Jafo4U wrote:
I don't have any special equipment to change a blown tire. What exactly do you need to change a trailer tire is it the same as the vehicle? If you have a tandem trailer can you drive with one tire down or is that impossible?
It depends on what equipment you have to change your vehicle tires. In theory it's the same, but when you get the trailer pulled over it's a bit more likely to have the flat over in the grass, possibly over uneven ground, etc. So it's best to be a little more prepared. A good first step is to simulate what would happen, out in your driveway. It'll become apparent pretty quickly if your jack isn't up to the task. As you go through that exercise, consider how it would be different if you had to do the same thing on soft ground. That's why many end up carrying a small floor jack (for higher and faster lift), some lumber scraps (to give the jack better support and/or provide even higher lift capacity), etc. I also carry a pair of chocks, just in case I'd have to unhitch for some unforeseen reason.
As to rolling on one good tire on a tandem trailer - as you know, when you have a flat on a highway with 18-wheelers whizzing by at 75mph, you do whatever you gotta do.
That's one reason I bought a spare aluminum wheel for my trailer when I bought the boat. I figured that eventually that style wouldn't be available any more, and if the day came that a wheel got destroyed on the highway I didn't want to have to buy a whole new set.
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) I hope they do as well as the Canadian Marathons they're replacing. $114 each, balanced & metal stems, out the door.
