Damage from tire blow-outs
Occasionally I'll read or hear about someone whose RV was damaged from a tire blowout. What's the usual type of damage suffered in cases like this? Obviously this could could happen to any RV so you h...
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ZR1PETE wrote:
Yes I believe an inferior product will end up with a catastrophic ending. In the photo's above my Cedar Creek had B.F. Goodrich Commercial TA 10ply LT tires, And no not the one on recall. I to am a stickler about my tires making sure the pressure is correct and watching my weight of the coach very carefully before each trip. It just happens and we have to deal with it when it does. As the old saying goes there are RV'ers who have had a blowout and RV'ers who are on the blowout list.
The head of the Cardinal club had a similar TA failure. BFG no longer sells that tire, as it was replaced by the TA 2. BTW BFG/Michelin paid to repair his trailer and gave him credit toward XPS Ribs.
The Bridgestone Duravis R500HD is one of the few poly carcass LT's I would consider for RV trailer service. I am currently almost 4 years on R250s after 6.5 years on XPS Ribs.
Chris
