โSep-09-2014 09:12 PM
โSep-11-2014 11:51 AM
Dog Trainer wrote:I ran my first set of Michelin XRV tires 10 years having all the tires broken down off the rim and inspected every year starting with the 6th year of use. My tire guy inspected them and said I'm good to go! How is that irresponsible? Michelin's website never says that you can run a tire for 10 years! They do say if you have a tire that is 10 years old it should be replaced. I'm not referring to the OP, but I read an article on RV tires that said most blow outs on RV 's comes from inter sidewall damage going up and over curbs and running a RV up onto a wood or plastic planks or blocks and not having the complete underside of the tire on the planks or blocks. I see this practice at least once from a RV in every large RV Park that I visited. Lastly the magazine article said low tire pressure causes a lot of blowouts due to it causes high heat build up inside the tire.PortWentworthSam wrote:Dog Trainer wrote:PortWentworthSam wrote:
You are very lucky and blessed to come out the other side of this without damage to your m/h, yourselves or others. You seriously need to think about that.
This blow-out could have ended with a horrific crash that could have taken out an entire family leaving a tragic mess behind for others to clean up and live with. Driving with 8 YEAR OLD TIRES just because they look good is irresponsible at best. Especially in a motorhome that outweighs most vehicles on the highway by TONS.
Instead of thinking about "Gettin another year outa these old tires" think about the people you are endangering on the highway and the children you just might kill in a wreck you cause by having dangerous old tires.
I'm sorry to be harsh here. This is a perfect example of people that put their wallet ahead of common sense and safety on the highways.
And where are your facts and figures for the number of people killed and maimed over these blowouts of 8 year old properly cared for and inflated tires ? many tire sites such as Michelin quote 10 years. Please we have enough of these BS non factual posts without this one.
He didn't have Michelin Tires...The OP said he had Goodyear (enough said about that). I didn't quote figures,, I said IF.
Why take a chance on old tires? It's irresponsible, PERIOD. It's called SAFETY first, Wallet second. The OP also stated he had 48,000 miles on those Goodyear Tires.
8 year old tires on a beast of a motor home going 67 MPH is a disaster in the making. If the OP doesn't understand that then maybe he should hang up his keys before he kills someone.
As of now we have no Idea as to what caused the blow out the tires being old I don't think so 48,000 miles not even close. So people come on an give their opinions about how safe an 8 year old tire is I will stand by my original statement before you belittle the OP state your facts not guesses and who made you the judge as to whether the OP should hand up his keys completely out of line . Just a newbie trying to increase his post count.
โSep-11-2014 10:01 AM
Gotago2 wrote:
Glad to hear you all are safe. Last year my wife was not in favor of my spending around $500 for Safe-T-Plus steering assist at a rally. But back in Aug we had a blowout going through Miami on a three lane road doing about 40 MPH. I was in the right lane with cars to my left and a curb to my right. The RF tire blew (sounded like a cannon going off) the MH just kept tracking straight with very little effort from me and I was able to pull into a turning lane before stopping and calling for assistance. Now the DW said next time she sees the salesmen that sold and installed the Safe-T-Plus, she will give him a hug and a thank you.
โSep-11-2014 07:04 AM
Rodz wrote:
In my case when I backed off the throttle and it never moved and stayed straight. I don't see how flooring it would have done anything.
โSep-11-2014 06:12 AM
โSep-11-2014 05:29 AM
Rodz wrote:
Flooring it can work on a race car and it will stop the death wobble on a motorcycle. A motor home won't have enough acceleration to transfer any weight by flooring it.
โSep-11-2014 05:26 AM
โSep-11-2014 04:52 AM
Rodz wrote:
You did it the right way. I had a lf blowout at 70 MH pulling a 32' enclosed trailer. I just slowly backed off the throttle and it stayed straight down my lane and I eased off to the shoulder. I'm not convinced you should floor it. When it happens you don't have much time to react. A natural instinct is to back off the gas and keep it under control. There's no way I'm going to floor it.
โSep-11-2014 04:34 AM
โSep-10-2014 07:20 PM
โSep-10-2014 05:55 PM
โSep-10-2014 04:39 PM
โSep-10-2014 03:05 PM
PortWentworthSam wrote:Dog Trainer wrote:PortWentworthSam wrote:
You are very lucky and blessed to come out the other side of this without damage to your m/h, yourselves or others. You seriously need to think about that.
This blow-out could have ended with a horrific crash that could have taken out an entire family leaving a tragic mess behind for others to clean up and live with. Driving with 8 YEAR OLD TIRES just because they look good is irresponsible at best. Especially in a motorhome that outweighs most vehicles on the highway by TONS.
Instead of thinking about "Gettin another year outa these old tires" think about the people you are endangering on the highway and the children you just might kill in a wreck you cause by having dangerous old tires.
I'm sorry to be harsh here. This is a perfect example of people that put their wallet ahead of common sense and safety on the highways.
And where are your facts and figures for the number of people killed and maimed over these blowouts of 8 year old properly cared for and inflated tires ? many tire sites such as Michelin quote 10 years. Please we have enough of these BS non factual posts without this one.
He didn't have Michelin Tires...The OP said he had Goodyear (enough said about that). I didn't quote figures,, I said IF.
Why take a chance on old tires? It's irresponsible, PERIOD. It's called SAFETY first, Wallet second. The OP also stated he had 48,000 miles on those Goodyear Tires.
8 year old tires on a beast of a motor home going 67 MPH is a disaster in the making. If the OP doesn't understand that then maybe he should hang up his keys before he kills someone.
โSep-10-2014 02:56 PM
โSep-10-2014 02:51 PM
Dog Trainer wrote:PortWentworthSam wrote:
You are very lucky and blessed to come out the other side of this without damage to your m/h, yourselves or others. You seriously need to think about that.
This blow-out could have ended with a horrific crash that could have taken out an entire family leaving a tragic mess behind for others to clean up and live with. Driving with 8 YEAR OLD TIRES just because they look good is irresponsible at best. Especially in a motorhome that outweighs most vehicles on the highway by TONS.
Instead of thinking about "Gettin another year outa these old tires" think about the people you are endangering on the highway and the children you just might kill in a wreck you cause by having dangerous old tires.
I'm sorry to be harsh here. This is a perfect example of people that put their wallet ahead of common sense and safety on the highways.
And where are your facts and figures for the number of people killed and maimed over these blowouts of 8 year old properly cared for and inflated tires ? many tire sites such as Michelin quote 10 years. Please we have enough of these BS non factual posts without this one.