just wondering... tire shreads
So, as I gather from reading the variety of posts on the forum... tire blows, tire shreads, $100's - 1000's dollars in damage... any ideas how to prevent said calamity ? (other then tire pressur...
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stripit wrote:
My tires are under my slide outs and one tire didn't blow but list the tread and caused damage to the bottom of the slide and the areas behind. As we were repairing the damage I figured had I had a shield above the tires that extended beyond where the tires could damage with a tire tread failure again that would stop much of the damage. So I went to the local heating and A/C shop that made sheet metal duct work to cut and bend me the sheets I needed. They had various thicknesses of metal and I chose the thickest and had it bent to fit exactly where I want it to go. About a dozen self taping screws per side and I'm kind of bullet proof now should it ever happen again. The use of a tire pressure monitor system is something I strongly recommend but if the tire just peels a tread without losing any pressure it won't show, but that is a rare occurrence. Normal tire failures are related to low tire pressures. I think my metal shields cost about 20 bucks each as I recall.
I know you think you're bullet-proof, but back in 1999, I was driving my pick-up on I-65 at a speed of 70 mph, empty (not pulling or hauling) on a new set of Michelem Tires, E rated, when the right rear tire blew.
When it blew (I stopped immediately) and walked around to the right side and was amazed at all of the damage. The side of the bed was gone behind the wheel, it tore the right rear brake lines off, it took the exhaust system and a lot of other damage. Back in 1999, it cost in excess of $8,000.00 to repair.
When these radial tire blow, the tread separates, but it doesn't completely "let go" thus creating kind of like a ball on the end of a chain... and just beats the heck out of the vehicle it's on... I took some pretty heavy duty parts of my truck. I am almost thinking we need to go back to nylon or bias ply tires again. These steel belts are causing the problems when the tire blows. I don't know what the cure is, but there has to be something that can detur all of these RV's from being torn up by tires blowing out.
I am own an Asphalt Company and we are constantly seeing these radial tires tearing things up, trailers, Dump Trucks, lowboys let alone pick-ups.
RVman / John
