Is it possible to be unaware you blew out a tire?

okiedokie · Apr 24, 2012

Blew an outside driver @ highway speed on the lead axle/left side and it took out the mirror. Yeah that woke me up!

bucksandducks · Apr 24, 2012

Sly Fox said: ↑

I've blown one steer, two drives, and countless trailer tires (probably 4+). Only twice ever did I not know I blew the tire. The steer, obviously, was the worst. My last was a drive that exploded and took out my corner fender and sent chunks of rubber flying up against the back of my sleeper.

The first drive I blew, I had no clue. The whole inside wall had seperated from the tire and the tread had been worn almost smooth from the inconsistent wear on the road flopping around. This was on I-15 just north of Las Vegas where I shut down in very high temps. I had stopped for fuel at Parawan(sp) in Utah and was checking my tires and found it that way. Never felt it. Never changed the steering, ride, etc.

I did have a trailer tire go in Wyoming once and the only way I knew was that another driver told me it was wobbling on the rim. Had just left the TA heading west. Pulled off the next exit and ripped the rear outside tire off the rim and drove back on 17 tires (light load) to the TA to put a new tire on. The tire had blown (gaping hole in the side wall).

I don't call slow leaks 'blown' because they can usually be repaired and if they're really slow you should catch them when doing tire checks.
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Countless is four+? I know you are a trucker but come on. http://www.thetruckersreport.com/tr...ies/roundies/biggrin_25523.gif:biggrin_25523:

okiedokie · Apr 24, 2012

Hell I've blown 3 tires at once on 1 side of a trailer on the Interstate. Ya should of seen the 4 wheelers scatter.

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