4 lbs?!?!
Dude, whats wrong with you?

If this thread is any indication I for one will be thoroughly entertained. Randy

First let me say that if you nitro-nized your tires you wouldn't be in this situation, what the **** were you thinking. Once you nitro-nize, a) you get better gas mileage, effectively making your boat lighter, and b) you would never, and I mean never, need to check your pressures again, thus avoiding this situation completely.

Your only real option at this point is to go helium, which will lighten your load further, and prevent your truck from a total rebuild.

Link to nitro-nizing available upon request.

I did not want this thread to turn graphic, but I am not sure everyone understands how important tire pressures within 0.015 psi of each other can be.

The following video contains images many viewers may find disturbing.

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPfibtRStiU&feature=fvwp&NR=1[/YOUTUBE]

Well mike, I don't know wether to thank you or yell at you.

When I got home tonight, I took a peek over at my boat trailer....the spare tire was glaring back at me, and I had the most horrific thought. So I grabbed one of my 6 NASCAR spec tire gauges and slowly and cautiously approached the tire.

I removed the marine spec dice cube and hit it with the gauge, sure enough 50 lbs even. 5 full fricken lbs below the other 6 tires.....FIVE! How could I be so dumb to have never Checked this tire balance against the others?

Then I got thinking, this trailer is a 2009 myco, shouldn't they have checked these tires against each other? Should I start a thread in the beware and stolen section about the mis matched spare?

What should I do about the spare? It is obviously not going to work with the others, and being so far off in pressure I am actually afraid to even touch it....I don't know what could happen! Ive seen tire bits on the side of the side of the road before, I don't need that happening in my face!!

I'll make some calls in the morning, but it looks like this may be a sleepless night in the 4bus household

This actually happened to a guy that someone I was talking to actually knew who had a 42 fountain. The guy called the local DOT office and they sent out someone who didn't know what they were doing. This newb actually tried to bring the other six tires DOWN to match the spare! Well of course it exploded when a cruiser wake washed up the boat ramp upsetting the fountain on the trailer, killing the DOT guy and left the owner deaf in both ears and with a 27' fountain, but no trailer now. So don't even bother calling DOT, they will just refer you to the demolition squad of the nearest guard unit.

Good luck, and whatever you do please do not do a gopro of this on another fountain. That is all the boating community needs now.....

Brian

I couldn't agree more, one time I was visiting China and an attempt was made at slashing my tow vehicles tires because someone was trying to get revenge for me having the cheapest boat on OSO. Thanks god I had one tire on the tow vehicle inflated to a hair OVER 55psi.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfhbUSFSmQI

I'd pull the motor.

I just knew cruiser wakes and lake lice were involved somehow . Damn , can't turn your back for a minute .

BEST POST YET!:lolhit:

Maybe a spam bot will show up and try to sell us purses, that include air pressure gauges. This thread is remarkably accurate. More accurate than any gauge. :thankyouthankyou:

Wow, I did the same thing, I almost always have one tire off by a whole psi but guys, I only tow it a few miles to the ramp, a couple times a year, I avoid traffic, maintain a safe following distance and I drive real slow, I know its not right but I'm going to go ahead and do it anyways even if all you guys say its unsafe because I should probably be ok then right as long as nothing happens??

Tire Tax
 

Dear Mr Mike Tkach, (if that's your real name)

As a representative of the Federal Government I am required by law to inform you of your recent violation of the Tire Tax Code. The code clearly states that all owners of boat trailers will at all times maintain tire air pressures within .005% of each other. By your own admission you have not, to the best of your obvious inability, complied with the code.

Your are now required to remit with-in 30 days the Tie Tax Fine of $3984.26, plus S+H. This is based on the value of the air now required to bring your tire into compliance. This replacement air is only available from NASA, as your tire now requires Moon Air. (btw, don't listen to those other guys with the winter air and summer air talk, they don't know S*#+ about air) S+H is an additional $396.38

Thank You for your quick response to this matter.

Sincerely, Your Big Brother

Just checked mine......left side had 48 and 48 psi. Right side was at 50 and 50 psi. Woah Nelly!
Can't have that, so I went the easiest fix and simply swapped a tire each from left to right so each side would be balanced with 48 and 50psi. Course it is a torsion trailer, so the 50 psi tires are on front axle to help relieve some of the tongue weight.
US1 will sleep better tonight

Thanks Mr. O You're a life saver!

Question ? How did you swap tires ? Did you just unbolt the axle and rotate ? No matter how you did it you now have two tires spinning backwards . Major catastrophe waiting to happen IMHO .

Wrong! Instead of backing in the trailer the garage, I pulled it in. So the tires are spinnng the correct direction.

This is EXACTLY why you MUST use the marine dice! Automotive dice are not properly flame arrested, and WILL cause an explosion in a situation like this. Another useless waste of life.:argue::argue:

:lolhit::lolhit:

well fellas,i origionally started this thread to bring my air pressure situiation public so i could find out if the tire that only had 54 lbs was safe,but because of all the excelant responses i got,i will never move my boat without first checking the air pressure with my new nascar spec analog pressure guage,and i dont care what it cost,im gonna get some nasa air for the new tires im having put on the truck an trailer,one can never be too safe.id like to thank everyone for all the expert advise,it has been enlightening.

Rotate Your tires to someone one else. You dont want these tires. If You just changed You oil rotate it allso. Winter air sucks for towing an never ever use Nasa air. Its just out of this world. Get a grip Buddy what are You thinking. Now repaint Your boat an change You screen name so You don't loose Youe a$$. Artie

Can't believe nobody has asked, but were you planning on towing with your cockpit cover on or off? NASA air in your tires could really effect the harmonics of the air flowing past your trailer. Without nailing he leading edge of the cover down (lag bolts are optimal), and using NASA spec Velcro, you'll definitely risk damage to the top, your fiberglass, and endanger the lives of those around you.

Now are you running 5 or 6 bolt hubs? And what size wheels? What is your x dim.? With out all this info nobody can really calculate correctly what your outcome will be. If you have one of those Fountain trailers with the high X dim. I hope you are running the #6 bolt hubs or you are risking axel failure! And when you measure the axel grouping length don't include the front and rear steps, because you know Fountain has the long front step. We only need to know the running surface.