Blow out, what next??

Like STUCK IN FIRST AID...wait for road service. They even bring the correct size tire, mounted it and we were back on the road in about 1 hr.

I would wait for road service. They are trained pros. If you blow the other dully you will be a bigger hazard.

I agree with most of what has Ben said. Pull off as soon as it is safe to do so. However I was very familiar with the area and with the highway so busy after checking out the tire I elected to limp to the town about 4 miles down the road. With hazard lights on I made it ok without problems. The tire shop was open but could not change the spare. I'm now about 6 miles from a truck stop that I am pretty sure is open with tire service. I once again limped to the truck stop and got the tire changed. I probably should have called for road service but on a busy highway on Sunday evening I felt best to limp in. I will give it more tout next time( which I hope doesn't happen) . Thanks for the input.

Dachristianman wrote:
On a curve on a mountain road, if I have a blowout, I'm expected to accelerate? I'm sure it's the safest thing to do, but I also think that particular reaction would go against everything that feels natural.

You are in a MH, it is not like you are going to accelerate very fast, especially on a mountain road.
The thing about hitting the gas instead of the brake is to maintain control and that is more easily done if your speed does not drastically change. Hitting the brake or allowing the flat tire to drag your vehicle in another direction is NOT what you want to have happen. You do not want to slow down until you feel that you have complete control of your vehicle, then you can gradually make your way to safety.

On a curve on a mountain road, if I have a blowout, I'm expected to accelerate? I'm sure it's the safest thing to do, but I also think that particular reaction would go against everything that feels natural.

Here's an excellent short video on You Tube showing how you should handle a blow out. You don't stop suddenly....you accelerate to gain control and then ease to a safe place.

What to do if you have a tire blow out...

We blew the drivers side front tire just inside the South Carolina state line a couple of years ago on the way home from New Orleans. We were able to hold it to get to side of the road safely. The tire just exploded, scared us to say the least. We called Triple A SC and they said someone would soon be there. Sat there for most of night until SC Highway Patrolman said call Triple A back and demand truck from from Augusta , Ga. Did that, fast service then, willing to put on spare but I decided to buy six new tires so they pulled me tire store. A RV can be a bear to handle with front tire blown out.

Get off the road as far as possible or very very very slow to a safe spot and call road service. I have seen what blowout damage can do and it is not pretty.

I had a blowout on a very overloaded 26' moving truck on my way up to Alaska. Talk about wondering what to do. How does one even think about jacking up something that heavy. I limped (very slowly) down a service road to a truck stop, and then got sticker shock on the price of a commercial tire. Yikes. If I remember, it was close to $350 for a used one. Whew.

My wife was told by her father years ago if she ever had a flat tire drive to the side of the road and stop immediately or you run the risk of ruining the tire and rim. I told her to control the car, drive to the side of the road, and then keep driving slowly until she could get to a safe place away from traffic, especially if it was on the freeway. She asked if that wouldn't wreck the tire. I told her that doesn't matter. Ruin the tire and the rim if that's what it takes to get to a safe spot.