Question The one thing what worries me is a Flat tire.

[Vint]

LT tires don't hold up on tandem axle trailers.

There is a popular YouTube channel "Keep Your Daydreams" or, KYD, with over 500k subscribers who tow their 30 ft Airstream 25k miles a year using 16" Michelin LT tires on their rig. I've never used them, but they are a pretty popular option for many RV'ers

 

[Kevin D Pem]

There is a popular YouTube channel "Keep Your Daydreams" or, KYD, with over 500k subscribers who tow their 30 ft Airstream 25k miles a year using 16" Michelin LT tires on their rig. I've never used them, but they are a pretty popular option for many RV'ers

Good for them. The side walls are made slightly different.

 

[TheLooks]

Yes they are Kevin, but you can buy new models that come with LT tires on them so........

 

[Kevin D Pem]

Yes they are Kevin, but you can buy new models that come with LT tires on them so........

And you can buy new ones with China bombs! What's the point?

 

[TheLooks]

Well, I have had great luck with China bombs over thousands of miles. And don't you know the people that make these things know more then we do? Or so I have been told by multiple people on the internet.

 

[Kevin D Pem]

Well, I have had great luck with China bombs over thousands of miles. And don't you know the people that make these things know more then we do? Or so I have been told by multiple people on the internet.

Me too! On both accounts.
I have used LT s on single axle, and I have had LT s have the tread separate on tandem trailers in a tight turn. I built My opinion on that and research. I have visually seen rims bend while backing into a tight spot (not permanent) so maybe some people go places like I do. My guess is that most people with high end trailers don't.

 

[TheLooks]

I don't know, see my post in the Lightship thread about money and brains.....I saw some pretty nice rigs in the desert this winter.

 

[Kevin D Pem]

Not talking about a dirt parking lot.

 

[RobertE]

Porterhouse, Thanks. That was my thoughts. I have a 6"x6" block under the tongue when set up. I am working out of town and staying. But I will have tow through Houston, Texas in June and I shudder at the thought of addressing a flat tire on I-10 around Houston. First order of business, try to get off the highway.

Thanks, again.

Jeff

Most flats are not blowouts, although I've had a couple side wall blow outs on my flat bed hauling a heavy load. I suppose you could also run over something that ruptures the tire.

That aside, most flats are the result of a leak from a foreign object (nail, screw). Once the tire pressure is low enough, that's when things go south and trailers get torn up by a shredded tire.

A TMPS monitor not only indicates pressure and temp, it will alert you if the pressure drops. The great thing about this is you're very likely to have time to pull off to a safe place, or at least you have some warning.

If you're still watching, my recommendations are:

1. TMPs
2. Wheel chocks & blocks
3. Safety triangles
4. Reflective vest.
5. Spare tire properly inflated!
6. Repair kit
7. Inflator
8. Decide whether to use the factor lug wrench or buy a better one.
9. Monitor the condition and record the DOT date of manufacture.
10. If I were travelling a lot I would replace the tires every 5-6 years regardless of condition.

You may not need the jack, the scissor jack off your vehicle may be enough.

Do a dry run. You don't want to be doing this for the first time on the side of a road.

Safety is so huge. Get those triangles and that vest. On our last trip a guy was changing a tire on his RV trailer (driver's side) maybe 3 feet inside the emergency lane, and on top of that, a busy interstate. All I could think of is a semi sucking him into the road.