I am in the process of buying a 26ft Manitou SES tri toon (pontoon) with a 350 Suzuki hanging off the back. It is a 7 hour drive some of it through the mountains of WV on the WV turnpike.
I am buying an aluminum tandem axle trailer to haul the pontoon on. It is a two year old trailer the boat dealer has used and is now ready to sell. It only has 13" tires. These seem small for going 70 mph.
I am most concerned about a blow out and will check with dealer about manufacturer date of the tires on the trailer. If they are 4 years or older I will have new tires installed. I plan to drive around 60 to 65 most of the way even though the dealer said the tires are good at 85. CRAZY.
I''m planing to take a jack, 4 way lug wrench, tire pressure gauge, air tank, 12 volt mini compressor and maybe fix a flat (unsure on that at this point) ...
I do have triple A ...but don't know if they will help if I have issues with the trailer.
I'm looking for advice on do's and don't's to make this trip as safe as possible. Thanks in advance.
I am buying an aluminum tandem axle trailer to haul the pontoon on. It is a two year old trailer the boat dealer has used and is now ready to sell. It only has 13" tires. These seem small for going 70 mph.
I am most concerned about a blow out and will check with dealer about manufacturer date of the tires on the trailer. If they are 4 years or older I will have new tires installed. I plan to drive around 60 to 65 most of the way even though the dealer said the tires are good at 85. CRAZY.
I''m planing to take a jack, 4 way lug wrench, tire pressure gauge, air tank, 12 volt mini compressor and maybe fix a flat (unsure on that at this point) ...
I do have triple A ...but don't know if they will help if I have issues with the trailer.
I'm looking for advice on do's and don't's to make this trip as safe as possible. Thanks in advance.