Running it with the spare on. Score was only a couple miles away and less than half a trailer load. In fact, you can see the spare on the trailer in that last pic. If you compare it to the trailer pic above you can see the difference in the color of the wheels. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
My father has a trailer that, except for the color (mine is brown) is identical to yours. It's branded "Shipmate" but it's the same thing. I appreciate you posting about your experience because I was looking at the wheels and tires on it last weekend and thinking that they needed some attention. His trailer does not go over the road, however; it is strictly a woods unit. We regularly load it heaped over the sides and it has probably had close to a ton on it more often than not.
Yup. That’s basically what happened. The tricky part was jacking it up because the hub was sitting on the pavement. It made for a really low starting point. I tried to start with my extra scissor jack I keep in the truck because it was the lowest jack I had. The others are hydraulic jacks. The scissor jack basically just folded at the braces and became unusable. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Buddy of mine was towing a travel trailer with two axles on the 14 Freeway in Cal. Tow vehicle was a 5-yr old Chevy Suburban 3/4 ton. One of the trailer tires went flat without him noticing. That put way too much weight on the remaining tire. It blew out at 65 mph, which is 10 mph above the speed limit in Cal. for towing. Trailer turned sideways, which turned the Surburban sideways and both rolled. Both he and his wife had their seatbelts on and only sustained minor injuries. Both the trailer and the Suburban were totalled. I have towed a lot and check my tires and hitch, and I feel for tire and bearing heat every few hundred miles. It is no joke when things come apart at speed.
Yikes. Two flats in the same axle. Not good. I got this flat in my 26’ travel trailer this summer on our way to Yellowstone for a family trip. Didn’t know it happened until I stopped for gas. It must have gone flat slowly and then just shredded. There was definitely no blowout. I’m lucky I stopped for gas when I did. And I’m with you on checking the bearings for heat. Every time I stop I make a walk around the entire truck and trailer checking tires and hubs for heat. This pic was obviously taken after I put on the spare. The tire bead was still fully secure in both sides of the wheel; just all the tread had vanished. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Heeeeyyy, bout a year ago there was a huge black locust log mmm,bout a mile north of Best Buy. Most of the stuff had been cleaned out already. Looked like there’s a lot of BL in that area. Just this one big log left there. I was so tempted to come back and snag up that log but the police presence is so heavy on the pike I decided not too.
It sure is. I’m hesitant to pull anything off the turnpike. Plus the traffic is crazy! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Yeah not many areas safe to pull over. This one in particular was in a spot you could safely get off the road. For me though with a winch trailer I would have to come out a nearby side street, drive into traffic in the wrong direction and then back down into the log. As much as I wanted that big stick there was just too much going against it. Off to the side of the road or not police don’t like to see anything but moving traffic on that road. And they certainly don’t like to see it moving in the wrong direction
