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05-24-2014, 06:33 AM
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Vintage RV Owners Club Fleetwood Owners Club
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Too Bad so sad, were the tires Goodyears? That must of been one heck of a ride. Prayers sent.
Tim
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05-24-2014, 03:56 PM
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Tiffin Owners Club
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Collinsville, Illinois
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Thanks for the edit, much appreciated.
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2008 40’ Tiffin Phaeton
Pushed by a 2010 Chevy Equinox W/M&G Brake Sys
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05-24-2014, 07:11 PM
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Excel Owners Club Retired Fire Service RVer's
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Location: Farmington NM
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FYI...if you ever experience a rapid tire failure DO NOT APPLY THE BRAKES UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. Apply slow stead throttle until you have the vehicle traveling straight and controlled then slow decelerate to a stop. Accelerate again if you feel the vehicle pulling and losing control. This is not a east maneuver because your brain says BRAKE. Braking is what causes the vehicle to pull severely to the blow out side then we loose control or over correct..
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05-26-2014, 06:54 PM
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Location: West Columbia SC
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Here are some more pictures from my Brother in laws wreck
Tire blew out last Friday
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05-26-2014, 06:58 PM
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Newmar Owners Club
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What the heck did he hit? Did it roll? Is it totaled?
Sure does not look good!
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FLHR Road King Anniversary
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05-26-2014, 07:08 PM
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Location: West Columbia SC
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Tire blew he ran off the interstate and hit a tree it did not flip
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05-26-2014, 07:10 PM
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Tiffin Owners Club
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Location: Ambler, PA
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How are they doing?
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05-26-2014, 07:21 PM
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Location: West Columbia SC
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Mike has both arms in cast Kathy broke her back in 3 places they spent the night at the Hospital and are home now resting Thanks for asking
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05-26-2014, 07:23 PM
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Location: The Land Of Oz RVM17
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So sad. Hope they have a complete recovery.
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05-26-2014, 07:24 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by chief02
FYI...if you ever experience a rapid tire failure DO NOT APPLY THE BRAKES UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. Apply slow stead throttle until you have the vehicle traveling straight and controlled then slow decelerate to a stop. Accelerate again if you feel the vehicle pulling and losing control. This is not a east maneuver because your brain says BRAKE. Braking is what causes the vehicle to pull severely to the blow out side then we loose control or over correct..
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Thanks for posting this as I would have hit the brakes Now I know what to do if it happened to me Hope everybody reads this
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05-26-2014, 07:31 PM
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Tiffin Owners Club
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Location: Ambler, PA
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What chief02 posted is the absolute truth. The skills required to control a vehicle that is losing it are not automatic, they are learned because (until you develop them) they are counter-intuitive. It is something that all drivers of any kind of vehicle should know, but most do not. Speaking from over 40 years of competitive driving, racing and racer training.
I'm glad that Mike and Kathy are not in serious condition because based on the damage it could have been much worse.
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05-26-2014, 07:31 PM
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Newmar Owners Club
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I am hoping for a speed-ie recovery for the both of them, material things can be replaced!
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05-26-2014, 08:22 PM
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Monaco Owners Club
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There are outstanding instructional videos on YouTube on how to deal with a tire blowout on a MH. I review them every few months, and recommend that we all do that. It is completely counter-intuitive - our brains scream BRAKE!, but slowly accelerating to keep the vehicle straight to counteract the oppositional force of the blowout is what keeps us on the road until we can safely slow to a stop.
I'm very sorry for your relatives, and hope they recover quickly. I also hope this isn't the end of their camping adventures.
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05-26-2014, 08:40 PM
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