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Old 09-03-2008, 09:01 PM   #11
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P and B,

When I had a dual blowout because of running over debris (it was apparently one or more of those black rubber tie downs with metal S hooks on them... the hooks got my tires) my TPMS alarm went off and I pulled over before the tires flew apart. They were still hissing when I walked back to look at them but were totally flat in (a guess here because I was pretty adrenalized) two more minutes.

One data point is not much but I credit the TPMS with preventing trailer damage at least in this scenario.
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Old 09-04-2008, 06:04 PM   #12
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I agree about the valve stems being the cause of some blowouts!! And that would explain why most blowouts occur at the higher speed, as there are exponentially more forces at the outer diameters of the rim as speed increases. In fact over the winter, both of mine had crumbled while parked to the point that the tires went flat. Now I've got the metal valve stems that are standard equipment for many trucks.
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