Tire blows - great reason to have a dually
We were returning from San Diego this afternoon when the inside dually let go on Interstate 8. Wife was driving and didn't realize it was a tire issue; she only heard a loud rumbling. She said the tru...
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lawnspecialties wrote:
I don't get it. Since I don't even have an "inside tire", I don't have to worry about the "inside tire" blowing out. So in theory, having a dually just increases your chances of having a blowout by 50%.
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Probably increases the chances by lot more than that since it is much harder to spot a low or flat tire if another one is carrying its weight. I had both inside tires go flat once and the only way I noticed was that I only left one tire track on some soft dirt. Also, the only reason that it went flat was the extenders to make the inside wheels easier to fill let all of the air out. Fortunatly, I had not driven far or fast so all I had to do was get the tires inflated, remove the valve stem extenders and put on a TPMS.
