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Re: [Fot] [VRG NewsGroup] Trailer tire info

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Subject: Re: [Fot] [VRG NewsGroup] Trailer tire info
From: Jim Norlin <norlinengineering@comcast.net>
Date: Wed, 22 May 2013 10:34:51 -0700
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We lost the right rear trailer tire on the way to the Kastner Cup race 
at Laguna Seca.  It was near Stockton on a really bumpy concrete section 
of I5.  A passing driver started waving frantically at me as he passed - 
I never felt or heard a thing.  It was pouring down rain and to top it 
off, the windshield wiper motor conked out as I was driving down the 
freeway off ramp.  Put on my spare and then found a replacement wheel 
and tire to carry with me as a spare.  I replaced all four of the 
remaining tires the next race weekend.  I had my race tire dealer bring 
them to the track which was very convenient.

On 5/22/2013 5:59 AM, Scott Janzen wrote:
> I've been told that on a dual axle trailer, once a tire fails on one side, the
> second is likely to go- either due to the sudden added load at speed, or
> pieces of the adjacent tire beating on it as it disintegrates.
>   I've had the same experience with tires lasting 4-5 years and then all
> failing within a narrow time span - if they don't pick up a nail first.
> Trailer tires seem to be magnets for punctures.
> I now carry two spares at all times, and a plug kit.
>
> I like the idea of going up a load range or two to keep them underloaded!
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