Well we just experienced our first tire blowout while on the road! And in a construction zone no less. Our 5er is 2015 but the tires are 2014 date code. We did check when we bought the RV and they are not ?china bombs? but had fairly good reviews. We heard the pop and then the TMPS went off immediately. Fortunately we didn?t have a lot of other damage.
We have coach-net roadside so called but it was going to be an hour to hour and 1/2. We had also bought a ?trailer aid? to use for changing tires yourself so DH thought he would give it a go. Well that ended up being a waste of money for our RV! It doesn?t raise it high enough to get the other tire on. So fair warning if you are thinking of getting one or have one and have not used it yet. We ended up using the leveling jacks to raise the rear just enough to get the tire on.
Now we have to decide if we want to replace just the one tire or all 4. We know we want the Goodyear Endurance tires if doing all of them but not sure how to go if just doing one. I?ve also heard it?s cheaper to order them online then pay to have them installed. Thoughts on this?
Thanks,
Vicki
We have coach-net roadside so called but it was going to be an hour to hour and 1/2. We had also bought a ?trailer aid? to use for changing tires yourself so DH thought he would give it a go. Well that ended up being a waste of money for our RV! It doesn?t raise it high enough to get the other tire on. So fair warning if you are thinking of getting one or have one and have not used it yet. We ended up using the leveling jacks to raise the rear just enough to get the tire on.
Now we have to decide if we want to replace just the one tire or all 4. We know we want the Goodyear Endurance tires if doing all of them but not sure how to go if just doing one. I?ve also heard it?s cheaper to order them online then pay to have them installed. Thoughts on this?
Thanks,
Vicki