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Old 06-02-2018, 08:29 PM   #14
BB_TX
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M.O.C. #6433
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Originally Posted by Dam Worker View Post
My new tow vehicle is a DRW but my old tow vehicle is a SRW. I did blow a driver side rear tire on my old truck at about 70/72 on the freeway passing a big truck. Felt a small vibration and with in a couple seconds it blew. Truck and trailer never felt like it wanted to get loose or create a wreck. Just made a mess of the truck box and yes I pulled over to the side of the road and changed the tire. Did not want to wait for AAA. I don't buy into the (with a SRW truck there probably would have been a wreck) but that is just my opinion. .......
Fully agree. Expounding on the virtues of added stability of a DRW is fine. But to imply that anyone towing with a SRW and having a blowout is doomed to an accident is going too far unless they can show statistics to back that up.
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