TrackMaster grenade
On the way back from camping this weekend we had a tire detread and explode. Slight damage to the rim but a good amount of damage to under carriage of camper along with some side body damage around t...
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Gr8life wrote:
I agree about the nail on the highway, but it is a lot more fun to rant about, "China bombs". Happens about every month around this forum.
REALLY? I didn't find anything fun or amusing about it. This was not a nail, incorrect pressure, or anything else but piss poor quality of a product produced by the same good folks who brings us asbestos drywall, metal shrapnel dog food, etc... There are also documented deaths contributed to the "China Bombs" trailer tires with an adjoining federal civil suit. I guess those were fun and amusing also.
EDIT: The original tires are not the R16 I listed prior, those are what I was looking to switching too; the correct ones that blew are 225/75/R15.
I do have TPMS (does not report temps) it there was no indication at all. Again, not one indication of anything in handling, etc... until the split second it happened.
Concerning the LT tires, do these have suitable sidewalls for use on a trailer? I've heard some say NO. This is a dual axle trailer with dry weight just under 9000 lbs, cargo is minimal and under 1000 lbs.
