Why trailer tire probs????
I didn't wont to take away from the 75 mph thread going, but it got me to thinking. Why do we here about, and see so many trailer tire problems?? How often do you see a tire come apart on a car or ...
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When thinking about the percentage of failures of different types of tires, it might also be useful to think in terms of how the trailers are used. I would suspect that a very large percentage of travel trailers only roll but a "few miles" each year. Many, if not most owners have a working life that means the trailer may only go camping several weekends a year, not far away, and perhaps one "big trip" a year of less than a couple of thousand miles.
Point being, when not used much, could well be a entry market level product like a inexpensive tire, might serve that user well.
The other side of that coin is that some of us pull a lot more than that and so we might consider our needs and expectations are higher.
This hobby is a lot like other hobbies ( motorcycling and boating are examples ) where many folks buy this stuff, and then end up not using it as much as they had hoped or wanted.
Point being, when not used much, could well be a entry market level product like a inexpensive tire, might serve that user well.
The other side of that coin is that some of us pull a lot more than that and so we might consider our needs and expectations are higher.
This hobby is a lot like other hobbies ( motorcycling and boating are examples ) where many folks buy this stuff, and then end up not using it as much as they had hoped or wanted.
