I posted elsewhere about two blowouts in two days. After talking with other Trailex owners, and especially after hearing of Chip's blowouts and broken leaf spring, I began to suspect trailer trouble. Both blowouts were right front. Fender wells have tire scuff marks. I was thinking maybe weak springs.
After an uneventful 1,250 mile drive home, I took the trailer with GT inside to The Trailer Guy. http://www.chuckthetrailerguy.com/ He checked it out and gave it a clean bill of health. Springs are good. Tire/wheel well clearance is good. Axles are straight. Load is well balanced.
So, it's back to crap tires. Six failures in 21,500 miles. Two non-repairable punctures (ok, this happens), one tread belt separation (bad tire), one sidewall bubble (bad tire), and two explosions (bad tires). The oldest tire is less than three years old. All others are 1114 or newer. Load Range C, with about 2,000 lbs extra capacity over my loaded weight. Cruise control set at 65 mph. wtf?
After an uneventful 1,250 mile drive home, I took the trailer with GT inside to The Trailer Guy. http://www.chuckthetrailerguy.com/ He checked it out and gave it a clean bill of health. Springs are good. Tire/wheel well clearance is good. Axles are straight. Load is well balanced.
So, it's back to crap tires. Six failures in 21,500 miles. Two non-repairable punctures (ok, this happens), one tread belt separation (bad tire), one sidewall bubble (bad tire), and two explosions (bad tires). The oldest tire is less than three years old. All others are 1114 or newer. Load Range C, with about 2,000 lbs extra capacity over my loaded weight. Cruise control set at 65 mph. wtf?