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Blow out on sidewall. Going 55 MPH, tire pressure was good, tire has less than 1,000 miles on it.
I was just cruising along and it just exploded. You can see part of the steel belt hanging out. This was on the outside of the trailer.
It was the youngest tire in the set, no rot or cracks. Trailer spent its life in the shade on cement pad.
Any ideas? Just a bad tire?
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If they are your original tires and have seven seasons then you are bumping up against the life cycle for those tires. If it is newer then it appears to be defective and your warrenty may apply.
Three tires are original to the trailer which is 6 years old. That particular tire was younger one.
In the last 5 years it went about 3/4 of a mile to the boat ramp 2-3 times per year plus a few 40 minute trips.
The tire looks bad because I had it in some mud and all of the scuffs and side wall scrapes were from the blowout.
It was pretty violent. Big bang and lots of smoke.
Trailer tracked like a champ, didn't vibrate much and I couldn't even tell the tire was gone until I saw the smoke in the mirror.
Not sure what happened but this is exactly why I love having a dual axle trailer. Just in case. Glad you didn't have any major problems.
The jagged part to the left of the is your impact brake. The tire has hit something.
I never understood why they can't make trailer tires more durable
They are if you get the correct ones.
Remember most all of the weight of the boat 3000+#'s on two tires give or take a hundred or so to correct for the load being transferred to the tow rig.
As much as I love my Mobius v she is a bit of a fat ars 3600# dry. When you ad all on our crap I am sure she is well over 4000 then there is the trailer its self add another 1000# at least.
So I would need e load rated tires at a minimum.
They're all crap! No children riding on them so they don't care. (Not that they care about kids but wakeboards and ballast bags don't make very sympathetic plaintiffs).
Looks like belt seperation. Poor quality control when it was made or it sat around for years in somebodys inventory befor you bought it.
Forgot to empty the ballast before trailering?
:p JK - I've actually seen that on a tandem before. Poor Lincoln Navigator pulling the boat was fighting for all it was worth and dragging it's tail pretty bad.
I recently had a blow out with my stock 2011 trailer tire that ran right down the middle of the tire. Then again its 90+ miles round trip twice a week during the busy season....if only they would last longer.
In my opinion I would say 5 years is pretty good, especially since most tires sit dormant in the same position for months during the winter.
So it sounds like it is time for some new tires and what they make is crap. $150 for each tire and no rim. You would think for that kind of money they would be decent.
No bueno seņor!!!
Have any of you thought about jacking up the trailer and resting it on blocks during the winter just to take the weight off the tires for a few months!? I've been seriously contemplating this...
Well I am thinking about it now. It will be sitting in a gravel parking lot so it will be sitting uneven. I may just sick some boards under the tires at very least to even it out.