squaredancer
Garden Grove, Ca
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Had a tire blow out on my TT. took less than a mile to pull over. Put on the spare and went on my way. Now my 'Camping Expert' buddies are telling me that I also need to replace the good tire because of the load I put on it for that one mile and the time it sat there while I changed the other tire. My tires are about two years old with about 6,000 miles on them. It's not that I'm cheap, I'm frugal and just can't see throwing away a good tire. Advice please.
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Cox89XJ
Tennessee
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Keep a close eye on the other tire looking for belt separation. Bulging in the tread or sidewall area etc. I'm a believer in LT tires. After 5 of the ST's failed I had to do something else.
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Suzy Q Antiques
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i'm with you,but,what caused the blowout?,you know how to change a flat,keep the inflation right,consider your use,maybe rotate it with the spare since you're playing with the tires and have to get a new one anyway.
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RandACampin
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Myth
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tvman44
Southwest Louisiana
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Myth, I don't believe that.
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trac209
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let me guess they'll take the "old tire" off your hands too right lol you'll be fine
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Kenneth
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What is the capacity of each tire vs. the load that one tire carried? If you were close to 100% overload, dump it. If you were 10% overloaded, just keep an eye on it. If you were somewhere in between, good luck.
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fordsooperdootydieselsmoker
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Wow! According to that misguided theory, when a United Airliner has a blowout on landing, (not that uncommon!) all of the tires on that gear need to be replaced? At $2400 to $5000.00 for all 4 tires on that gear assy. A commercial semi would have to replace both dually when one blows out for around $1200.00. And when you jack up your trailer to rotate or change one of your tires, or do a brake job, do you have to replace all the other tires due to the stress that occurred while bearing the weight of the one off the ground? 
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Terryallan
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Were these people serious? Did they have a straight face? Myth.
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Good advice so far... BUT.. if it was the front tire that had a blow-out on a two axle trailer and it was pretty well shredded then take the tire off the back axle and check it closely to see how much of the "wire" that was picked up from the shredded tire is still stuck in the back tire. On my last blow-out (after I got home) I had what first appeared to be BBQ brush wire stuck in the tread of the one behind. Looking at it closely I realized that it was the wires from the blown tire carcass and it was all stuck into and all around the back tire. I had continued to travel over 1200 miles in that back tire before getting home and the wires were still in there. I decided that I wasn't prepared to continue using it since it was a well worn tire anyway.. AND over 5 years old.. so I replaced it. When replacing tires on my trailer I have always replaced them in pairs so that I have the same tires on each axle.
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