[St] Trailering

[Lisa & Richard White <redriders@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Luckily, this trailer does not have "donuts" for tires (10' single axel 
utility trailer), which was a major factor in our purchasing it and 
which is why I was surprised at what happened, especially since we've 
done 600+ mile days with the trailer loaded before at similar speeds 
with not even an inkling of an issue.  We made sure of the speed the 
tires were rated for when we installed them. However, the tires are over 
5 years old and are kept outside.  They won't last forever.  There was 
no visible dry rot on them and the tread still looked very good, but, 
evidently, there were issues, that came to light. . . . .   I am still 
thankful that the tire held its air!!!!  That will teach me to replace 
the tires every couple of years, whether they look like the need it or 
not!!  Some damage is not visible to the naked eye. . . . .

As for the tie downs, the last thing I did before leaving Albuquerque 
was to tighten the tie downs, and the first think I did after backing 
the trailer into the garage in Houston was let the tension out.  I've 
had a good teacher in my mechanical engineer husband ;-).

Yes, it's killing Richard to know that the bikes are in the garage and 
he can't ride them yet!  I'll take pictures before we unload and of our 
first ride.  I CAN'T WAIT!!

Lisa

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