motor home safety

[jmcarter]

Biggest hazard to tires is heat, and sun if it's parked outside. We're picking up our new MH on Thursday and while the coach is new off the line it will be interesting to see what the date code on the tires reveals. My understanding that Michelins are good for longer than five years provided they're cared for of course. Got TPMS on all my stuff except for the trailer and going to investigate the best way to add it to the trailer, expect I may need some kind of 'booster' at the back of the MH to get the signal forward.

Sure was nice seeing Jeff respond to the thread, obvious his wit survived quite well. When the thread started I was concerned that somebody implied Jeff had somehow done something wrong or neglectful to cause his accident and it was good to see him put it in perspective.

[Dick Butler]

Interested in the blow out that totally disintegrated the tire. Could it be it was chewed up running on it after it blew? The Tyron keeps the rubber under the rim edge(in theory) while you slow down so the rim does not cut it up going across it. and your rim doesn't get chewed on the pavement. I believe slowing down without braking may be the pearl of the whole discussion. Videos show blow out not even resulting in turning of the vehicle after blow out with tyron but how quickly they applied brakes is not obvious.
I lost a rod at 3/4 track at Indy time trial. Took out left front Moroso tire. Slowed without braking hard and it went straight. Tried to brake it wanted to go to guard rail. Crossed the finish line 114 on blown tire. Tire was not off the rim. Lucky.....
I will post later about dealer for the Tyron close by....

[Mike Pearson]

Originally Posted by Dick Butler

Interested in the blow out that totally disintegrated the tire. Could it be it was chewed up running on it after it blew? The Tyron keeps the rubber under the rim edge(in theory) while you slow down so the rim does not cut it up going across it. and your rim doesn't get chewed on the pavement. I believe slowing down without braking may be the pearl of the whole discussion. Videos show blow out not even resulting in turning of the vehicle after blow out with tyron but how quickly they applied brakes is not obvious.
I lost a rod at 3/4 track at Indy time trial. Took out left front Moroso tire. Slowed without braking hard and it went straight. Tried to brake it wanted to go to guard rail. Crossed the finish line 114 on blown tire. Tire was not off the rim. Lucky.....
I will post later about dealer for the Tyron close by....

There was nothing much left of the tire once I got it stopped. The entire tread was off and hot much left of the sidewalks. I got it stopped quickly and the wheel was not damaged. I was driving through a construction zone so I could have run over something that damaged the tire. It gave no advance notice that anything was going wrong just a loud boom and the front end dropped.

[craiger]

no,no,no,no implication of any fault. Just trying to make the point that a
$20,000 work beater has multiple air bags and designed crumple zones,
but toter homes and rvs costing many times more don't. I work for a domestic car manufacturer and our car was delayed coming to market by over a year because the crush zones and panels had to be reconfigured.
Should we not expect the same attention to safety in our tow rigs.

P.S. I use Michelins on our mh and change out the 2 oldest tires every year costs me a couple of bucks but is cheap compared to the cost of a blowout.

[Dick Butler]

Answer: my MH is a 2008 Showhauler on 2008 Freightliner chassis. I have only replaced Left front as there as a crack developing last year. Now replacing Rt front for early weather checking.
It is always garage kept. Only 37,000 miles. All rear tires look fresh. Pressure stable.

Showhauler Motor Homes in Middlebury Indiana is now a dealer for TYRON. Call and ask for Lonnie. He just informed me they are the dealer.. I-574-825-6764. Tell him I mentioned them. They are an outstanding business and build an excellent motorhome.
Thanks
Dick Butler

[Darrel Goheen]

Originally Posted by jmcarter

Got TPMS on all my stuff except for the trailer and going to investigate the best way to add it to the trailer, expect I may need some kind of 'booster' at the back of the MH to get the signal forward.

What brand of system do you have? The Doran system that we sell doesn't require a booster but longer rigs need an external antenna under the motorhome towards the back. We sell the additional sensors for $45 each.