Terryallan wrote:davehultin wrote:
I figure anyone pulling a trailer will probably have a blowout at some point. I dodged the bullet for 16 years, but now I'm up to TWO blowouts. Hmmmph.
Picked up some wire on the road a month ago for the first blowout. The wire wrapped around the axel, the tire didn't have a chance. OK, that's understandable.
Yesterday we were seven miles from our destination and someone pulled up beside us on the interstate and waved us down. Not sure where yesterday's blowout came from. Driving too fast? Tire overinflated? Probably not. Damage from the wire on the last blowout that didn't show up until now? Maybe...?
Anyways, now the questions begin.
For the first repair I used the original spare tire as the permanent replacement because it's an exact match, and then got a similar tire, but 6-ply vs. 8-ply for the new spare. So far so good.
For the current replacement I was able to find a trailer tire in the town we're camping. It's also an 8-ply, but when I told the tire guys that my original tires inflated to 75 pounds, that really puzzled them. They just didn't know of any 8-ply tires that inflated to 75 pounds. Everything they saw was 65 pounds. Well, I don't have a ton of options on the road so I went with it so I could put it on tomorrow. The tire guys were pretty convinced that even though the trailer placard said 75 pounds I shouldn't inflate past 65 pounds.
OK. Back to the campground. The original trailer tires do indeed have a max inflation of 75 pounds, and are 8-ply. The newest tire has a max inflation of 65 pounds, and is 8-ply. The spare tire has a max inflation of 50 pounds (or so, I have to double-check) and is 6-ply.
I'll put the new tire into the mix (the 8-play with 65 pounds max pressure) tomorrow before we head home. What kind of trouble will I make with 3 75-lbs tires + 1 65-lb tire?
i would suggest that if the second flat was on the same side as the first one. then the first one caused the second one, and IF I were you. I wouldn't just put ONE on this time, as you may have driven quite a distance with just one tire on the side that blew. That damages to other tire, and it too will go flat soon. Ask me how i know? Been there done that. It would be better to replace both tires on the side that went flat.
