Blown tire: how far do you think I can drive?

I just blew a trailer tire two days ago and had no clue. Car came up beside me and gestured to me. So, I pulled into the rest area to check it out. Sure enough, inside sidewall of a trailer tire was trashed. Still had the tread and outside wall in tact and riding on its bead. Never knew it. And if it weren't for the car, wouldn't have found it until my post trip.

 

I've blown tires and knew about it and some I didn't. But for people to make a HUGE deal about it is laughable. If I have one blow and I can avoid waiting on the side of the road and paying double you can bet I'm going to do it. These nervous nancy arguments might have more merit if they didn't say stupid things like "you drastically overloaded the remaining tires" when the math says otherwise. Maybe I'm a minority but a couple hundred pounds extra (but still under the max for the tire) isn't a big deal. Especially when my permits allow 17,000# on my steering with 12,000# tires if I choose.

 

Mr Faulk,what is worrying in this specific case are 2 things.

1° before the OP started driving again,he allready knew that the remaining tyre was runninng hot.

2° i don't call running at 60mph limping it.I would call that more in terms off a hail Mary whereby you never know the outcome and all is based on pure luck.

I agree that sometimes in life there are risks one must take.But if you do that ,at least do a calculated risk.
Don't depend on depend on dumb luck.Because as we all know if you do that,one day your luck runs out.

And i'm not talking about accidents.
Think what it would cost if the second tire blows and wrecks his hose holders,mudguard and other stuff around the tri-axle.

 

.....ur fired

 

Since we're beating this topic to death I'll throw a few more little green book tidbits out there since some don't read it (the forum is fun though! ).

 

Yup,this fun.

 

Again your missing the point, OF COURSE the tires are hot.......its summer! Also what makes you think the second tire would blow when it's not overloaded by any means? The same argument could be made that a steering tire could have blown or a drive tire. Using your logic you should always limp along at 25mph because of the tire risk. I've had tires blow and never make a mark on the trailer, I've had others explode and take the lights out on the top of a cattle trailer. A friend had one blow on a hopper and it tore the entire back corner off the trailer. Again I ask you what makes you think any of the remaining tires would automatically explode? I'll do the math for you....
42,000# on 12 tires = 3,500# per tire.
42,000# on 11 tires = 3,818# per tire.

even a light 12ply tire is good for 5,600.......3,818 is severely overloaded and prone to explosion? Kind of a stretch isn't it?

 

big sigh...

 

if i had a few trucks, i would love for u to come drive for me since u already said u do this, i would wait for u to do it with my equipment then catch u doing it, FIRE U ON THE SPOT once i caught u & then BLACKBALL U from ever getting another driving job, unless it's a taxi cab; seems that's the best driving job for u