Michelin LT failure
Well, I never expected to be writing this but I had a blowout on my second set of Michelin 16” LT load range E tires. They were only a year old. We were on our way back to Houston Tx a week ago fr...
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Tireman9 wrote:
I will be doing an autopsy on it and the results will be my blog post for this week. Take a look this weekend and see if you follow the logic trail and if you agree with my findings.
So this is what the 8 - 14.5 tire looked like before it failed. What was it on? I believe that is the size used on Mobile Homes for delivery and set up. They are not intended to be long life cycle tires. Yet people buy the axles, rims and tires, and put them to other uses. If you look behind the cab of the trucks that deliver Mobile Homes they have a whole rack of spare tires. One also can see them on the side of the road a lot with failed tires. The wheels these tires go on have special hubs patterns to help prevent their re-entry into other services after the delivery of the mobile home! I believe that there is a Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards ruling that these can not be used in other highway service! MHT tires are not DOT certified tires, right? Mobile Homes are not license vehicles and do not have two have DOT certified tires for delivery??
Not sure how this one relates to 5th wheel trailers?
http://www.kenjones.com/Scripts/itemdetail.aspx?t=90505&IK=DS6310 Anyone else never heard of Deestone tires before.
"Deestone Tires offer some of the most affordable specialty tires on the market, all with a standard of quality that is comparable to many more-costly brands. If you’re looking for a replacement tire for your golf cart or lawnmower that won’t break the bank, Deestone is right for you."
http://www.tiresusa.com/deestone-tires
Kenda, Duro, Deestone and others, all seem to be of the same ink! Started with bicycle tires and then spread their wings.
Do you sometimes include a finding that "the tire was just not up to the service it was subjected to!"??
Chris
