Interesting Product Coming RV-DE-FENDER
Here's an interesting new product coming to help reduce damage from tire blowouts. Looks like it will be available sometime this summer. Thoughts? https://rv-de-fender.com/lets-go/?referral=2df...
Forum Discussion
Wade44 wrote:Yeah, they tout on their website that you just need to change the tire after a blowout since their product will protect the trailer. Methinks that just ain't gonna happen.HarleyEnough wrote:
It says backing plate is 1/8" and arch is 14 guage. Although I don't know if that would be enough to hold up to a shredding tire. Also I don't know how it would work inside the wheel well of the RV as it would move up and down with the axle and wheel (not connected to the frame or body of the RV).
I would expect to have a mangled 1/8" backing plate and a twisted up 14 gauge sheet metal arch to remove after the blowout in addition to the normal plastic or thin gauge sheet metal wheel well, the plastic skirt, and possibly twisted up wiring, cracked plumbing etc.
I would think it would mount very close to the tire, so there would be sufficient clearance between the De-Fender and the trailer body. But it would have to leave room for some tire expansion with heat. And it would make changing tire sizes problematical.
Personally I think anything strong enough to protect against a blowout is going to be very heavy. Probably too heavy to be practical.
