Anyone seen or used one of these
http://www.axlecrutch.com/ Looks like it might be a handy item to have in a pinch. I wonder if you could make one yourself, it looks pretty simple.
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The last time I used a scale, I was up to about 90% of my rated load of all 4 tires. So there are several reasons why I would not fill my finite trailer space with one of these tools.
As stated before, 90% of my total tire allotment would mean obviously I would be grossly overloading a tire on one side of the trailer. With so many variables of why you would lose a tire on the road, one pattern always seems to emerge..... whatever condition one tire is on one side of the trailer, the other is usually similar. In other words, chances are the other tire will likely be close to failure as well. As such, I would not want to rely on that one tire to drive 50' let alone the probable miles needed to find a repair facility.
Pound for pound, dollar for dollar I would carry around a second spare before investing in one of those.
All that being said, I don't typically yank my trailer on very long trips. So I am sure my opinion doesn't apply as much as the full timers out there.
As stated before, 90% of my total tire allotment would mean obviously I would be grossly overloading a tire on one side of the trailer. With so many variables of why you would lose a tire on the road, one pattern always seems to emerge..... whatever condition one tire is on one side of the trailer, the other is usually similar. In other words, chances are the other tire will likely be close to failure as well. As such, I would not want to rely on that one tire to drive 50' let alone the probable miles needed to find a repair facility.
Pound for pound, dollar for dollar I would carry around a second spare before investing in one of those.
All that being said, I don't typically yank my trailer on very long trips. So I am sure my opinion doesn't apply as much as the full timers out there.
