Last minute option added to our trailer, tire inflation

True... but, if you get a leak in a tire and need that fixed, the auto inflate can save your tire from exploding while you dig up a place along your route or after delivery to get it done. Ive even had one or two times a tire had 0 psi but was still on the rim, autoinflate brought it up to psi in a very short time without messing about in the rain and cold with my gladhand hoses and away i went, made my delivery, got a tire patch done at the shop of my choice for 50$ and made my next pickup. Sure beats wet and cold, muddy lugging the hose around 5 times and running a deflating tire.

Not to mention auto trailer tire inflation really does help in even tire wear as well as mpg.

On average it probably does save its price at least every 2 incidences of trailer tire issues if not more even if you do keep up on your tires.

 

If you have a slow leak or pick something up while driving the inflation system will maintain whatever pressure you have it set to. Also if you’re driving and notice the light coming on frequently on the front of the trailer or that it’s staying on then you know you have a tire issue that you need to look for. And FMCSA just changed the out of service criteria so that if you have an audible tire leak but the inflation system is maintaining pressure you’re allowed to leave the scale instead of calling out road service because you’re out of service.

 

Meh, I suppose, I don't know, put a lot of miles on, millions, and never had "auto-inflation". I suppose, folks can't imagine living without a cell phone either. How did we ever survive?

 

What happens when you have a tire blow out and got auto inflate tire system?

Definitely wouldn't want to loose all air psi in system quick

 

There’s a manual valve to turn the system on and off if you damage the system beyond repair at roadside.

 

And I’m sure you stuck the trailer tires in the morning and at night and always made sure they were exactly where they needed to be. All the system does is make sure the tires are properly inflated within a couple minutes if hooking up and that they stay at a constant pressure. Basically they extend tire life because you can’t tell the difference between 85psi and 100psi with a hammer.

 

Hard to do when the truck is moving.

 

All Amazon trailers have the Auto-Inflate system. You still have to do the tire thump check. I've found 1 flat once, and another time had to turn the valve off because it was leaking out of a hose going to an axle.

 

In another one of these threads, I had suggested booth trailer sales out of Georgia. For quite a while they had 53 foot Conestoga trailers set up exactly like what this will eventually be according to the original poster. Those were able to accommodate containers, due to a low neck profile height and running 255 rubber on a high flat as I recall. I think they were reitnours? 53, sliding axles, wood deck, double top bow tarp kits and a lesser arch in the camber of the main beams
that set up would accommodate a standard height container. Not a high cube. They had pictures
I didn’t look into them far enough to find out what you had to have for a fifth wheel height to pull one and be legal for height.

 

Ruthless is 100% correct on that. Standard cans are 8'6". A Connie on a standard flat will allow 8'2" and your top will rubbing all over that. If your fifth wheel is low enough, you could spec 255 tires and possibly get 8'6" with a custom connie kit.
Scrap this trailer build and get a low neck Reitnouer, Mac, Doonan speced for a connie with 8'6" interior or more