'Another' Class A Fire from blown tire?
Just last week there was a fire from a blown tire on a Class A now another one. This one was country stars Lady Antebellum's MH. Just too much of a coincidence seeing two of them go up in flame...
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Some bus type rear engine RVs use a 100% ethylene glycol based coolant fluid which is flammable when exposed to temps about 650-750 F. Most antifreeze can be flammable if in a strong enough concentration. They cool the rear-engine bus types with non-diluted antifreeze for better 'cooling' capacity.
While most concern about antifreeze is based on its extreme danger as a poison - it can also burn and ignite without an obvious ignition source. Read the full warning label on your antifreeze.
I've been told it takes about 30 seconds of a tire running after a loss of pressure (not necessarily shredding) - and it WILL catch fire when the vehicle stops. The rubber is that hot. Stopping the vehicle will make any minor fire grow quickly.
If the tire shredding has broken any coolant, oil or fuel lines in the rear engine area - those add to the flames.
I've never seen an RV on fire alongside the highway, but have seen three 18-wheeler trailers burning - all caused by a fire from a blowout/ flat.
I know two people who have lost class A diesel pushers in fires and after the fire, it was determined it was coolant leaks which cause the fire.
Most people I know who own diesel pushers are aware of the danger of fire from a flat tire, and all the fluids near the rear engine. It seems to be trailer folks who don't realize the danger of fire from a flat tire/ blowout.
While most concern about antifreeze is based on its extreme danger as a poison - it can also burn and ignite without an obvious ignition source. Read the full warning label on your antifreeze.
I've been told it takes about 30 seconds of a tire running after a loss of pressure (not necessarily shredding) - and it WILL catch fire when the vehicle stops. The rubber is that hot. Stopping the vehicle will make any minor fire grow quickly.
If the tire shredding has broken any coolant, oil or fuel lines in the rear engine area - those add to the flames.
I've never seen an RV on fire alongside the highway, but have seen three 18-wheeler trailers burning - all caused by a fire from a blowout/ flat.
I know two people who have lost class A diesel pushers in fires and after the fire, it was determined it was coolant leaks which cause the fire.
Most people I know who own diesel pushers are aware of the danger of fire from a flat tire, and all the fluids near the rear engine. It seems to be trailer folks who don't realize the danger of fire from a flat tire/ blowout.
