Tandom trailer blowout

Soundguy · Mar 6, 2013

not bad...

bdog · Mar 9, 2013

I have trailer blow outs all the time. I always check pressure and am not overloaded. If you tow a lot it is part of it. We are usually traveling in a convoy of three truck pulling tandem trailers. We have a gas powered air compressor with an impact wrench and a air over hydrauilc 20 ton bottle jack. We can change tires like nascar.

Soundguy · Mar 9, 2013

yep.. if you haul alot. no reason to not have needed tools with ya.

I don't carry quite that.. but have plenty on hand to change a tire with no issues.

dhagood · Mar 9, 2013

nice looking 964

N7943h · Mar 9, 2013

Is there any chance that the fender was bend in towards the tire while backing up prior to the trip? I have seen tires blow way down the road after being scribed by an edge of a fender bent in while maneuvering or during loading with equipment. During the trip the flexing of the springs will allow the occasional contact and lead to a failed tire. It is worth thinking about?

dondc · Mar 9, 2013

I use a set of these on my RV Trailer and my Equipment Trailer plus a set on my F350 Superduty because this system monitors both tire preasure and temperature and gives you a warning if either falls below or above your settings. The Ford system only tells you that on of your tires is showing a pressure problem. Once setup, I mark the sensors with a permanent silver marker so I can transfer them between trailers. I also remove them when not required to save battery power and I can put them back on the same wheel which saves time and trouble of going through a re-setup.
SEMI TRUCK TPMS TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM

dondc · Mar 9, 2013

If you do go with this TPMS, I would suggest the Talon system that I have because I have heard of some people being disappointed with the HD system.

SPMMD · Mar 9, 2013

Since the blowout, I have invested in a infra red temperature gauge, and have paid close attention to tire pressures. I have gotten into the habit of documenting my loaded, tied down trailer loads with photo's taken with my iPhone. The thought of pre-existent fender damage is a reasonable consideration, but there was no pre existent damage to the trailer. Since earning my pilots rating back in the 80's, my preflight inspection walk arounds include my vehicles and trailers!

My tire temps have all been within a couple degrees. I have even started checking the truck tires out of curiosity! There are few things around my home that I or my kids don't know the temperature of since getting the lazer guided infrared temperature gauge!

The 964 was in route to service for a failed distributer belt, and fortunately recieved no damage from the trip and blow out of the trailer tire.

I found this 964 in Chicago 6 years ago with 39k miles, still less than 60k ! Runs and looks like new !

crazyal · Mar 10, 2013

You should also pay attention to your valve stems. Check for cracks and the stem feeling hard, like it's dried out. Most tire shops will just cut them off when changing tires because the natural rubber ones dry rot and will fail. Many of the steel trailer wheels come from China with low quality valve stems. A few years ago Tech International sold up to 30 million valve stems under their Dill brand that had to be recalled. Tech is a US based company that has been in the tire repair business for about 70 years. As a kid I can remember getting old truck tire inner tubes to float down rivers that had Tech 2 Way patches on them. If a well respected company could get suckered in then anyone can.

Tire Valve Stems