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Anthony Valenzano
Groupie Joined: 09 Apr 2013 Location: Archbald Pa Online Status: Offline Posts: 44 |
Topic: Lost tire tread Posted: 24 Apr 2013 at 6:53pm |
Where you using the electric braking? There could have been some conflict between the TV braking and the TT braking causing heating in the tire. I'm thinking that the TT could have been trying to hold the TV back, which would be akin to burning out. Glad it worked out okay and thanks for sharing.
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RPodWeGo
Senior Member Joined: 10 Jul 2012 Location: Salt Lake City Online Status: Offline Posts: 112 |
Posted: 24 Apr 2013 at 7:57pm |
Dang, that's scary. Do you store your trailer outdoors in the hot Arizona heat and if so, do the tires receive direct sun or do you cover them with "tire guards"?
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RPodWeGo
RPod 177 04 v8 Toyota 4Runner |
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techntrek
Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9059 |
Posted: 24 Apr 2013 at 8:45pm |
There's a sticky thread in one of the sub-forums with contact info for FR.
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Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual
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Kickstart
Senior Member Joined: 20 Sep 2010 Location: Ocean Shores, W Online Status: Offline Posts: 267 |
Posted: 24 Apr 2013 at 10:01pm |
Wow, barbanjoe, I'm glad you weren't hurt. I've heard too many stories of problems with trailer specific tires. I've also heard lots of people are replacing their trailer tires with LT tires. I think I'll do this when it's time to replace ours. There just doesn't seem to be many quality trailer tires to choose from, and now having a single axle RPod doesn't make for a great comfort level. I once had a flat on a dual axle trailer, and it wasn't much of a problem.
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'10 RP 175-Replaced by 2014 Kodiak 173 QBSL
'12 Toyota Tundra '05 Sportster (half a Harley) Retired-We're on Beach Time! |
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barbanjoe
Senior Member Joined: 21 Apr 2010 Location: Arizona Online Status: Offline Posts: 126 |
Posted: 25 Apr 2013 at 3:32pm |
The tire shop stated the tread partially separated from the casing,caused a bubble and broken belt. New trailer tires are only good for 2-3 years depending on the brand. The tires are always covered in storage, and I always check the inflation, thus I didn't have a blow out,just lost a piece of the tire.
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BarbanJoe
010 Rpod 171 02 Jeep 4x4 12 Ram 1500 |
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g4royce
Senior Member Joined: 20 Nov 2010 Location: PortStLucie FL Online Status: Offline Posts: 335 |
Posted: 25 Apr 2013 at 4:11pm |
Glad you're safe. Our pod is a 2009 bought end-2010. I think we'll check the tires carefully when we dewinterize in a few weeks.
Are some trailer tire brands better than others or should we change to different tires altogether?
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ChaiPod
2009 RP152 2011 Hyundai Santa Fe 3.5L V6 |
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danthoman
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 04 Aug 2012 Location: GA lake country Online Status: Offline Posts: 183 |
Posted: 26 Apr 2013 at 12:54pm |
It's scary to lose a tread and will definitely make you pucker. Glad to hear everyone is ok.
I used to pull a lot of trailers when I worked for the EPA. When we purchased a new trailer we always changed the trailer tires to truck tires. I guess I need to think about doing that with the rpod. |
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Linda and Dan
Calley the golden retriever R-pod 177 and a Tundra 8 cyl |
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Paige
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 23 Jul 2012 Location: Upstate NY Online Status: Offline Posts: 216 |
Posted: 26 Apr 2013 at 1:19pm |
Well we are about to head home from Florida to upstate New York. After reading the tread story, we checked and yup,,,we have Power Kings :(:( and they are three years old. Guess we are replacing tires before we leave!
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Paige and Pete
2010 177 - RPug 2012 Rav (six cylinder) New York & Florida residents |
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furpod
Moderator Group - pHp Joined: 25 Jul 2011 Location: Central KY Online Status: Offline Posts: 6128 |
Posted: 26 Apr 2013 at 1:19pm |
You should see what that does to an Airstream.
Didn't happen to us, but on the way to alumapalooza a couple years ago, it did to someone we were caravaning with. Since we were at the factory, they were able to get it fixed right there. Was about $4k.. |
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techntrek
Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9059 |
Posted: 26 Apr 2013 at 5:27pm |
I would only replace the pod's tires with radial trailer tires (same as the originals). In general, check the front, back and treads once in a while for cracking (dry rot) and bubbles. As long as you always travel with the tires inflated to the sidewall max rating (65 psi) and they are under 5 years old - with none of the signs mentioned above - I would keep using them. Every brand of trailer tire has had problems at times, so don't freak out and panic ya'll. |
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Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual
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