05-30-2017, 11:36 AM
I was driving through Monroe Louisiana and a semi was passing me on the left and I heard a loud bang. so did the semi driver. he quickly slowed down and pulled behind me. but he didn't stop. so I thought I must be me so I pulled over at a small truck stop in a mile or two. checked all the tires and saw nothing wrong.
so...drove 365 miles to bella terra in foley Alabama. the last while I noticed a bumpiness, but I attributed it to the bump back road we were on.
got set up at the rv park and Richard asked me if I knew that my drivers side tag tire had something horribly wrong with it.
looked at it and there were large bumps in waves all the way around the tire. like 1/2 to 1" high.
the belt had separated and we were blessed and looked after or we would have had a blow out and destroyed everything.
used Michelin advantage and coachnet and got a new tire right there in the park.
tire did not lose air so there would have been no indication until it blew...
tom
so...drove 365 miles to bella terra in foley Alabama. the last while I noticed a bumpiness, but I attributed it to the bump back road we were on.
got set up at the rv park and Richard asked me if I knew that my drivers side tag tire had something horribly wrong with it.
looked at it and there were large bumps in waves all the way around the tire. like 1/2 to 1" high.
the belt had separated and we were blessed and looked after or we would have had a blow out and destroyed everything.
used Michelin advantage and coachnet and got a new tire right there in the park.
tire did not lose air so there would have been no indication until it blew...
tom
2002 45'8" Newell Coach 608 Series 60 DDEC4/Allison World 6 Speed HD4000MH