When a tire blows out, any damage to the trailer is caused when the blown
tire is shredded while still in contact with the roadway. It's not the
blowout that throws pieces, it is the rim and road that tear the tire up.
Skids keep that road contact to a minimum, and help avoid rim damage and
worse.
Roger
Roger Hightower
WBCCI #4165,VAC
1975 31' Sovereign
Mesa, AZ