Tire Advice
Hi, I recently had a blowout on my 2009 Skyline Layton 2970 TT (8,800 GVWR). Bought it used late last year, great shape, with Goodyears (including spare) on it that also looked in good shape and ...
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IMHO the best thing one can do to help avoid blowouts on a TT is to install a TPMS. One a trailer you have NO clue a tire has suffered a puncture and is slowly deflating.... Until you hear the explosion.
Myself and several friends all have TPMS systems, each of us has picked up a nail or similar and suffered a slow loss of pressure which the TPMS system caught BEFORE we had a blowout.
In 100K + miles of towing I've yet to have a tire failure, Others that travel with me have anywhere from 50K+ miles on up with no failures, thanks to a TPMS.
I've run Maxxis, Towmax and now Goodyear endurance tires.
Myself and several friends all have TPMS systems, each of us has picked up a nail or similar and suffered a slow loss of pressure which the TPMS system caught BEFORE we had a blowout.
In 100K + miles of towing I've yet to have a tire failure, Others that travel with me have anywhere from 50K+ miles on up with no failures, thanks to a TPMS.
I've run Maxxis, Towmax and now Goodyear endurance tires.
