steer tire blow out

[chet geist]

Rose Mary

I run load range H on my steer tires. I think the G tires are too marginal
for the weight on the front of an FC. I had a similar blow out on H range
Michelin 6 years old on passenger side. South Texas 95 degrees highway 90
in the middle of nowhere One bar on the cell phone got me to Good Sam and a
tire (load range G) was delivered and installation started in 45 minutes.
Changed to a Load range H when we were back home.

Chet Geist
1981 FC33, Austin, Texas
-----Original Message-----
From: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Rose Mary
Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2006 5:53 PM
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: steer tire blow out


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Rob Robinson"
wrote:
>
> Rose well done on handling that blow out. Any info on what might
have caused
> the blowout? What make was the tire?

It was a Cooper Load range G ,
I think there was some belt separation happening as I left Reno , as
it wasn't handling 'right', thought much of it was the truck rutted
road now I think it was the tire. (I fueled up at Sierra Cids in Reno
($3.04) amazing, everywhere else was 3.21 +.)
The tires/pressure were checked before leaving my brother's place
that morning.

My thought is the tire may have suffered an injury when the coach was
driven to Oregon, by my oldest brother after my little brothers
death. He said it drove like a #####! + the passenger steer blew out
on him.....he replaced that one with a toyo like the rear tires.
Later found the front air bags hadn't been working correctly....so
think that is why the tire blew on him....duh...

I had the air bags front valve replaced before we took it anywhere
and feel very comfortable driving it. He said he didn't care to, so
think he must have made that long trip with no front air (can you
imagine how awful of a ride that would have been?!)

All the other tires are Toyo's and this service company only had
Goodyear. The tread matches ok but would feel better if the steers
were the same brand or does it matter?
phew!
Rose Mary
82 FC
Oregon

>
> On 04/07/06, Rose Mary wrote:
> >
> > Hi fellow birders,
> > Just returned home from a trip to Reno and back. The "White Bird"
> > turned in another flawless trip...
> > Altho had a bit of an adventure when the driver side steer tire
> > exploded....(sounded like a cannon!)
> > We were very lucky, no one was in the opposite lane or directly
> > behind when this happened. It pulled me into the opposite lane,
> > fortunately was able to keep it on the road and get back over to
the
> > correct lane and off to the side of the road.
> > The tire was less than 2 years old and not sure why it blew.
> > Of course we were in the middle of nowhere, high desert out of
> > Susanville California.....no cell phone coverage. Even 911
wouldn't
> > get out.
> > No one hurt, the coach not a bit damaged (just knocked loose a
very
> > small amount of the insulation in the wheel well!) Didn't damage
the
> > rim...or tear up anything.
> > My 85 year old mother and 10 year old grandson and I spent the
day in
> > perfect comfort of the coach, genny supplying the air conditioners
> > power, playing scrabble and yahtzee.
> > A California fire chief stopped and drove me about 15 miles til a
> > cell phone would work, called progressive and they took care of
> > getting a tire to us. Of course this was on a Sunday....about dark
> > help finally arrived and we were able to get back underway.
> > Wish I had signed up with FMCA before the trip. They would have
paid
> > for the tire!
> > Anyway, thanks to all I have learned on these sites, I knew not to
> > jam on the brakes, slowly brought the speed down and got into the
> > correct lane, then off the road. (2 lane highway).
> > The only reason we came away with no injuries, deaths or damage
was
> > LUCK that there was no oncoming traffic....
> > The tire fellow and fire man were amazed I kept it on the road....
> > didn't have time to think about it until I had it stopped and my
> > heart did flip flops then, thinking about what might have
happened...
> > Rose Mary
> > 82 FC 35
> > Oregon
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Rob, Sue & Merlin Robinson
> 94 WLWB
>
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