MYRV2
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- Sep 15, 2015
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It seems to come like a thief in the night..most the time no warnings... I recently put new tires on my coach... I check for pressure... I look for nails
but....you still could get a blow out...and IMO... the bigger the coach... the more drastic the results...
I'm gonna go on to admit....I'm guilty...I preach to my 3 sons... make room for mechanical failure... need to listen to my own advise... so here I am... at 65 yrs old... although I think I can still handle my self pretty good, fact is ... not near as strong, reaction time is way off..and I find my self being a lot more cautious...yeah... I have run down the road at 75mph... towing a trailer..so guilty here... in fact, I've done it at over 80 mph... blew a tire... drive side...unbelievable explosion..
but what I found to be the worst of the matter was the after math...the explosion went away quick......but the trying to keep and regain control of the rig was the worst part..mine happened on an up hill so mother nature was there to help.. I was in a 32' south wind with the p30 chassis..I think the independent chassis made it a better situation....
the law full way for suspension to be set up is the rim must be lower than the lowest part of the chassis..so you could actually drive on the rim...
but.... now lets add to the already horrible situation...30 to 40k rig... 11r and bigger tires..with an 11r tire the drop to the rim is 9''... the coach only has about 3-4'' suspension travel.. so you blow a tire..drop 9'' in the front corner...HO lee (what ever you wanna put here)... you are in for a ride of you life
but....you still could get a blow out...and IMO... the bigger the coach... the more drastic the results...
I'm gonna go on to admit....I'm guilty...I preach to my 3 sons... make room for mechanical failure... need to listen to my own advise... so here I am... at 65 yrs old... although I think I can still handle my self pretty good, fact is ... not near as strong, reaction time is way off..and I find my self being a lot more cautious...yeah... I have run down the road at 75mph... towing a trailer..so guilty here... in fact, I've done it at over 80 mph... blew a tire... drive side...unbelievable explosion..
but what I found to be the worst of the matter was the after math...the explosion went away quick......but the trying to keep and regain control of the rig was the worst part..mine happened on an up hill so mother nature was there to help.. I was in a 32' south wind with the p30 chassis..I think the independent chassis made it a better situation....
the law full way for suspension to be set up is the rim must be lower than the lowest part of the chassis..so you could actually drive on the rim...
but.... now lets add to the already horrible situation...30 to 40k rig... 11r and bigger tires..with an 11r tire the drop to the rim is 9''... the coach only has about 3-4'' suspension travel.. so you blow a tire..drop 9'' in the front corner...HO lee (what ever you wanna put here)... you are in for a ride of you life