Tire went flat in the driveay. Damage?

[mkirsch]

I came out this morning and the left tire on my utility trailer was dead flat. Just came back from a 260 mile round trip, and it was up and fine when I went to bed last night.

The valve stem failed catastrophically during the night. Glad it didn't happen on the road.

Would the tire have sustained any damage from just going flat in the driveway? Tire is only 2 years old.

[valhalla360]

CapriRacer wrote:

valhalla360 wrote:
.... For starters, I would stop buying antique tires built up with multiple cotton plys. 😉 .....

I'm pretty sure only a few people got that joke!

Probably. Heck even the letter grades are outdated. They give the load ratings in pounds in the modern world and that's what counts.

[JRscooby]

CapriRacer wrote:

mkirsch wrote:
I came out this morning and the left tire on my utility trailer was dead flat. Just came back from a 260 mile round trip, and it was up and fine when I went to bed last night.

The valve stem failed catastrophically during the night. Glad it didn't happen on the road.

Would the tire have sustained any damage from just going flat in the driveway? Tire is only 2 years old.

The risk here is that there may be damage inside. The safe thing to do is replace the tire.

If you reinflate the tire (do this carefully!!) and see sidewall ripples, replace the tire.

If you reinflate the tire and don't see sidewall ripples, that doesn't mean the tire is good. It means you don't know!

Can you replace the valve stem without breaking down the tire? While you have it open, look inside for the unlikely damage.
BTW, don't put off taking care of it. At least jack the weight off it.

[CapriRacer]

valhalla360 wrote:
.... For starters, I would stop buying antique tires built up with multiple cotton plys. 😉 .....

I'm pretty sure only a few people got that joke!

[CapriRacer]

mkirsch wrote:
I came out this morning and the left tire on my utility trailer was dead flat. Just came back from a 260 mile round trip, and it was up and fine when I went to bed last night.

The valve stem failed catastrophically during the night. Glad it didn't happen on the road.

Would the tire have sustained any damage from just going flat in the driveway? Tire is only 2 years old.

The risk here is that there may be damage inside. The safe thing to do is replace the tire.

If you reinflate the tire (do this carefully!!) and see sidewall ripples, replace the tire.

If you reinflate the tire and don't see sidewall ripples, that doesn't mean the tire is good. It means you don't know!

[valhalla360]

mkirsch wrote:

BobsYourUncle wrote:
(Was it a 10 ply tire? Your sig.)
:B

Load range D, so 8-ply actually...

For starters, I would stop buying antique tires built up with multiple cotton plys. 😉

No it shouldn't have hurt anything if it just deflated while sitting.

[mkirsch]

mbopp wrote:
While you're at it, replace the valve on the other tire also.

Excellent idea.

[mbopp]

While you're at it, replace the valve on the other tire also.

[BurbMan]

If you don't have hi-pressure valve stems you should replace the other one too before it meets a similar fate....had that happened going down the road the tire would have been toast and possibly the rim too.

[mkirsch]

BobsYourUncle wrote:
(Was it a 10 ply tire? Your sig.)
:B

Load range D, so 8-ply actually...

[BobsYourUncle]

Not if you didn't move it while flat.
Jack it up, remove wheel and get it fixed.
You will be 100% ok

(Was it a 10 ply tire? Your sig.)
:B

[pitch]

I wouldn't worry about it.

[Bumpyroad]

was the trailer loaded? what amount of pressure would be applied to that tire when flat?
bumpy