I purchased (not New) a 2014 Landmark Key Largo. It was ordered with 8000lb axels and came with Good Year 17.5 H rated tires. Radial and regroovable. Last year I lost my trailer brakes on a trip. (has hydraulic brakes). Found that a hydraulic line had broken into on the right rear wheel. Here I made a bad decision to remove the brake line at a junction box and hammer the line closed reinstall and add brake fluid in a Walmart parking lot. I could not find the bleed zerk so I traveled on home. with air in the lines I had brake lockup and now have flat spots on the tires. Fixed the line and found where to bleed the lines (have to remove wheel to get to it) this done I had a slow leek in one tire so took it to tire shop and had it fixed. ask them to rebalance the tire. they said they could not as it required 15oz. to balance. WoW now I have tires all out of balance. after saying all this I have a couple questions.
1. where might I find a tire shop than can true the tires by removing tread to eliminate flat spots and mabe regrove.
2. what other brand tire is there to consider that may have a reasonable price. I was quoted $500+ each for replacement tires.
Any info. or suggestions are welcome.
I might add this the line broke because of vibration of the brake line as they run on top of the Axel and are not secured at all. I now have four zip ties on each Axel holding them in place. If you hydraulic brakes on your travel trailer you might want to check this. Last year I pulled this trailer to Alaska, I saw a lot of mountains. Glad this did not happen on that trip.
Mike
1. where might I find a tire shop than can true the tires by removing tread to eliminate flat spots and mabe regrove.
2. what other brand tire is there to consider that may have a reasonable price. I was quoted $500+ each for replacement tires.
Any info. or suggestions are welcome.
I might add this the line broke because of vibration of the brake line as they run on top of the Axel and are not secured at all. I now have four zip ties on each Axel holding them in place. If you hydraulic brakes on your travel trailer you might want to check this. Last year I pulled this trailer to Alaska, I saw a lot of mountains. Glad this did not happen on that trip.
Mike
