PLEASE CHECK YOUR TIRES!!!

Alfred622 wrote:
Thoughts???

As a wise old air traffic control supervisor I worked for back in the mid 70's told me once when I was squeezing airplanes too close together than really necessary; "Sergeant Herod? You're legal!!! But you do whatever you feel's best for your long term career goal."

That advice has served me well for 40 years. Good luck.



Happy camping!!! See y'all down the road!!!:)

rvis2005 wrote:
Fellow RVérs, This morning I read another motorhome accident story resulting from a blow out. This is merely a friendly reminder for all of us to check our tire condition and DATE CODE. The date code is the DOT numbers on the sidewall; the last four numbers represent the date that the tires were manufactured and the start date of the tire warranty. ie, DOTXXXXXXXXXX1311. That means the 13th week in 2011. If the tires are more than five years old it is my OPINION they need to be replaced. Please realize the importance of your tires. Safe travels.
Tommy

Fair warning from a person only wanting to help for sure.Nothing wrong with that but 5 years is not in my tire replacement plan .I look at mileage,tirewear and condition.I have found that tires will be safe up to 10 years and that all depends on what I just said.To each their own on tires.If you dont know squat about tires tire maintanence and dont do anything other than drive the unit 5 years may be the best root to go.Iam not going to judge what others do.Its up to each owner in my opinion.I have 16000 miles and 6 years on mine and they look fine.Have never been overloaded or run low on air.Iam quit fine with them as is

Road hazards, curb strikes, age, sun, low pressure, mileage, lack of use, bad valves, many things can cause a tire to fail. I've seen tire bulges on newer tires that have not rolled for months and the owners think they are safe.

Would be nice to know what caused the MH to blow a tire in the article, I guess we'll never know the real cause.

My Michelin XRVs are 9 years old. Stored inside. Always properly inflated. The Michelin dealer examined them this year and noted sidewalls are in great shape, sufficient tread left, no air leakage at all - he suggested they would be good for this season. So far...so good.

Makes me a little nervous but the dealer has serviced my needs for many years and has been in business (same staff) for a long time. Thoughts??

ALWAYS check the Tire Date codes. DO NOT rely on what year model the RV is. We had a trade in 2011 Newmar that had a date code of 2008 tires. Newmar had the ORIGINAL tire date codes on file and were 2011 tires. The trade in customer believes the tires were replaced by his selling dealer(he purchased new) before he purchased the unit. We always check date codes on Trade in units. We also disclosed this to the new purchaser. Doug

I replaced mine in August, at 7 years old.

rv tire failure typically comes from heat buildup from low air pressure. Did the article suggest it came from old tires?