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Old 07-04-2019, 03:07 PM   #41
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Haha, no lion heads: Ridgway.
Guess what!


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Old 07-05-2019, 06:50 AM   #42
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I don't get it
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Old 07-05-2019, 10:36 AM   #43
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All the warnings and horror stories have spoken on their tires, pressures, loads, and any issue along with their blowout testimonies.

Now It would be an interesting poll to see just how many RV'er have Never had an issue no matter what tire they ran, no matter what brands. Along with Never having an issue... what was your procedures followed while parked, storing, preflight inspections check list, average ambient air temps driven in, pressure range in relation to pressure listed on the tire for maximum load pressure and road conditions driven in.

While some tire manufacturers may have different formulas and quality control tire complaints and challenges are as hot a subject as driving a Ford, GMC, Chevy, Dodge, Ram truck.

I have never had an issue or blowout from any tires. It happens and for no obvious reason, but I feel I have a very major advantage in controlling the unexpected by inspecting, checking pressure first thing everyday, minding tire temps when I pull over (if you check at each stop you will be able to feel a dragging brake or bearing heat long before either fails) Tire inspection requires getting down on the ground and looking at the inside sidewalls, wheel and tire bead, sidewalls scuffs, wrinkles and treads for any bubbles, cuts, cracks, uneven wear that wasn't there yesterday. Even with the feared China Bombs I feel the majority of the failures could have been avoided with a better inspection often. Most people look at the tire at start and at a stop standing up and say that' about right. I don't see people getting down and looking underneath. Inspection and Maintenance are your Aces in the hole to give you a big advantage over poor quality control and Murphy who operates on every road. As I've said sometimes it just up and out of nowhere jumps up and happens even when taking all the extra steps.

I'm not telling you what you don't already know. But recurrent training is required in may trades and jobs and going over learned skills is good.

Safe Travels and may we all find the magic tires that will never fail us.
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Old 07-05-2019, 10:54 AM   #44
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I think we need a bumper sticker that says, "Caution: Castle Rock tires, pass me quickly".
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Old 07-05-2019, 11:48 AM   #45
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In my vehicle I never linger next to a towed rig of any kind... I have clean drawers on for one thing and I want that trailer to have as much free waggle space without me in the way in case of a blow out. It Atlanta we dodge mattresses, ladders and tire irons all the time.
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Old 07-05-2019, 12:33 PM   #46
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Old 07-05-2019, 01:36 PM   #47
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Lionshead makes Ridgeway.
We already knew that, he was wondering if I had Lions Head branded tires.

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Now It would be an interesting poll to see just how many RV'er have Never had an issue no matter what tire they ran, no matter what brands. Along with Never having an issue... what was your procedures followed while parked, storing, preflight inspections check list, average ambient air temps driven in, pressure range in relation to pressure listed on the tire for maximum load pressure and road conditions driven in.
I'm embarrassed to admit it, but for many years my only preflight consisted of taking a look at the tires, if they weren't bold or sidewall cracking, I was good to go occasionally I would check pressure, but that's about it. Never knew (or cared) what tires, how old, etc.
Ah, youth comes with pluses and minuses, I guess. Knock on wood, never had a flat tire in my life.

I guess it's really down to the roll of the dice.
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My bf and I just bought a 2018 Cherokee 274vfk the Saturday before last at a local consignment dealer. Per the "seller's disclosure" the only trip was home from the dealership. I feel like we researched eeeeverything else we might need, but didn't research how to manage tires well enough before our first trip on the 4th of July weekend . The Castlerock load range E tires looked fine to us and the dealership didn't give us any indication that we may want to replace them.

We had one blow out on the way to Dallas from Houston and two on the way home We were going about 65 when the first blow out happened and maybe 55 or 50 on the other two. We are taking it in for a repair quote this weekend... $$$ . This is all pretty disappointing as first time RV owners

We now have 4 new Goodyear Endurance E tires, but I want to make sure this doesn't happen again! Thanks for all the tips - I will be looking for tire monitoring equipment before our next trip in early August. Wish I would have come the forums first!
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Old 07-09-2019, 04:26 PM   #49
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Okay I just finished a 2000 mile trip with my new Flagstaff 21FBRS. I have Castlerock tires and the entire trip I watched those tires. I have a Tireminder system which I got after hearing all the horror stories. I drove at 65 MPH on Cruise control and checked the tires every day before traveling. One thing I started wondering about was the road conditions. Every where you drive your going to find road conditions that makes you shutter as you drive over the pot holes and construction areas. We made it home and are looking forward to the next trip out, wondering if we'll remain lucky with our tires.
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My bf and I just bought a 2018 Cherokee 274vfk the Saturday before last at a local consignment dealer. Per the "seller's disclosure" the only trip was home from the dealership. I feel like we researched eeeeverything else we might need, but didn't research how to manage tires well enough before our first trip on the 4th of July weekend . The Castlerock load range E tires looked fine to us and the dealership didn't give us any indication that we may want to replace them.

We had one blow out on the way to Dallas from Houston and two on the way home We were going about 65 when the first blow out happened and maybe 55 or 50 on the other two. We are taking it in for a repair quote this weekend... $$$ . This is all pretty disappointing as first time RV owners

We now have 4 new Goodyear Endurance E tires, but I want to make sure this doesn't happen again! Thanks for all the tips - I will be looking for tire monitoring equipment before our next trip in early August. Wish I would have come the forums first!
Tire history would be at the top of my list of possibilities for the cause of your tire failures.
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