motor home safety

[Darrel Goheen]

Originally Posted by Dick Butler

If you have a leak, I understand the system advantage. What does it tell about impending Blow Out?

I don't know of anything that will tell you that. The system I sell tells you if you have a fast leak, lost sensor, low pressure and high pressure. They say incorrect pressures many times causes blowouts but not always. I've heard that a tire going bad (getting ready to blow) can cause heat build up which equals high pressure. Several years ago after having a tire go flat at night on a triple axle trailer that eventually came apart and done about $1500 damage to my trailer. I did not go on another trip again until I had a tire pressure monitoring system. I've been using one for about 10 years now and have not had another blow out. It takes me about 12 seconds to check the tire pressure on 12 tires.

[Dick Butler]

Good for on the road monitoring of pressure. My friends drove home to Indiana in the dark from Topeka. Never knew it till they got home but only had 3 wheels on their trailer.....

In regard to all the safety issues which would ADD major bucks if required on all.... What if things just are becoming "available" to use for the 15 crashes a year. How about just having them available to people who care? I wonder how many semi crashes or tours of the Median on the interstate are blow outs of the front tires too.

[Rick Blake]

Check out "Steer Safe" Worked great for my Frieghtliner....I wasn't aware they were available for motorhomes.

http://www.steersafe.com/shop/steer-safe-unit

[JWhalen58]

My system monitors pressure and heat. I will never leave home without it. Our tires are 5 years old, ordered new set of 6 today. Had my butt on side of the road in South Mississippi for 14hrs one Saturday night. Going to take as many precautions as I can.

[sc4400]

One thing to look at is weight on the tires. I went across the scales with my toter and the front weight was 12000 lbs. That's a bunch. Weight X speed = heat= sudden failure. I always keep my tires at the max allowable listed on the sidewall. You would be amazed how many DON'T do this cause they want a better "ride". Just doesn't seem the best plan to me?

Get well soon Jeff...I'll bet he shows up in Belle Rose! :-)

RIP

[Darrel Goheen]

Originally Posted by sc4400

One thing to look at is weight on the tires. I went across the scales with my toter and the front weight was 12000 lbs. That's a bunch. Weight X speed = heat= sudden failure. I always keep my tires at the max allowable listed on the sidewall.

I use to do the same but tire manufactures recommend inflating based on weight on tires so I weighed my axles and inflate according to tire manufacture recommendation. I just read a few minutes ago to inflate based on tire pressure increase from cold to max pressure after driving. Never heard of that before but will be checking more into that idea. Makes sense.....larger increase in pressure from cold to warm indicates tire working more due to not enough pressure. My motorhome tires increase about 5-8 lbs. from cold to warm. Trailer tires increase about 8-10 but I have them at max pressure because of trailer weight.

[cicero819]

I own a Bluebird Wanderlodge, many years ago I attended a seminar put out by Goodyear tire company for Bluebird owners. They showed us that the main reason for tire failure in motorhome was excessive speed. One of the reason we were told to stay at 55mph limit, now motorhome can easily reach 70mph for long periods of time. The other important thing they told us is once you feel the blowout apply full throttle(foot to the floor) and drive out of the problem. Consider all those episodes of Cops and watch all the bozos who continue to drive on flats after having their tires shot out from them, they can still steer the vehicle. Check the youtube video. Thank God Jeff made it through and I hope that he gets away from those crooks in Florida.Claude