Damage after a tire blow out
Hello, Just wanted to start of by saying i'm brand new to travel trailers and have been learning lots in the past 2 weeks. Me and my girlfriend purchased 2013 Jayco Jay Flight SLX so we went out la...
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ReneeG wrote:atreis wrote:
Not saying this is the case as I've no way to know (and sometimes tires fail due to being punctured by objects on the road, or manufacturing defects) - but if you have ever exceeded 65 mph, or ever towed with the tire overloaded there's a chance the damage was done then. Even if it doesn't blow on that trip, if the tire is damaged it's just a matter of time.makavas wrote:
I was driving about 60mph give or take we were just about to pull up to dump station and it blew out.
Pulling up to dump implies a load of water - are you sure the tire wasn't overloaded?
He could've been overloaded if he is not familiar with he carrying capacity, but just having a load to dump doesn't mean he's overloaded.
Trailer was empty other than gray and black water. Even dumped remaining fresh water before heading home to keep it lighter. I'm familiar with loads as I was nowhere near the limit as posted in the trailer
