Bill,
Sorry to hear about your tire troubles. I had a similar incident with my
trailer last Nov. Great tread but 2005 build date. Blew one at 65 mph with two
TR 4's on board. I pulled the trailer up onto a stack of 2x8's I packed. That
saved the day. I was close to a truck tire store and I had it fixed quickly
but within 10 miles smother tire had the treads separate. I got lucky because
I was stopping for lunch and checked the tires. They sell special plastic
thingies to do the same thing. I'll buy one as soon as I get over the price of
four new trailer tires.
.....,,,and I got an envelope from you today..... very classy on your part,
thank you.
Glad the two of you made it home safe.
Bob
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On May 4, 2012, at 2:42 PM, BillDentin@aol.com wrote:
> Amici...
>
> Shirley and I stayed over night in Buford, GA on Sunday, and left for
> points north on Monday morning. Just below Knoxville, TN, in the
Appellation
> foothills, we had a violent blowout on one of the trailer tires. There was
a
> hole I could put my fist through. Thank God it was on driver's right, and
> not the traffic side, as there was little or no shoulder to make repairs.
>
> The biggest issue was getting the trailer high enough to get the wheel off
> and a spare on. The loaded trailer is at least 6,000 pounds, and my jack,
> while rated for 4,000 pounds, does not operate (roll) all that well in the
> gravel/grass.. I sure did not want to have to unload the race car out there
> on the highway in order to raise the trailer. So I used a jack stand to
> maintain lift, while taking four or five separate bites and lifts with my
jack.
> It was a big deal, but I finally got it up high enough, and after that it
> was a piece of cake. We bought two new trailer tires in Knoxville, and
were
> on our way. Back home now, I think I'll buy two more tires for the other
> side. I usually cover my trailer tires when it is standing for any length
of
> time. These tires looked great, had plenty of tread, but were manufactured
> in 2002 and 2004. Obviously age is an issue. No one has to tell me that.
>
>
> That same evening we stopped overnight in Frankfort, KY, just in time for a
> two hour tornado scare (sirens the whole time). The sky looked very bad.
> We did see trailing funnel clouds, but as far as I know none of them touched
> ground. Shades of TRIUMPH at Hallet a few years back.
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