Trailer tires flat but are not?

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  1. Hawkeye212

    Hawkeye212 Light Load Member

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    Her boyfriend/husband could have kicked my ###... But would have been worth it lol
     
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  3. Tb0n3

    Tb0n3 Road Train Member

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    How do you use one on trailer tires plumbed into an inflation system?
     
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  4. DTP

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    Yeah noticed that part too late. And since I can’t just delete a post on here for whatever reason, just left it. My bad...
     
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  5. shogun

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    I have seen those inflation systems that still have the valve stem to check the air pressure or even add air to it. It’s near the hub on some systems.
     
  6. ChaoSS

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    Checking them isn't hard, just takes more work. Just start pulling hoses, and check them. Just takes a pair of pliers.

    And the lights don't always work, but you can climb underneath and make sure the valve is still open. I've had a few where the tires weren't leaking but the air system was leaking a significant amount of air. I've shut those off, but always made sure the shop was made aware of it when I got the trailer back. I've picked up a few, however, where someone had shut the system off, due to a major leak, and no one had repair anything, so a slow leak in a tire had let it air down.

    Personally I hate those systems in trailers that get shared, they are harder to check the air pressures, more work anyway, and more stuff to go wrong.
     
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    I just go back and edit my post, usually I change it to a stupid picture or cartoon or a random thought
     
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  9. TravR1

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    Did you try welding the nuts to the rim?
     
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  10. Hawkeye212

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    Starting to think I was heavy on that side of the trailer and it was tilted for a bit or there was a dip in the road.
    During my pre-trip this morning, the tires were still good but I had the same sidewall rub marks on my drives. And I know I didn't hit anything
    So weird
     
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  11. Lepton1

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    I tried that.

    It was painful.
     
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