anyone have this happen?

im going to put the continental kit back on with the new spare..im guessing the metal ring will do a better job of keeping the elements off..

Had a Sears Roadhandler tire mounted on the outside on a van. Well used spare tire.
I noticed the top, being in the sun all the time, was starting to develop a bulge.
One day, Bang. Was not unexpected.

ander wrote:
so im kicking back at home and we hear a strange noise... kind of a soft explosion/bang like sound.

i peek out back, shed isnt on fire (gas can propane bottles etc out there)...rv isnt on fire ( had it plugged in charging batteries while solar pannels off for work. propane tank full in that too.

hmm..go out later and do full walk around and find this

Looks like vandalism to me.

The tire either was defective when it was built or was damaged at a time it was on the ground. I had a good steel-belted radial do that from a single hit on a spike that popped up at railway grade crossing.

BTPO1 wrote:
Yes, tires can explode. I have had it happen on my tow dolly, just sitting in my driveway. The tire was fairly new so I attribute it to being a cheaply made tire. The pressure in the tire was normal when this happened. I just figure that with the heat from the sun it increased the pressure so much that the cheap tire couldn't handle it and burst. JMO

Gotta admit it was a learning curve RV'ing in Florida during their killer heat summers when it came to what time of day you should air up your tires.

Yes, tires can explode. I have had it happen on my tow dolly, just sitting in my driveway. The tire was fairly new so I attribute it to being a cheaply made tire. The pressure in the tire was normal when this happened. I just figure that with the heat from the sun it increased the pressure so much that the cheap tire couldn't handle it and burst. JMO

I've seen tires not in motion blow before. It's not that unusual.

NoVa RT wrote:
Wow. Think maybe I (and others) should take a peek inside the Continental Tire Kit before any trip to make sure something similar didn't happen.

Just thinking the same thing.

Wow. Think maybe I (and others) should take a peek inside the Continental Tire Kit before any trip to make sure something similar didn't happen.

"Supposedly a couple of years old"
The old rule was replace tires regardless of tread remaining after 6 or 7 years. But my experience has been that some brands are failing sooner than that. I have had two of my four BF Goodrich Commercial load range E tires fail because of tread separation, both with just over 30k miles and 5+ years old. But I must commend Americas Tire for buying back all four tires with 32,000 miles on them and giving me 4 new tires for $206.