wnjj wrote:Equalizers do come in different sizes. So I suppose that IF, and it's a big IF, your equalizer happens to be big enough to have enough travel to compensate for a shredded tire....You would be correct.... None of my TTs have had such a equalizer though, and I think that most TTs do not either.Huntindog wrote:I'm not following you here. On a dual wheel setup, yes one tire will have to support the weight but a tandem axle setup has an equalizer so the flat tire/rim supports all of the weight the tire had previously supported.
Statistics.....
How likely is a old tire to fail after being severely overloaded?
That is of course what most always happens with a blowout on a tandem axle TT.
Stock sized tires are barely rated for the load.
They lose strength every year as they age.
So a tire rated at 1800# may have lost 1/3 of that rating in a few years. Then a blowout happens. The remaining tire on that side suddenly is supporting close to 3600#! And being a well used tire, it may only have 1200# left in it....
What is the statistic for that?
