Blowout on the Continental Divide

[Overlanding]

Blew out a Goodyear Marathon on Interstate 40 right at the Western Continental Divide. Saw parts of the tire flying off in the mirrors. Got safely off the Interstate. Goodyear in Gallup replaced it with a new Endurance. Will be upgrading the other tires as well.

[tjdonahoe]

Originally Posted by Overlanding

Blew out a Goodyear Marathon on Interstate 40 right at the Western Continental Divide. Saw parts of the tire flying off in the mirrors. Got safely off the Interstate. Goodyear in Gallup replaced it with a new Endurance. Will be upgrading the other tires as well. Attachment 295900

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Replace them all,

[A W Warn]

That looks like a run flat, not a blow out.
Did you hear a boom sound (blowout), or just notice the parts flying?

[DaveMc]

Thanks for sharing! You didn't mention damage to the wheel well, so hopefully you avoided it.

Dave

[Overlanding]

This appears to have been a sudden deflation caused by sidewall separation. There was no sign of a puncture through the tread. Did not hear a loud boom, but saw rubber and smoke in the mirror. Drove for a couple of miles at reduced speed to the nearest exit, so we could safely make the change. The trailer and wheel are fine. Thank goodness for that second axle.

[delrossa]

Do you have tire pressure / tire temp monitors? If not I recommend u get them. You would have gotten a warning before the smoke.

[slowmover]

Love the thread title.

From, "True & Amazing Stories", Vol. 12, Issue 6, 1942

Agree with above. All new.

[batt]

Most tires are manufactured in China with little quality control. The Goodyear Endurance is one of the few that is made in the USA( it will be stamped on the tire, made in USA) and hence has their stand behind quality. They are more expensive but at least you don't have to worry about tread separation , belt slips and odd compound mixes that cause blow outs while you are going 75 MPH. There is a reason to buy USA!

[slowmover]

Originally Posted by batt

Most tires are manufactured in China with little quality control. The Goodyear Endurance is one of the few that is made in the USA( it will be stamped on the tire, made in USA) and hence has their stand behind quality. They are more expensive but at least you don't have to worry about tread separation , belt slips and odd compound mixes that cause blow outs while you are going 75 MPH. There is a reason to buy USA!

Brand name and country of manufacture aren't guarantees. Closest to that would be in avoiding ST rating altogether in favor of LT.

[gklott]

Replace them all.

We went through 10 tires, including 6 Marathons, during the first 100k miles.

Get the 16" Michelin LT replacements - we replaced with 16" XPS RIB - http://www.airforums.com/forums/f438...ml#post1191482 .

Don't spend time trying to figure out another replacement.

73/gus

[rem3006]

Look at the side of the tire. It gives the inflation pressure. Fill them to that pressure. Don't go by the pressure aS states. Go by the tire manufacture statement. It's low pressure side wall flexiing that ruins tires.

[wvstreamer]

Here is A vote of confidence for the Endurance. So far so good. 31' classic.
Dave in WV

[KK4YZ]

Originally Posted by wvstreamer

Here is A vote of confidence for the Endurance. So far so good. 31' classic.
Dave in WV

How long have you had the Endurance tires? This is something I'm following closely as we took delivery of our new AS in April with good ole GYMs on it. Keep tires at 65PSI (per sidewall spec), have tire pressure monitor and centramatics...
Have 3 or 4K miles on it.
I'm hoping to make these work for 2 years then replace.
Don't know yet if I'll go with Endurance or LT TIRES /wheels.

[Kilroy]

I replaced all 4 of mine with Goodyear Endurance tires this may. 10,000 miles later they still look fine. I think they got this right after the Marathon debacle.

[carl2591]

like the ole saying goes with the POC Goodyear marathons.. blow out is not a matter of IF but WHEN..

glad your when was at a lower speed hopefully pulling the great Western Continental Divide.. I have a pic of the sign there from 1986?

[carl2591]

actually you fill tire to carry the capacity of the weight you are towing. Goodyear and Michelin have guides on pressure for weight. On my 31 classic with 16" Michelin tires, they have a max air pressure of 80 psi. the chart states for my weight, some 9K, each tire should be inflated to 68psi not 80 psi.

when you fill tires to max the ride is very rough on trailer and not needed unless the tires are not rated for the weight they carry.

with the GYM it a crappy tire that fails mostly from side wall failure and or thread separations.

Originally Posted by rem3006

Look at the side of the tire. It gives the inflation pressure. Fill them to that pressure. Don't go by the pressure aS states. Go by the tire manufacture statement. It's low pressure side wall flexiing that ruins tires.

[TravlinMan]

Did half the tire parts fly towards the Atlantic and the other half toward the Pacific?

Glad y'all were ok. Definitely replace em all.

[lwinkler]

This is a blowout near Durango on the way back from Chimney Rock. No place to pull over. Luckily the blowout was on the curbside. Changed tire on the road in 10 minutes - No damage. Heard the blast and saw the puff of black smoke came to an immediate stop. Our traveling companions thought my engine had blown up. We had walkie talkies and were able to control traffic. Carlisle tires.

[slowmover]

Originally Posted by lwinkler

This is a blowout near Durango on the way back from Chimney Rock. No place to pull over. Luckily the blowout was on the curbside. Changed tire on the road in 10 minutes - No damage. Heard the blast and saw the puff of black smoke came to an immediate stop. Our traveling companions thought my engine had blown up. We had walkie talkies and were able to control traffic. Carlisle tires.

A roadside emergency is never acceptable when a better alternative was available.

"Controlling the scene" isn't possible in that we none of us have equipped vehicles or gearboxes with adequate supplies. As we see with first responders, utility companies, and road construction.

And though road law cautions traffic to change lanes or slow, too many of them don't.

Again, the problem is in deeming acceptable a tire rating illegal to install on a passenger vehicle. Low QC is built in with ST. They might be okay for the occasionally used open trailer, or the construction trailer that travels to the city limits and back.

NOT for a roadgoing travel trailer that may cover hundreds of miles daily at high speeds in high heat.

There was no such thing as ST until a few years ago. LT was what we any of us bought for decades for these trailers.

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[Starlight Mike]

Just did 10,000 miles with 16" Michelin LT after too many tread separations on trailer tires. It would be nice if they finally make a quality trailer tire but I wasn't going to wait any longer