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| Thought i'd give the tuffy a once-over before heading to the spring bay outing on wednesday.while checking my bearings i discovered that the sidewall of the driver side trailer tire was severly cracked/split and looked like it could blow out at any time.there is no way it would of lasted the 9 hour trip.a blow out at interstate speeds is not something anyone would like to experience.
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| Glad you caught it! I had a tire blow while in the left lane going 80mph. I was passing this woman and it blew right as I was alongside her. I started slowing and she slowed down too, trailer swaying all over the place. It was a hair raising experience for sure. |
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| Going 80 towing a trailer?? On your way to a Nascar race?? |
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Location: Elk River, Minnesota | Going 80 with a tire rated for no more than 65.... Not sure I could agree with this, and the excess heat will definitely lower the life of the tire, and puts everyone around your trailer at risk...
Steve |
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| VMS - 10/12/2010 2:00 PM
Going 80 with a tire rated for no more than 65.... Not sure I could agree with this, and the excess heat will definitely lower the life of the tire, and puts everyone around your trailer at risk...
Steve
Thanks for the advice guys but I had high quality radial tires that were up to the task. I dont make a habit of maintaining speeds this high, I was merely trying to get around this person then get back in line.
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Location: syracuse indiana | i just looked at mine this past weekend, and i now have one that has a bubble on the inside of it.. darn and these tires are practly brand new.. good thing my wife just cancelled our WV trip.. and i was looking forward to chasing some west virginia muskies.. other than that the boat is ready to go.. just have to get a tire changed and get a new backup tire.. and then tie up the wife and make her go...lol |
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