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RV Tire Safety: Tire warranty – How do engineers “read” tire conditions?

with RV tire expert Roger Marble I read the following on an RV forum: "Carlisle Tire's warranty used to state 'tires must be inflated to sidewall...

RV Tire Safety: Do not unnecessarily bleed off high air pressure

with RV tire expert Roger Marble "I bleed off the high air pressure so I don't exceed the 'Max Pressure'." The above statement or a variation...

RV Tire Safety: LT versus ST tires for RV trailers

with RV tire expert Roger Marble It's no longer 1970 with a national 55 mph speed limit and with ST tires being introduced, i.e., "pushed,"...

RV Tire Safety: “I never hit a pothole” – so why did the tire fail?

The title for this post is a direct quote made by many people who have suffered some tire failure. If you think about this...

RV Tire Safety: Are your tires ‘defective’?

with RV tire expert Roger Marble People making the claim that their tires were somehow "defective" is an all-too-often occurrence on various RV forums. I...

RV Tire Safety: “I run a TPMS but the tire still came apart. Why?”

with RV tire expert Roger Marble I found a post from a fellow RV owner who has a TPMS but still had the tire come...

RV Tire Safety: Are there stupid questions about tires?

with RV tire expert Roger Marble I recently ran across a thread where there was a rather basic question on inflation where someone claimed to...

RV Tire Safety: Avoid problems with dually tire hose extenders

with RV tire expert Roger Marble The key to avoiding problems with a hose or any type of valve extension on a tire is to...

RV Tire Safety: “The tire was defective.” Are you sure?

with RV tire expert Roger Marble Originally posted by tap4154 on an iRV2.com forum: "They are now defective tires and should be replaced under warranty. Heck,...

RV Tire Safety: Weighing an RV – 4-corner or CAT scale?

with RV tire expert Roger Marble I was reading a thread about scale weights on one of the RV forums. Tireman9 here, an official card-carrying...

RV Tire Safety: Are sidewall cracks a cause of tire failure?

with RV tire expert Roger Marble I recently read an RV forum post about sidewall cracks. From the picture, it appeared the tire had what...

RV Tire Safety: Basic tip about DIY emergency equipment for your RV

with RV tire expert Roger Marble I was recently following a thread on the use of the special "tire lifts" similar to those seen below. ...