Survived my first blow out

[Gregory OConnor]

A learned reaction implemented is skill.

if the road service didnt trash the rim. I would soon move it to the
tag. at the very least, raise the bus off the wheel and spinn the
tire assembly to see if the wheel is 'out of round. In a pinch and
no 12r in sight you could drop a used 11r on the tag and mount that
12r on the steer??? I dont think 5 years is too old for the tire but
think there is no good reason to steer with tires older than 3.

Today, the ThunderingHerd will leave you shaking once again.

GregoryO'Connor
94ptRomolandCa


--- 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
>