I have trouble with tires. I mean keeping air in tires. I believe we have a tire ghost at our house who sabotages our tires and makes them flat some way or another. Here goes the question.. . I have bought several brand new horse trailers over the past few years, and I've noticed that the tires are not balanced or should I say they do not have weights on them. Last week, we had a major blowout on our big trailer (tore up the side of the trailer pretty good too!), and it's now wearing the spare (which OF COURSE IS NOW FLAT!!). I took the blowout tire to my local tire guy and he will put a new trailer tire on the rim. BUT he will of course balance the tire which will mean that it will be weighted. Will this mess up the other trailer tires since they are not "weighted"??? To "weight or not to weight", that is the question. Hubby has a tire gauge along with a level attached to him at all times (slight exageration), and stupid spare had correct amount of air in it and had never been used, but is flat as a pancake. Maybe an exorcism is in order to rid us of the ghost. OOOO maybe it's a Poltergeist!!!!
The set of tires that came with our trailer were not balanced. We balanced the new set we recently put on and so far, I am happier with the balanced tires.
Posted 2006-11-08 9:51 PM (#51286 - in reply to #51276) Subject: RE: Trailer Tires
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Posts: 644 Location: Odenville, Alabama
After looking at all the threads, (Thanks Roper Chick!) I guess I'll have to take all these suckers off one by one and take them down to get them balanced. I don't mind spending the money on balancing, it just pisses me off that they weren't balanced to begin with. It IS an inconvenience for me to have to "Jiffy Jack" 4 times and make 4 seperate trips to the "man" to have this done. ITS ALWAYS SOMETHING!!!!
Posted 2006-11-09 10:23 AM (#51299 - in reply to #51276) Subject: RE: Trailer Tires
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Posts: 3802 Location: Rocky Mount N.C.
N2ridin, check the build dates on those tires, (tatooed into the side wall). If they are 5 years old then I would replace them all. They may be dry rotten. You tear up a couple of fenders from blow outs and you have spent enough for the new tires, let along the worry and agravasion being broken down on the road.
Posted 2006-11-09 6:47 PM (#51315 - in reply to #51276) Subject: RE: Trailer Tires
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Posts: 644 Location: Odenville, Alabama
Don't know when the tires were built, but the trailer is a 2005 model.. We like to deal tires with our local guy here, and there is no way possible to get a trailer the size of mine into his place.
Posted 2006-11-12 9:57 AM (#51385 - in reply to #51276) Subject: RE: Trailer Tires
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Posts: 143 Location: southeast U.S.A.
N2riden,
Maybe you should change your signature
line to more like this:
I ain't never had an ugly man, ugly horse, ugly trailer, or ugly truck OR FOUR TIRES FULL OF AIR AT ONCE!
No, just kidding. But seriously, You might try getting one of those big magnets like roofers use to pick up stray nails after a roofing job and go over your driveway with it.Could be that someone that lived there prior to you might have strown nails,wire,etc....around the drive for you to constantly pick up in your tires. I do know how frustating the flat tire every time you turn around thing can be. Good luck and may your tires allways hold air!
Posted 2006-11-12 4:32 PM (#51390 - in reply to #51276) Subject: RE: Trailer Tires
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Posts: 644 Location: Odenville, Alabama
Ardly,
That signature would be so true!! We do have a rolling magnet and have picked up some metal, obviously not enough. I believe when this house was built, the builders just dug a big hole and buried all their trash, and over the years this stuff is slowly rising to the top. I went out to finish my mowing today, and the damn mulching thing a ma jig broke off and got ate up by the blades. I'm popping 2 beers for that one.
Posted 2006-11-13 11:13 AM (#51419 - in reply to #51276) Subject: RE: Trailer Tires
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Posts: 671 Location: THE GREAT NORTHWET, OREGON(THE REAL GODS COUNTRY)
Unless you know for sure you have a hole in the tire, you may want to check your valve core,in the valve stems,they will leak air when cold.You can spray some soapy water on them to see if you get bubbles anywere to indicate a leak.
Trailer Tires
), and it's now wearing the spare (which OF COURSE IS NOW FLAT!!). I took the blowout tire to my local tire guy and he will put a new trailer tire on the rim. BUT he will of course balance the tire which will mean that it will be weighted. Will this mess up the other trailer tires since they are not "weighted"??? To "weight or not to weight", that is the question. Hubby has a tire gauge along with a level attached to him at all times (slight exageration), and stupid spare had correct amount of air in it and had never been used, but is flat as a pancake. Maybe an exorcism is in order to rid us of the ghost. OOOO maybe it's a Poltergeist!!!!
