Blow outs

OL Creeker · 07-20-2013, 12:28 AM

Many of us have experienced the dreaded blowout. Now there's a product on the market called TYRON, flat tire protection. This may not be cheap, but it will prevent further damage and may possibly allow you to avoid causing an accident. We opted for this with our new rig.

Joe_GA · 07-20-2013, 05:26 AM

Was that an option from Forest River?

OldCoot · 07-20-2013, 05:48 AM

TYRON will keep the trailer up, but what happens if the tread separates?

OldCoot · 07-20-2013, 06:32 AM

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Originally Posted by arjerram

Many of us have experienced the dreaded blowout. Now there's a product on the market called TYRON, flat tire protection. This may not be cheap, but it will prevent further damage and may possibly allow you to avoid causing an accident. We opted for this with our new rig.

What was the approximate cost?

**KyDan** · 07-20-2013, 06:55 AM

There's no known damage prevention from a tire that is coming apart.
It's spinning at a high rate of speed- the wheels well of most RVs are made
of beer can metal and pop rivets. If the tread is flopping around on a
blown tire the wheel well is gonna take a pounding Tyron or not.
My 2¢

OldCoot · 07-20-2013, 06:58 AM

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Originally Posted by KyDan

...the wheels well of most RVs are made
of beer can metal and pop rivets...

Beer cans? You must have the upgraded model.

OL Creeker · 07-20-2013, 07:42 AM

Ahh, to those who say there's "no known damage prevention......" That means to some there's no known way! Please look Tyron up on Google. This is NOT a FR option.

OldCoot · 07-20-2013, 07:44 AM

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Originally Posted by arjerram

Ahh, to those who say there's "no known damage prevention......" That means to some there's no known way! Please look Tyron up on Google. This is NOT a FR option.

They don't keep the tread on the tire from separating which is what causes the damage.

bakken · 07-20-2013, 08:35 AM

I am assuming you have the band that goes around the "well" in the rim?
If you also have a TPMS it might do some good, but otherwise I don't see it.
Even with this in place, if a tire goes down, the sidewalls will shred and the tire tread will beat your camper to death.
Or if the tread separates without going flat, the same will happen. Of course, in that case, a TPMS won't help either. But I would guess that is a rare occurrence.
A true "run-flat" tire for campers would be an awesome option. Coupled with a TPMS, that would all but eliminate the destructive tire explosions.

GlenZ · 07-20-2013, 08:57 AM

At least with a TPMS you will know there is an immediate problem.

bakken · 07-20-2013, 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by GlenZ

At least with a TPMS you will know there is an immediate problem.

Yes, in the case where a tire is going down but the tread hasn't separated yet, it can save your camper. And I would think those are the majority of failures.
The case where the tread comes off a tire without going flat is probably much more rare, and could be prevented with a tire check at every stop, as the tread would probably show some indication of letting go long before it actually fails.

I have a TPMS for just that reason.
I would hope that the "if it ain't broke don't fix it" crowd would see the logic of that.

dalford · 07-20-2013, 09:36 AM

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Originally Posted by bakken

Yes, in the case where a tire is going down but the tread hasn't separated yet, it can save your camper. And I would think those are the majority of failures.
The case where the tread comes off a tire without going flat is probably much more rare, and could be prevented with a tire check at every stop, as the tread would probably show some indication of letting go long before it actually fails.

I have a TPMS for just that reason.
I would hope that the "if it ain't broke don't fix it" crowd would see the logic of that.

x2

OldCoot · 07-20-2013, 09:39 AM

In our case, we had checked tires less than 30 miles back when we stopped for gas. Sometimes, they just let go with no indication of a problem.

OL Creeker · 07-20-2013, 11:47 AM

I strongly urge anyone who is concerned about blowouts to look at that Tyron system. It is designed NOT to allow shredding tire bits from damaging the coach.

bakken · 07-20-2013, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by arjerram

I strongly urge anyone who is concerned about blowouts to look at that Tyron system. It is designed NOT to allow shredding tire bits from damaging the coach.

Maybe we are looking the wrong product.
I looked at their site, and didn't see anything that would do what you describe.
What exactly did you buy?

OldCoot · 07-20-2013, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by arjerram

I strongly urge anyone who is concerned about blowouts to look at that Tyron system. It is designed NOT to allow shredding tire bits from damaging the coach.

Looked at the system and don't see how it can stop shredding or the damage, just keeps the wheel from contacting the road. To prevent shredding damage, it would have to surround the tire.

B47 · 07-20-2013, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by OldCoot

Looked at the system and don't see how it can stop shredding or the damage, just keeps the wheel from contacting the road. To prevent shredding damage, it would have to surround the tire.

Thats what I'm getting from their video also. I clicked on their Dealer Location and it requires a password.

Besides, I ain't buying nothing from a company that can't spell Tire correctly.

Crankshaft · 07-20-2013, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by OldCoot

Looked at the system and don't see how it can stop shredding or the damage, just keeps the wheel from contacting the road. To prevent shredding damage, it would have to surround the tire.

I am so tired of being "sucked in" to sales pitches and at my age you would think I would know better. I bought into the Tyron theory when I purchased the Windjammer. Barely 3000 miles on cheap Chinese LR C tires, the left rear tire blew apart at 65 mph on a two lane highway. The only parts of the tire left on the rim were the sidewalls...but the good news is that the rims never touched the pavement. The other bad news is the only tire store in Carlsbad, NM had no idea how to deal with the Tyron bands when mounting a new tire. Moral of hte story..."Buyer Beware". BTW the blown tire ripped off the plastic fender skirt and some aluminum sheeting under and behind the wheel. One other thing is that the cheap crap TPMS purchased at CW did not signal a problem even when there wasn't any tire left on the wheel. AGAIN..."Buyer Beware"!

OldCoot · 07-20-2013, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by B47

Thats what I'm getting from their video also. I clicked on their Dealer Location and it requires a password.

Besides, I ain't buying nothing from a company that can't spell Tire correctly.

"At the end of the UA, the wheel assemblies were removed from the vehicle and the tires and Runflats were removed / disassembled. The UA was ended because the Runflats exceeded performance claims and concerns that the tires, which began to disintegrate, would damage the vehicle."
So it seems by their own admission, if you run them over 30 miles (kinda silly) the tires will disintegrate.

OldCoot · 07-20-2013, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by WindJammer2012

...I bought into the Tyron theory when I purchased the Windjammer...

What was the cost of the Tyrons? Ask OP and never got a reply.

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