Blow front tire, what do you do?
If you saw the video last week of the Class A blowing a tire and going off the road. I'd like to hear what is the right way to react. I've heard don't use your breaks, what's the answer?
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I have had a front right blowout on a 33', 20500 GVWR, Ford F53 with 245/70/19.5 tires. While going about 45 mph around a slight curve, I heard a deep sounding gun shot. I honestly thought that the motor had blown. There was no swerve, no jerking of the steering, no odd actions of the MH. As I slowed down to figure out what happened, I noticed that the front steering was "mushy" for lack of a better word. I pulled off of the road and found the blown tire.
My bone stock F53 handled the blowout perfectly. Controlling the blowout was no different than any other time I have pulled over to stop.
I am sure every MH would handle this situation differently, but I believe the main benefit on mine was the 70 series tires being a fairly short sidewall that don't change the rolling radius that much if they go flat.
My bone stock F53 handled the blowout perfectly. Controlling the blowout was no different than any other time I have pulled over to stop.
I am sure every MH would handle this situation differently, but I believe the main benefit on mine was the 70 series tires being a fairly short sidewall that don't change the rolling radius that much if they go flat.
