Fed up with tire blow outs!!!
I purchased a 2018 Prime Time Tracer 253Air in April. For Father's day my daughter got me a Good Sam membership with roadside assistance, thank God! I have used the TT once a month since May. Hav...
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LarryJM wrote:dodge guy wrote:lane hog wrote:rollindowntheroad wrote:
All 3 tires did not blow at the same time. The first to go was the driver side rear. This weekend the passenger side rear blew on my way to the campground. On my way home the passenger side front went. Each time I heard the tire pop I pulled over immediately.
Yep, and when the drivers rear went out, you immediately overloaded the other three tires. Repeat for the other two losses -- the remaining tire on that side
Doesn't matter how quickly you reacted -- they still had to carry extra weight, and suddenly at speed.
Unless they are torsion axles not true. A standard trailer with an equalizer between the springs distributes the weight between the axles evenly, that's why it's called an equalizer.
However, the range of the equalizer function IMO won't compensate for for the loss of a tire nor is it designed to do so.
Larry
The distance the axle can move is quite a bit more than height of the sidewall of a tire.
