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Location: Bridgeport,wv and Gaffney,sc | I know my friends change more tires of lq trailer than anything is there a reason behind it. I just getting a full lq just wondered bc everyone carrys two extra trailer tires around |
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Location: Vermont | I lean towards OVERLOADING of the tires and axles as the primary cause...second is age of tires...third is speed... When ONE tire blows the other seems to blow out during the same event points toward an overloading problem...
Edited by PaulChristenson 2011-03-24 7:34 PM
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Location: western PA | Many new trailers, in an effort to save money, are equipped with inferior foreign tire brands. In addition, many heavy trailers are running at their maximun weights with tires and axles that are barely adequate for the task. They often have little of no reserve capacity. Most trailer tires are not rated for speeds in excess of 65 MPH. Many trailer owners I've encountered exceed that recommendation. Maintaining correct tire pressures is absolutely manditory. Any underinflation with a heavy load will increase the heat in the sidewalls, causing the threads to delaminate and the tire to blow out. Inexpensive tires will dry rot quickly, weakening the carcass. The age of the tires should not exceed 6 or 7 years regardless of mileage. The tires should be inspected every trip for abnormal wear. This will indicate an alignment problem caused by an impact or undercarriage malfunction. Whenever possible with the "E" weight 16" tires, I recommend replacing them with LT truck tires. I've never had a trailer blow out whilst using these replacements. |
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Location: Sumas Washington | It is essential that the trailer rides LEVEL front to back. If your trailer has torflex axles and rides nose high (common) the rear axle carries way more than half of the load. If your total trailer load is close to the maximum the rear axle may be overloaded substantially. This causes LOTS of tire issues. A easy check for this is hand checking tire temperature when you pull off the highway. If the rear tires are notacably warmer than the front there is unequil loading.
Edited by gonzo1066 2011-03-24 9:20 PM
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Location: Where the wind comes sweepin' down the plain... | Everything said so far has been right. I'll add this to the mix; LQ trailers and longer horse trailers will quite often be turned sharp enough that two tires are skidding across the pavement to the side rather than rolling forward. I have seen it happen on both front and rear tires. Anyone that has had one has had to, at some point, turn in a jack-knife fashion. Tire pressures would be the other thing left. Most people do not check their pressures on the trailer as often. Also, they tend to not think much about being 10psi low in an 80 or 110psi tire. |
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Location: Valentine, NE | Agree to all the above, especially turning to sharp and running level. To add on the the weight issue, with a lot of the newer LQ, they have a lot of storage compartments and that leads everyone to take a lot of "just in case" items. This weight can really add up. We learned just to talk what is absolutely needed and put a few more items in the truck--seems to help |
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Location: Western WA | In addition to what everyone else has said, I'm guessing alot of people underestimate what their LQ trailer actually weighs, so they end up overloading their trailer tires. |
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why do lq horse trailer tire blow more often than others
