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  • cooperwoods
    • Feb 2004
    • 43

    • West central Florida

    #1

    trailer tire blowout

    I have a 2004 Ramlin single axle trailer. Has less than 1000 miles on it. Was using last week and right rear tire blew while traveling on highway. Sustained significant rim damage and had to be replaced. Interesting side note is that my son was driving when it happened - it was his first time pulling a trailer -

    While most trailering is local, I plan on an 8-10 hour trip to vacation spot in two weeks. Do I need a spare tire/rim? Do most have spares? Anyone have experience with tire blowouts? How unusual was my(son's) experience?
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  • Flux
    Senior Member of PLANETNAUTIQUE
    • Jul 2003
    • 408

    • Palmdale, Ca.

    #2
    RE: trailer tire blowout

    Anyone who trailers any distance will usually have a double axle trailer, they are just safer and track better. Tire blowouts are not uncommon, especially on older tires, but they can happen. Spare tires are a must, get one before your trip for sure. There are folks on this site who carry extra hubs, bearings, and a grease gun on long trips. I carry the grease gun on longer trips just to make sure the hubs get what they need.

    We had two blowouts on an older trailer, but had a spare. One blowout pulled the fender in when the belts shredded and flapped against it, it was polished smooth.

    You may want to check the brakes to make sure they did not stick and heat up the tire. It is a bit odd that you had a blowout, but you could have hit something on the road. Good thing is that your son got to experience it without any harm done other than trashing the rim.

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    • j2nh
      Senior Member of PLANETNAUTIQUE
      • Dec 2003
      • 628

      • Spread Eagle Wisconsin

      #3
      Very unusual

      I have trailered lots of miles and, knock on wood, have not had a blowout. Couple of things:
      Tire pressures. ALWAYS check them before hitting the road. Under-inflation is a major cause of tire failure.
      Inspect the tires for checking (dry rot). Tires sitting in the sun even with low miles can fail.
      Glad no one was hurt.
      2018 200 Team H6
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      • LT206
        • Mar 2006
        • 262

        • Huntsville, AL

        #4
        Although I've never had a blowout on my trailer, I always carry the spare especially since I've got a single axle. I'd say you were lucky you only had rim damage and not fender damage too. If you don't have one already, get Dave at Ramlin to send you a spare tire mounting bracket to attach to your trailer. He'll color match it for you.

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        • rleinen79
          • Mar 2005
          • 105

          • South Bend, IN

          #5
          Never had a blowout, but I did have the tread start to seperate at about 40mph on the way home with my old crappy shoreland'r. No big deal, because I had a spare......but the lug wrench from the truck didn't fit the trailer. Something I never thought about. Luckily we were less than a mile from our subdivision, so I just limped it home. Definitely get a spare, and the right lug wrench!!!!

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          • pachanga
            • Jun 2006
            • 42

            • Woodland, Ca

            #6
            trailer tires are like fan belts. If one goes, the other one is not far behind. If you're sure hitting something caused it, that's one thing, but keep an eye on the other or replace so you know for sure. If you trailer any distance from home, a spare is just too cheap compared to the inconvinience of sitting by the side of the road.
            LaPachanga

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            • ScrewPusher
              • Feb 2006
              • 77

              • Isle of Wight County, Va

              #7
              Helped a friend replace a bearing at the ramp this weekend. Luckly between 3 of us we had enough tools to get the old race off, file the burrs and replace bearing. Had to scavenge grease from another bearing buddy. I'm planning to get a spare set of bearings, but a spare tire make more sense for me, since I have had several tire issues before (delaminated tire once, blowout once) Does anyone have like a list of bare basics for the trailer and what about a wish list for all trailer parts (like a spindle attached to the trailer, with a spare hub and bearings and spare tire all in one)
              I currently carry the half moon jack, inflate-a-tire, but no bearings, wrenches, or spare. Makes me feel completly unprepared. Got to fix this before next use.

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              • nautique06
                • Sep 2005
                • 124

                • Columbus, Ohio

                #8
                We were on our way home from TN with our brand new 220 and lost an entire wheel. Luckily no one got hurt. Ram-Lin is definetely taking care of us and replacing an entire new axle, wheel, tire, hub and fender....although there is no excuse for what happened. After finding roadside service to fix the problem they found all of the other wheels to be loose from where the axle and hub meet. Hopefully this doesnt happen again.

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                • Zwengit
                  • Mar 2006
                  • 42

                  • Costa Mesa, CA

                  #9
                  Gotta tell your son to keep it under 90 mph pullin the trailer . . . .

                  Seriously, suggest you check your tire pressure 'cause over/under inflation is probably the biggest cause. Also suggest you carry a spare -- if you got it, you're guaranteed never to need it.

                  Good luck!

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