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

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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?

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

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

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"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

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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

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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

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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?

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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

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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

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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?

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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...

Is that a tire sidewall bulge? All about sidewall undulations

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In an RV Forum post on Facebook recently I read... "Sailun S637 14 ply 110 psi made in Vietnam less than 2 months old...

Tire load range E, F or G. What’s the difference, and why should you care?

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I recently found a discussion on tire load range in a Forum where the question "How strong of a tire do I need?" was...
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