Free To Canoe
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
On a side note... I had bought a 4 way lug wrench.... and it bent!!!... and when I applied some more pressure... it SPLIT ....
Wow!
On a side note... I had bought a 4 way lug wrench.... and it bent!!!... and when I applied some more pressure... it SPLIT ....
Good point. I'll mention it to the guys at Harbor Freight, next time I'm in there buying tools.
I can second the feedback about proper pressure and more importantly regular use. I've only recently begun to have trailer tire issues as my boat is sitting for longer and longer periods of time instead of being used almost every weekend year round.
Here is the last tire I destroyed on a houseboat trip last year.
I like the option of being able to buy tools and items of lower quality. I wouldn't want a cheapo heart valve, but I've bought many cheap Harbor Freight tools that have been good enough for my purposes. I wouldn't want to earn my living with these tools, but I've gotten great value out of hammer drills, circular saws, hydraulic jacks, chop saws, etc that were 1/3 the price of high-quality tools. I don't need mil-spec bearings in every tool I use.This kind of stuff just really ticks me off. . . It really concerns me that we (USA) are doing more and more business with companies outside the US that don't have anything close to a real Quality oversight system. We're settling for junk products that are making their way into our everyday lives, even into defense related products sometimes. It's scary, and it weakens our economy and infrastructure.
Many years ago I needed a steering wheel puller. I went to the auto parts store and paid about $30 for a good-quality one. That was probably 35 + years ago, and I haven't used that tool since. Probably never will in my lifetime. I can see how less expensive tools might be an ok option for things that see limited use.
Pawnshops. It's where contractor high-quality tools go to die.What I think we could use is better third-party testing and consumer reporting. Consumer Reports (Consumers Union) does a bang-up job with cars, appliances, car tires, etc, but they don't do everything. We've got this tremendous information infrastructure now, if only there were some way for a truly impartial third party to make money doing reviews of "everything else".
What does a small boat and trailer weigh?...
I recently bought a small boat... we went camping this past weekend and had a tire blow out going to the lake.... and another tire blow out coming home...
Does anybody here have any knowledge on trailer tires I need to get some new ones soon as we are going to go on another trip in two weeks...
I wonder how a light boat trailer tire differs from the back wheel of a car or light truck. Any engineers here are welcome to tell me, remembering that this is a light boat (my definition is < 2,5000 lbs on the trailer tires). My DD hauls a See-Doo and trailer. The whole thing weighs < 1,000 pounds, what is a light boat?From what I have read and been told, no. A car and truck tire is designed different than a trailer tire.
What does a small boat and trailer weigh?
I wonder how a light boat trailer tire differs from the back wheel of a car or light truck. Any engineers here are welcome to tell me, remembering that this is a light boat (my definition is < 2,5000 lbs on the trailer tires). My DD hauls a See-Doo and trailer. The whole thing weighs < 1,000 pounds, what is a light boat?
I'd certainly understand that there is a big difference between car and light truck tires and those needed for a 5th wheel trailer but what about a 'light boat'.