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Reelay's avatar
Reelay
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Aug 13, 2017

Tire blow out

Heading over Mt. Hood in Oregon at mile marker 78 going west on HiWay 26 we, {my wife and I} had a blow out on our right rear tire on the fifthwheel trailer. Needless to say it was loud enough to get our attention and pretty scary as a semi and a line of cars were on our tail. I slowed down as quickly as possible and put on our flashers. Trying to find a spot where we could pull over safely to fix the problem. Single lane and no wide spots to change the tire. All the time the shreaded tire beating the wheel flare and other parts to pieces. I managed to pull over in a shaded area {temps was 89*} but still in a single lane. Took may chances and took out the bottle jack which I carry and seems to be the best and quickest way to get the trailer up. Changed the tire as fast as a pit crew would for my age {69 yrs. old}. Made it to a tire shop and got a new tire. The tire that blew was a Gladiator 12 ply as the rest were and my spare was the same type of tire. Waiting on tire manufacture to check out the tire to see if my claim against trailer damage will be accepted. My insurance has been notified but will not use them if tire manufacture accepts my claim.
  • Reelay's avatar
    Reelay
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    Aug 14, 2017
    The tire shop {Les Schwab} wrote on a road hazard replacement warranty report that the tread seperated. I had to pay $38.00 for pro rated use. They sent a claim report I filled out along with the tire to the manufacture. If they accept after they inspect the tire that the tire did have a flaw they will have to pay all repairs and reimburse me my $38.00. I think they have their own CSI tire gurus lol....
  • Reelay's avatar
    Reelay
    Explorer
    Aug 14, 2017
    That is good to know. We also have a set on our command trailer and snowmobile cargo trailer. No problems yet.
  • WTP-GC's avatar
    WTP-GC
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    Aug 14, 2017
    GY Endurance are fairly new (less than a year), so you won't see you many comments on way or another regarding their performance. All indications are that they're good tires.

    Nothing wrong with Gladiator tires. I've got 24 of their tires on 5 different trailers on the road all the time. So far only one blowout (happened to be on my 5er), and the commercial tire shop that sells them to me has said they have a tremendous track record.

    FTR, I will be looking into the GY Endurance tires moving forward, especially if they show to be a quality tire.
  • Reelay's avatar
    Reelay
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    Aug 13, 2017
    I have taken my trailer from coast to coast (Oregon to Virginia) twice with the same kind of tires and brand but not the same set of tires. The tire dealer I deal with is Led Schwab known through out the Northwest for their service. They rotate, give you a road hazard warranty (which I used on my truck tires) and quick service. But they do get their tires from China and other countries. I like to try and keep it like local as far as purchase.
  • Reelay's avatar
    Reelay
    Explorer
    Aug 13, 2017
    No tpms on trailer,wife's car yes and they do work when she had a flat.
  • Whiskey_River's avatar
    Whiskey_River
    Explorer
    Aug 13, 2017
    Just wondering Reelay if you were running any of the TPMS systems?
    If so, did any alarms or lights go off...
  • mr__ed's avatar
    mr__ed
    Explorer
    Aug 13, 2017
    I had a tire blow out on my fiver while traveling I-40 in N. Carolina. As you stated, it made quite a bang. In my case I was very fortunate that my exit was only a short distance away, allowing me to continue to slowly travel to the camp ground where I had road service change the tire. There was no damage either to the RV or wheel. After I left the campground I had the remaining tires changed at a nearby facility before continuing cross country although the tires appeared to be in good shape. I was considering that they were the original tires and thought I'd go ahead and replace them.
  • Searching_Ut's avatar
    Searching_Ut
    Explorer
    Aug 13, 2017
    I think the most important aspect to getting good results is to go with a large rating buffer with the tire you purchase. To a large extent this is built in when you go with LT tires. If you can get the speed/load charts and see the difference in how much lower an ST tire would be rated at the higher speed rating of the lt tire the difference really jumps out at you. Pushing anything to the max increases odds of failure.
  • buc1980's avatar
    buc1980
    Explorer
    Aug 13, 2017
    Go with Sailun very good and cheep at Simple tire you will not regret.At LS they are more expensive.

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