milo
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It's not a big deal if you know how to handle it, it may scare the bageezes out of ya though. Back in the early 90's the schools I drove activities for had a vintage 60's GMC Motor Coach 4 speed. I was taking the baseball team and had just put that puppy into 4th and proceed to start cruise @ about 65 & the right front tire let go. Not a wiggle in the steering. Couldn't tell it blew except for the explosion & sound of the shredded tire hitting the inside of the wheel well. I just took my foot off the foot feed & let it coast to a stop. No problem. Had to wait bout an hour or so for a service truck to come & change it.
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AO_hitech
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Btw, I realize that a blow out in a car is not like a much larger vehicle. The 10k MH is the biggest one I have had a blow out on. It just doesn't happen that often.
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timc1207
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AO_hitech wrote:timc1207 wrote:it was all I could do to keep from hitting the retaining wall. The truck veered very hard to the left...
Did you lift off the gas or apply the brakes? Or did you maintain throttle position or increase the throttle? I am trying to compile a set of results and real life examples are far better that what anyone thinks might happen. 
Thanks for replying.
Did not apply brakes,I did not want to speed up when I was already doing 75. With the tread wrapped around the axle and steering arm it took all my strength to control it.
I don't think it would have been too bad if it was just a sidewall blowout.
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wny_pat
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I can tell you what happened to me in a tractor trailer, grossing right at 80,000 lbs. Did not have power steering. It was in Georgia on I-95 just south of the scales. Was traveling at 65 to 70 mpg when the drivers side steer tire blew out. The reaction of the steer suspension almost pulled the steering wheel out of my hands. I was standing up pulling on the wheel with all my strength, while pulling down on the trailer brake spike, which would take weight off the steer axle. The tractor went from the right lane, almost instantly into the left lane while I was trying to hold it straight. I knew if my bare wheel hit the soft shoulder, I would be going into the medium. Was able to keep on the pavement and steer the rig to the right shoulder of the highway. Ruined the aluminum wheel and some of the lugs. If I would have had power steering, I may have had more control, provided the blow out had not taken out the power steering hoses. The other rig we had had safe steer and had survived steer axle blow outs with no problems. This was back in the early 1980s when many over the road rigs did not have power steering. I can tell you that you don't want to hit the brakes when you have a steer axle blow out. It is kind of like dancing with a pretty girl, you lead and its slow and easy! What ever you do, don't balk!
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My Roadtrek
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wa8yxm wrote:There is a thread in one of the forums, a STICKY "Watching these videos may save your life"
I have experience not far removed from yours save for I have never blown a tire on the RV at speeds over 5MPH, have blown a car tire at 82 however.
After all that I learned from watching those videos. I recommend them highly.
The following is what NOT to do, REPEAT DO NOT DO THIS.. EVER
How to roll over and die... For real.
Buy Ford SUV
(SInce folks were buying these as to replace the car, Ford decided to run the tires soft to give them a softer (more car like, less truck like) ride)
Don't check the tire pressure (After all, New tires don't leak..... MUCH).
Drive 80 in the 65, Trucks (You are driving a truck remember) 55 Speed zone.
Hit the old {Voice_Of_Doom} POT HOLE {/Voice_of_doom} (like my fake HTML?)
Rim goes straight through sidewall. making tire go BANG
Stand on the brake pedal with both feet
Roll over and die.
And that, Folks, IS MY theory about the ford Explorer tire problem.
I posted that several years ago in the Beginning RV forum. Everyone should watch it.
Watching this video could save your life.
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AO_hitech
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The common theme to those that managed to not wreck, some with very difficult curcumstances (no power steering, egads), is that the did not touch the breaks. Those with trailer breaks used those with good results.
In my last case it was the fact that the MH pulled much harder when I let off the gas as I was going for the breaks that made me realize I was doing the wrong thing. As soon as I got back on the gas it pulled much less.
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Jersey Shore
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Had this front blowout on the TV while towing the TH @65mph in May.
Scared the heck out of me, but layed off the brakes, stayed straight and coasted to the shoulder.
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AO_hitech
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Tire blow outs really get your attention don't they.
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pkunk
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WyoTraveler wrote:
That is exactly right. I had brand new tires, wrong valve stems installed by tire dealer, blow out on the left rear of the PU towing a 5Ver at about 40 MPH. Tire burst into flames. 5Ver was pushing PU sideways attempting to jack knife. I was all over 2 lanes bringing the vehicle to a stop. Did not use brakes because that would have been worse. Tire not only burned off the rim left a huge hole in the asphalt before we could get the fire out. If it had been a gas PU instead of diesel it could have been worse since the fire was near the fuel tank.
You aren't one of those oil field workers who fill their tires with propane, are you.
Did your TPMS say the tire temps were over 500° before it blew?
I'd like to hear the true story about this one.
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bob_b
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wintersun wrote:I would never pull over on a highway and change the tire but drive until I cand get completely off the highway.
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Drivers tend to steer where they are looking. If a driver is looking at YOU, then guess where their car is going to go
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