Michelin tire blow out!!
On a recent trip to the Western end of the Florida panhandle, we had a blowout on the right rear inside tire. Luckily it was on a straight section of Interstate Hwy with very wide and flat shoulders a...
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I've seen that video on what to do when a front tire blows, and at least on a class C, I disagree with it. I've been driving class C MHs for 25 years, and have in fact blown the right front, two different occasions, both at highway speeds. Once while traveling at a constant 65mph, and once while at 60mph just after starting down a downhill offramp. The last thing I ever want to do in a blow out is to floor it. Now, I also didn't panic and slam on the brakes, either. I simply gently let off the throttle, and gently applied the brakes, and came to a stop. Never did I lose control, never did it try to jerk me off the road. It DID pull a bit to the right, but never to the point of panic or difficulty. Maintaining your wits is the most important thing and doing everything GENTLY.
I'm sure many of you have watched that video and will swear by it; sorry, I don't. How many of you have actually "done" it? Maybe with a class A that has much more/higher weight up front, but certainly not with a class C. I'll continue to do what makes the most sense in a 18,000 lb vehicle that has a blow out; get it slowed and stopped, not accelerate.
Perhaps if it is pulling so hard you can't keep it on the road, but accelerating to "raise" the front end back up will only work for a second; you still must slow the rig down, and as soon as you start that, the front end will drop again anyway, no reason to add speed to the situation first.
Just my opinion (from someone who has actually gone through it), I'm sure many will disagree.
I'm sure many of you have watched that video and will swear by it; sorry, I don't. How many of you have actually "done" it? Maybe with a class A that has much more/higher weight up front, but certainly not with a class C. I'll continue to do what makes the most sense in a 18,000 lb vehicle that has a blow out; get it slowed and stopped, not accelerate.
Perhaps if it is pulling so hard you can't keep it on the road, but accelerating to "raise" the front end back up will only work for a second; you still must slow the rig down, and as soon as you start that, the front end will drop again anyway, no reason to add speed to the situation first.
Just my opinion (from someone who has actually gone through it), I'm sure many will disagree.
