tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4197373783392349499.post7363760399659068713..comments2024-03-28T02:23:16.765-07:00Comments on RV Tire Safety: Can you "contain" a tire failure ?Tireman9http://www.blogger.com/profile/09813984937064446653noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4197373783392349499.post-3043766979584343082016-08-25T07:33:11.999-07:002016-08-25T07:33:11.999-07:00Well I understand your desire to minimize damage t...Well I understand your desire to minimize damage to the RV but the forces involved when a spinning tomes apart are much higher than many people realize. While it may be possible to install some metal plate you then need to consider the structure needed to support the plate. Tire test lab has equipment designed to "contain" the pieces of a tire when it fails but I have never seen a test machine with solid walls as part of the problem is the expanding air needs to dissipate its energy and solid walls (plate) prevent force dissipation. Here is a video of a 33# passenger tire with maybe 40 psi failing. You can imagine how much more damage would be caused with a 100psi 100# RV tire.<br />https://youtu.be/lvVf8UZJCrU<br /> Our test machines are lined on all sides by open steel grating much like the grating seen on the deck of large bridges. This grate is backed up with 1/4" wall 2"x2" square tube. This structure can approach 1,000# in weight and you would need similar on both sides of your RV. <br />I think the best policy for RV owners is to try and prevent failures in the first place. Running TPMS can warn the driver of air loss which is the cause of most tire failures. Also close inspection once a year for any signs of localized irregular war or damage to the tire can indicate potential of internal structural weakness. Tireman9https://www.blogger.com/profile/09813984937064446653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4197373783392349499.post-53152859582075618752016-08-06T08:12:18.986-07:002016-08-06T08:12:18.986-07:00Had a rear tire blow on our 40ft motor home. Insid...Had a rear tire blow on our 40ft motor home. Inside tire so it didn't affect the outside body of the coach. It did however force both basement sidewalls in, bent the metal side wall framing and worst of all completely took out the "roof" of the wheel well up to the sub flooring of the coach. Gone was the outer black fabric skin, the thin aluminum underneath and at least one of the "2x4" cross studs in the floor. After straightening the metal framing I was able to reinstall the basement sidewalls into their correct positions and waterproof them with caulking and spray seal. Still, replacing the tire did not solve the problem as encountering ANY rain or moisture will result in the subfloor (which is particle board) getting wet and coming to pieces. I found a shop that was willing to try my idea of taking a piece of aluminum diamond plate 1/8" thick and cutting it to fit up into the top of the wheel well which they did using copious amounts of caulking on the back side of the diamond plate to seal it to what was left of the top of the wheel well. They did a tremendous job and the plate fit perfectly. I wish manufacturers would build a wheel well strong enough to contain a blown out tire. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com