What did you break today?

Gotta have that AC though.

 

I broke this yesterday.... Travel trailer tire blew.... I'm going to see if they can fix it......

 

Was it a single axle trailer? How'd you manage the blowout?

A little duct tape, good as almost new.

 

I was thinking the same thing... Little Elmers glue and some duct tape.... Maybe a retread.

Tandom axle trailer, Kumo 857 tires that were 4 years old, they were the only D rated, steel belted 10 ply 14" tire I could find. Much better than the junk that comes with trailers these days. Anywho..., Driving for 3 hours towards home and hears a slight "rustling noise" outside. It had my attention even though it was faint, sounded more like it was coming from the truck. So I pull off at the next exit to do an inspection and find the rear trailer tire as you see it now. Put on the spare and was happy I didn't lose the another tire because of the weight that was on that other axle. I wont pull off the side on major highways. Too many accidents and I lost a friend with a tragic accident.

The tire could have blew or maybe just a flat and ran on it until it came apart, no way to know. Here's a pic of the new tire I already ordered from Tirerack. Hard to believe what's on the rim is the exact same tire.

 

I don't pull trailers often but mostly single axle stuff and relatively small, but a blowout on one of those loaded scares me a bit.

I need a new set for my little 4'x7' deal, I'll have to check out Tirerack.

 

"I'm going to see if they can fix it......" ... ... yep, couple plugs ought to do it...

 

WAS a tire on there... Most of it went right into a tailgaters window shield.

Went BOOM, tire flew apart and i pulled over. Destroyed the wheel, and both axles (bent)

 

Wow Nate. And, looks as tho you had a good load on too.

All these trailers stories had me remembering my last trip home from building our cabin in 2011. Here's what I wrote in my journal a couple weeks after about my single axle trailer...

Now for the tire story... after 3000 miles plus this summer and fall, taking loads to the ridge, I was relieved to "make it home" that last trip pulling the tractor. The tires on both sides had been worn badly for the last 6-8 trips and I had been pushin it hard. So... one more trip couldn't be bad right? I loaded the Suzuki on the trailer and headed to F&F for reg maint service. As I rolled to the end of our driveway I stretched enough to look at the trailer tire in my left mirror. As it rolled to a stop I saw something odd and backed up to watch it move. Looked like a shadow or wet spot or something. I stopped and got out (still at the end of our drive) and went back to take a look... OMG... the very worn tire had a bubble sticking out of the side of it the size of half of a softball !!!! Let's get this straight... that tire carried loads to the ridge over and over going 75 mph on the highway... and it carried the 2000lb tractor home from the ridge that last time (about 2 weeks ago) ... and now, when I'm about to go on the highway again with the 4x4... it lets me know (the bubble) that it won't make it for this last trip !!!

Lucky doesn't even come close.

 

The younger girl working the counter at the gravel pit told me 1000lbs a yard so I got 9 yards. 5200lb axles... So figured it could handle 9000lbs (only had to go 5 miles too)

Well... Come to find out it was more like 2000lbs a yard so 18,000lbs.

That was actually the 2nd load I had hauled. Tire blew right near my house, while just so happens to also be right near a tire shop. It took 3 floor jacks to lift it.

 

Well, nobody got hurt. That's always my bottom line.

 

Here's the link.. They are 205r14c...

.http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Kumho&tireModel=Radial 857

 

Wow, your lucky that thing didn't squirrel around and flip the tow vehicle!

 

Tire tread completely separated from casing right rear on truck took out 1/4 panel limped back to shop on casing, not retreads get a pic up later, do not have camera here. happend Thur. evening. no load in truck

 

I was towing with a crew cab long bed duallie.

 

I think this might be bad....

 

Ya, its off the vacuum pumps electric motor. Didn't get the am milking done till 2:30.