Survived my first blow out

[mbulriss]

Good job Scott and thanks for the reminder on what to do. The good
news is there isn't too much on the right front to tear up with the
flapping steel belts. The front of the wheel well protects the step
and HWH jack motor area pretty well. I would have expected that the
front compartment wall on the bottom edge might have gotten some dents
however since tire rotation would be in that direction if you were
slinging the flapping steel belts. I know my 83 got a lump in that
compartment due to a tire blow out.

Glad you are safe.

Mike Bulriss
1991 WB40 "Texas Minivan"
San Antonio, TX - dry as can be!!

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Scott Forman"
<scottforman75@...> wrote:
>
> While traveling north on I-65 Friday near Bowling Green, KY, I had an
> explosive tire failure on my right front tire at about 70mph. Quite
> the harrowing experience, I assure you. A bang unlike any I have ever
> heard. Once I got the coach secured and stood up, I was shaking.
>
> I followed the instructions I learned here about accelerating to
> stabilize the coach, and was able to coast down to the shoulder. If
> you have never read anything about how to do this, please do, it may
> save your life.
>
> I have to say that I am impressed with the way the coach handled it.
> She really didn't even get very twitchey until very low speed as I
> pulled over. There was no damage to any other components in the
> wheel area.
>
> 3.5 hours later, I was back underway on a new tire. FMCA Coach Net
> is a God send.
>
> The tire was a Michelin XZE 12R 22.5 dated 2003. It had zero visible
> signs of weathering or wear and I verified inflation before leaving
> that morning. The tire was so completely destroyed that it was no
> use trying to inspect it to determine what may have caused the
> failure. I may have picked up something that bled out air or it may
> have just failed from age...I guess 5 years is getting up to the
> limit. A Firestone is on there now, it seemed to be the only 12R
> 22.5 tire in the state of KY.
>
> This is an example of the value of this forum, if I had never found
> this place I probably wouldn't have known what to do when the tire
> failed and may have ended up in the ditch.
>
> Scott Forman
> 86 PT38
> Memphis...Huntington, WV today to see my Tigers play Marshall
>