Curious question, effective weight over bumps
So if someone has a 1-ton pickup with a camper that weighs a grand total of 11,000-lbs, and one goes over a speed bump or pot-hole at say 20 mph, whats the effective spike weight on the tires, axles, ...
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Normal roads including rough, potholed roads aren't really a concern.
However, I know my father hit a rough railroad track at 60 mph and blew a tire, bent the rim along with making a known weak spot in the camper bulge out. Not sure if it was the crossing, the speed, or possibly he may have even drifted to the side and hit the tracks themselves, but it was an unusual extreme situation.
To give you an idea of how you can overload a tire without damaging, we once moved a log barn that we estimated weighed 20 tons on a trailer with two 3 ton axles. Our max speed was at a slow walking pace for about 1,200 feet across a dirt field.
However, I know my father hit a rough railroad track at 60 mph and blew a tire, bent the rim along with making a known weak spot in the camper bulge out. Not sure if it was the crossing, the speed, or possibly he may have even drifted to the side and hit the tracks themselves, but it was an unusual extreme situation.
To give you an idea of how you can overload a tire without damaging, we once moved a log barn that we estimated weighed 20 tons on a trailer with two 3 ton axles. Our max speed was at a slow walking pace for about 1,200 feet across a dirt field.
