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Originally Posted by CWtheMan
Speaking of lowest bidder stuff.
One of the things Alan Shepard pondered while waiting on the top of a rocket about to be launched into space was the fact that the majority of the thousands of "stuff" used to build the thing was provided by the lowest bidders.
Another trivia about Alan [B]Bartlett[B] Shepard is he was from NH. Martin Sheen played President Bartlett in the TV series "The West Wing". That president Bartlett was from NH.
Any how, tires provided by a lowest bidder still have to be tested in accordance with DOT standards that allows the DOT symbol to be displayed on their sidewalls.
Trailer owners with Original Equipment ST tires must face the fact that they are different. The market is flooded with them and in numerous situations they may be the only size the trailer manufacturer can use to meet minimum safety standards. Another thing to remember; the trailer manufacturer does not certify tires, tire manufacturer's do that. Trailer manufacturers are using all sorts of equipment to build their trailers. All of it can be just as controversial as tire fitments.
Normally we never see wheel failures. It happens often on RV trailers. Why? Maybe because their safety parameters are exceeded.
It's the same thing with tires. For people like me and the wife, traveling full time for many miles, we accumulate things. Things that may overload our trailer or at a minimum, a tire or two. We were always balancing and re-balancing our loads. It's super hard to keep some individual tire positions from being overloaded. We used tires 18% above our GAWR. Sometimes when at the scales we would be 200-300# over at a wheel position and 300-400# lower on the other end of the axle. After a year or so we had it pretty much figured out and started to get longer life cycles from our tires. We just would't accept being overweight. It may hinder the performance of other equipment. If we got over weight with something we couldn't part with we would ship it to one of our sons and they would put it into our storage unit.
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I have never seen someone try to defend ST bombs so much. This is all priceless!
Are you really comparing china bombs with the the space program? LO-capital-F-L.
Yes, yes, DOT... blah, blah, blah.
China bombs suck. There is nothing you can parrot that will change that.
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