RV crash

[emiller]

A motorhome crashed today after the front tire blew out causing the driver to hit the median and then a lightpole where the driver was ejected. This accident is being called weather related 106 for a high today. Just be cautious when RVing either towable or driveable RV's. Although it is reported he wasn't speeding he was traveling at speed 65-70 MPH at the time. What is the hurry slow down.
http://www.abc15.com/dpp/news/region_ph ... n-loop-202

[Wolffarmer]

I wounder how old the tires are. Seems to me RVs are bad for having old tires on them. And owners that are going to get every bit of use out of them. Such as my Dad's RV that shredded a tire.

Randy

[Mukilteo]

When I bought my 1993 van back in November, it still had the original tires on it. They only had 59,000 miles on them.
They were so cracked it was amazing they held air.
I went straight to the tire store and replaced all the tires including the spare.

[Gage]

Hey Eddie, did you hear about Bob Turner? Going to Pismo Thursday he passed out in Ventura (he had taken his meds but didn't have anything to eat) and totaled out the truck and did enough damage to the trailer that he'll be coming back after it with a flatbed trailer. He ended up with a couple of black eyes and a big goose egg on his head. He was a lucky man that he is still walking around.

[Shadow Catcher]

There are a number of possible factors involved, but we need to me mindful of the Good Sam club tire survey with over 15,000 respondents, that revealed better than 30% have had tire problems.
Failure rates on tires from China are appalling and try and find trailer tires not made in China.
One of the worst tings you can do to tires is not use them and most RV's spend a lot of time not being used.
Tires age out and it really does not matter much how the tread looks.
RV manufacturers are some times at fault. One motor home manufacturer was successfully sued because they with knowledge under designed the chassis and had lot of failures, they knew they had a problem proven by in house emails. Many RV's are borderline or over the borderline in weight particularly when loaded. This is exacerbated by poor construction and outdated building technology, built the same way they were forty+ years ago.
The recommendation at least from Good Year, is that you increase tire pressure ten pounds when driving in high heat conditions.
In looking at pictures of the motor home accident the driver was evidently wearing his seat belt but was ejected speaks to the seat mounting failure.

[emiller]

Hey Eddie, did you hear about Bob Turner? Going to Pismo Thursday he passed out in Ventura (he had taken his meds but didn't have anything to eat) and totaled out the truck and did enough damage to the trailer that he'll be coming back after it with a flatbed trailer. He ended up with a couple of black eyes and a big goose egg on his head. He was a lucky man that he is still walking around.

Boy I didn't hear about that. Hope he and Mary are alright.

[cuyeda]

Anyone have a picture of Bob Turner's tow vehicle and trailer before it crashed? Just wondering what was lost. I don't know Bob, but now I have an idea who he is, after seeing a guy walking around with that description (bruised and battered).

[emiller]

Cliff here is a picture of Bob holding the dog leash and I believe there Shasta pictures number 52 and 58/59
http://azroundup.net/photos/2011_bucksk ... index.html

[emiller]

Here is Bob's rig when I met him

[cuyeda]

Yes, I did see Bob walking around the campsites. Now I know why he was bruised and battered. Thank goodness he survived the accident.