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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Well I guess some missed the point of my various posts here and on my blog about looking at physical evidence and based on experience, providing "expert opinion" on the most probable cause for a tire to be in such and such a condition.
I do not know what trailer this tire was on. I noted the tire on the side of the road and thought it might provide another example for tire examination for my blog.
I found no obvious signs of puncture in this tire but cannot rule this out. What I am certain of is that the tire was operated significantly under-inflated for the load it was carrying and operated at "highway" speeds i.e. 45+
I also note the similarity with the condition of the ST tire I wrote about from the Airstream TT.
I will review my files and see if I can find a picture of a tire with obvious puncture and run low flex conditions.
If some want to chose to think that body cord reaches 400+°F when properly inflated and loaded per tables, so be it. I just find that in my 40 years as a tire design & quality engineer it would be essentially impossible for such conditions to exist.
I do not know what trailer this tire was on. I noted the tire on the side of the road and thought it might provide another example for tire examination for my blog.
I found no obvious signs of puncture in this tire but cannot rule this out. What I am certain of is that the tire was operated significantly under-inflated for the load it was carrying and operated at "highway" speeds i.e. 45+
I also note the similarity with the condition of the ST tire I wrote about from the Airstream TT.
I will review my files and see if I can find a picture of a tire with obvious puncture and run low flex conditions.
If some want to chose to think that body cord reaches 400+°F when properly inflated and loaded per tables, so be it. I just find that in my 40 years as a tire design & quality engineer it would be essentially impossible for such conditions to exist.
