Tire exploded in Florida

way2roll wrote:

dedmiston wrote:
I've driven coast-to-coast twice already this year and the roads in Florida are some of the best I've seen.

My guess would be a road hazard like someone mentioned previously. Not much you can do about that but just drive defensively. It's kind of a "why do bad things happen to good people" thing. Eventually it's your turn.

Good for you for driving safely and keeping it under control.

Best of luck to you.

Wouldn't a road hazard get the truck tires too?

Not necessarily. I've only had one blowout on my current rig, but I've had plenty of nails and screws. The score is probably 6-1 of nails and screws in my trailer tires compared to my truck.

When you consider curves and lane changes, the trailer doesn't really track that closely behind the truck.

I think the real difference though is the multiple axles.

When I hit a nail or a screw with my truck tires, it throws the piece up and it goes who-knows-where. But when I hit that same debris with my front tire on my triple axle, it gets airborne and now I've got two more shots at hitting that thing that's pointed up instead of laying flat on the ground.

It's all theoretical since I can't see any of this happening, but my punctures are usually on my middle or rear tires, so the theory holds up pretty well.

Tangent:

One of my neighbors texted me a photo from his memories the other day. It was a gorgeous sunset out in the middle of the desert about 25-30 miles from camp with our off-road group.

His message was to look at the gorgeous sunset and wasn't that a fun ride. I looked closer at the photo though and I was down in the corner on my knees plugging a tire on our car. His "gorgeous sunset" moment was my "field repair" moment. Very different perspectives.

I remember his comment at the time. "Hey man, I didn't know you knew how to plug a tire."

"Yeah man, I didn't think you knew how to walk thirty miles, so I figured my way was easier."