Tryon Tire Protection

[strudeau]

Anybody running these on their Coach? If so, anybody experience a flat while running these. http://www.tyron-usa.com/

The former owner of my new Coach had these installed on the front wheels. I would think they would do the job, but not sure. One thing I did discover, not every tire shop can change your tires. Makes me wonder what would happen on the side of the road if you needed a tire.

[Neumann]

I have a special tool that came with the Tyron to remove them. It works well as I have used it both on & off. The Tyron device must be removed before the tire can be taken off.
Hal

[timmac]

Tyron looks like a great safety product, since I carry a mounted spare I might have these installed on my 2 front tires, a bus just yesterday had a blow out and crossed the lane and hit a semi, 8 people now dead just from a blowout.

[supercub]

I just bought a Southwind that had them on the front. Motorhome needed new tires. In shopping for tires, I'd mention the Tyron straps and most tires stores indicated they could work with them, but were't thrilled about changing them. My concern was having a flat on the road. I decided to leave them off when I bought new tires. The tire store took them off in about 2 minutes, didn't seem like a big deal. By the way, I have them for sale, they're off 22.5 steel tires on a workhorse chassis. To aid in steering and in the event of a blowout, I installed a Safe T Plus steering stabilizer.
Brian

[strudeau]

Alan_Hepburn wrote:
Our Bounder had them when we bought it new - they were pretty benign until we replaced the tires this year. I was given a tool that was supposed to help the tire changers get the bands off the wheel, but apparently sometime between 2007 and now Tyron started supplying a second tool to compress the tire to allow the bands to be removed - I did not know anything about this second tool. My tire guy spent almost an hour getting the first band off - the second one went a bit easier but I told him he could throw them away, or mount them on his wall, or whatever he wanted to do with them - they won't go back on my RV.

Do they work? According to testimonials they do. But I'll take my chances without them, knowing that any tire guy that CoachNet sends my way will be able to dismount a bad tire without any fuss at all.

That is my big concern. Just had six of eight tires replaced and wanted to put two new ones on he front. Tire shop wouldn't touch them.

[Alan_Hepburn]

Our Bounder had them when we bought it new - they were pretty benign until we replaced the tires this year. I was given a tool that was supposed to help the tire changers get the bands off the wheel, but apparently sometime between 2007 and now Tyron started supplying a second tool to compress the tire to allow the bands to be removed - I did not know anything about this second tool. My tire guy spent almost an hour getting the first band off - the second one went a bit easier but I told him he could throw them away, or mount them on his wall, or whatever he wanted to do with them - they won't go back on my RV.

Do they work? According to testimonials they do. But I'll take my chances without them, knowing that any tire guy that CoachNet sends my way will be able to dismount a bad tire without any fuss at all.

[wny_pat1]

strudeau wrote:
One thing I did discover, not every tire shop can change your tires. Makes me wonder what would happen on the side of the road if you needed a tire.

That would be a major problem. Would think that would be something you best tell you ERS if you have a flat.

And I have read on some forums that their customer service is very lacking.