Originally Posted by otherhalftw

Your experience shows "student"...and your statement agrees with the experience!

I brought the post forward that clearly states 98k, so this could be turned around to also prove that you don't pay attention except to some renegade super trucker O/O who complains about the costs is operating today. The only time to continue on with a HazMat load and a blown tire is to get to the nearest safe place for repair...especially not 140 miles.

One more tidbit....the OP didn't say he was a 5 axle truck, he said 3 axle trailer...no mention of the axle/tag axle configuration of the truck.....you know the old saying about "ASSUME" ...IT MAKES AN "A-- of U and ME"

Haha again ^^^^^ this is why I intentionally put student in my profile! Makes people like this seem superior and look stupid.
Do the math on 98k on 6 vs 80k on 5! I'll wait while you grab a calculator......................

Originally Posted by SMTatham

The POINT being...............axle weights with 98 on 6 is much the same as 80 on 5. These discussions drive me CRAZY. I could say a lot of things; but will refrain and say just this: if you have to ask for advice in a situation like this on an INTERNET FORUM; it was ##### luck that carried you to the T/S.

^^^^ this guy gets it!

Originally Posted by xtexasbabex

if he had any sense at all,he would have pulled over this isn't any loads worth you're life or mine.i hope the next time he will pull over and get it fixed,before he kills someone.

So one blown trailer tire out of 22 is going to destroy the world? Amazing.

I blew one with 87k net 120,000 gross on 5 axles and I drove 10miles to a lot and called MY shop to bring me one and I changed it. Another blew with 80k net on 7 axles and I drove 30 miles and also changed it myself. The only one I called a tire shop to change was when a piece of my steering tire came off and I was over 100 miles from my shop. This isn't my first rodeo, I have had my share of idiotic service calls by drivers. I had one call a wrecker because of a coolant leak.........that was a $500 bill for a loose hose clamp. Every situation is different but for some of you to shut down everything for something as simple as a flat tire is amazing. Please post your names and addresses so I will be sure to never hire you if you over react to simple stuff.

To the OP:
This isn't a judgement but from what you just posted above,i have 2 remarks:

1°you have a lot off blown tyres,are they virgins or re threads?
If they are virgins that you have blowing...........maybe time to look into buying a tyre measuring system?

2°the maths say that if you keep driving on 1 tyre when you blow the other.............there will come a time you will have the second one also blow out.
Not something you want to have happen on a aluminum tanker.(not talking fire but everything around the tyres,would be a very expensive repair,more then the load brings in)
You said it yourself that the remaining tyre was hot.
So the argument about more axles doesn't wash............sorry.(having 20 cold tyres and 1 hot)
If the remaining tyre is running hot..........it is running hot.end off story.(FYI i would have kept the speed below 55)