Why do trailer Tires Explode ??

[Steviebee]

A.  Why do trailer tires explode ?

B.  It's a dam good thing i bought a spare this year.

Tire went kaableeewey  last night.  It was only 1 year old and i checked the pressure before i left for the weekend. ??

Is this just a normal thing ?

[Woofentino Pugrossi]

Most trailer tires are bias ply tires. Also they are normally smaller so they do heat up rather quickly if you are doing over 70 with one.

[gpracer171]

I have had similar probems on a past trailer. It had small 12 wheeles and needed to rum 90 psi (yes 90). I also discovered that it was rubbing under a heavy load. Check for that, but 9 out of 10 times is is exceeding the load rating combined with low presure and driving too fast for too long.

[Protein Filled]

Also, make sure you use tires that were meant for a trailer. Car tires won't last very long on a trailer.

[Steviebee]

The tires were the ones that came on the trailer,  so they were the right ones.

The tire said 47 psi  (i think, i dont remember exact)  but i put in what the tire said.

The trailer had one bike and gear, so it shouldnt have been overloaded. (6x12 with a 3500 pound axle)

And it was raining so i dont think i over temped the thing.

Im thinking i must of hit something ??  or a screw from the track ??

I'm just curious how often this happens to other guys,  i never started towing till last year.

[Protein Filled]

I blew out 2 tires last year. Granted, they were pretty used up with lot's of miles...

[tzracer]

I've lost one tire. I've had various trailers for about 24 years. You probably hit something that cut the side wall of the tire (most blow outs are side wall - assuming the tire was correctly manufactured).

[Eric Kelcher]

You can get LT (light truck) tires that work very well and are radial tires for trailer use. I have had to step up to real serious tires for our trailer after numerous blowouts in the summer months if it was june-sept it was a given that we would have a blow out if loaded (loaded is 15k). We used to get real cool blow outs at night 110 PSI and when they blew lots of orange flames. We never wondered if we had a blow out it was quite evident. We upped axles/tires/wheels and now it is "rated"as a 20k but we never upped the tags or really need to carry that much just safety margin.  
The other thing not mentioned is side push from sharp turns that really tears on the rim and sidewall. Another is the accidental bump of a curb that may look like nothing but tire has started delaminating from the inside.

If you need a 16" tire the heaviest duty one on the market is from Goddyear it is called the G614 RST

[Steviebee]

Another is the accidental bump of a curb that may look like nothing but tire has started delaminating from the inside.

Are you serious ?  Because  while i was at the gas station on the way to Blackhawk near Chi i had to have the trailer tire roll over the corner of the curb around the gas pump island.  I figured going real slow wouldnt hurt it.

See i dont know any of this stuff.


"Good judgement comes from experience, and often experience comes from bad judgement"   Rita Mae Brown

[Steviebee]

Oh wait, now that i think about it,  it was the other tire ..

[Eric Kelcher]

Yep Steve a real sharp blow like a pot hole or curb will tear up a tire fast especially a tire that is heavily loaded or with low air presure. normally a "knot" appears on outside of tire after hard hit not instantly but over next couple hours for minor hit.

[Pierre - Team PMR]

so....why do brake lines rupture??....yup, my truck's lines did on the way home.  SteeveBee, Thanks for stopping and helping.  I wish I could have returned the favor with your blown tire.  Guess you should get that AAA insurance after all, eh?

Glad you made it home ok