyond me.
And when the tires start blowing as a result, it's literally "down the road", and everyone just blames tire type/the trailer owner's bad air habits, or whatever- but never the first person that used them!:S
I think this to be the best kept secret of the trailer trade, and likely a cause in many cases where folks instead just presume the tires themselves to have been inferior instead of abused by the user that got there first.
For myself, in the unlikely event I ever buy a spankin' new trailer, fresh tires at point-of-sale will be part of the deal.
