We were coming back from Yuma Az last weekend, Overnight-ed at a rest stop in Nev. and as we were bedding down for the night a semi pulls along side with a blow out. He called a truck service co. to come make the repair and offered to move to a different part of the rest stop to keep the noise down. I told him he was good, kids were out and wife can sleep thru my snoring and I can sleep thru a diesel idling, a sound I don't mind.
He was gone when we got up. We hit the road (after checking tires) and drove till lunch. Ate Lunch, walked around a bit to loosen up, checked tires and hit the road again. 1 hour later, looked in the passenger mirror, see part of trailer fender flapping in the breeze. Oh Cr@p. Pulled over and found a wheel with two round chunks of rubber on it. Tire was 1 year old and we did not hear it go, or beat itself to death on the trailer. Took out the fender and trim that we just had replaced last year from the last blow out. But since this was the 5TH flat on this trailer since we got it, had the spare on and back on the road in less than 30 minutes.
The good part, we have heard every tire that has blown out except these last two. Last years went in a work zone where the road was so bad we could not hear or feel anything until it was way to late. This one was on a smooth road and we must have picked up a nail or something so if I had a tire pressure monitor we most likely could have saved the tire and trim, so DW says I can now spend the money one one. :clap:
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Dale, Karen, 2 Boys and the Girl
2015 SOB
2006 F250 Lariat 6.0 Powerstroke Diesel with mods
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