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Tire bulge: Is it a defect or was the tire damaged?

Tire sidewall bulges can be difficult to diagnose. Sometimes it is even possible to misinterpret a depression as a bulge. So let's start off...

How many “ply” are in your tires? Why you should know

Here is a picture and comment I found on an RV Forum. I suggested that the owner review his understanding of tire construction and...

Why did my travel trailer have 3 tire ‘blowouts’ in 18 months?

I came across another post on an RV forum regarding tire blowouts. I am sorry to report that many of the posters did not...

Check out what hitting a pothole can do to a tire

Some people want to claim a tire is "defective" and present the tire for a free replacement because of a bulge in the tire...

Regarding tires, what is an RLOF? And why should you care?

"RLOF" is the short-hand abbreviation tire engineers use for a tire with a Run-Low Flex failure. In the past, this was one of the most...

This tire ‘blowout’ was actually from puncture, run-low and cutting impact

This tire was presented as a "sudden blowout" with a claim that the tire "must have been defective." This is what the tire looked like...

Why you should not spin your tires: A forensic analysis

I have mentioned a few times that toward the end of my career as a Tire Design Engineer, I became a specialist in failed...

A twofer on tire design and recalls

DOT tire safety regulations Occasionally I will get questions about some specific feature in a tire or why tire engineers didn't design tires to perform...

Do you trust your TPMS or hand gauge for your RV tires?

I use Accutire brand digital gauges. I have three and they are all accurate to +/- 0.5 psi when I test against an ISO...

Proper care of tires is NOT rocket science

Looking at some posts and questions on various RV forums, it seems that some folks think that proper care of tires is as complex...

RV tire safety 101: Old news for some, but important for new RVers

With over 300 posts here on RVtravel.com and with almost 600 on my blog, I sometimes feel like a broken record. But when I...

Why use nitrogen to inflate tires?

I saw this question on a Facebook page: "Has anyone researched the cost, etc., of replacing the air in our tires with nitrogen? It's...

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