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RV Tire Safety: RVer complains, “I have too much tire pressure gain”

Here is a post on an RV forum with a question about too much tire pressure gain: I've often wondered why the tires on my...

RV Tire Safety: What is the “root cause” of a tire failure?

"Root cause" is the initiating condition or first cause. Someone having a temperature is not a root cause or proof of an infection, but...

RV Tire Safety: “Tire failed for no apparent reason.” False.

As most of you know, I follow a number of RV forums. Here is a post that caught my eye. Maybe some can learn...

Ask Dave: New-to-us Class A was stored 7 years. Questions about tires and generator

Dear Dave, We bought this Class A with only 3,000 miles on it. The motorhome was stored in a covered area, but not climate...

RV Tire Safety: Is the temperature reading of your TPMS correct? Probably, BUT…

In my opinion, Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems (TPMS) are of little value when it comes to temperature warning for tires. Same for Infrared Temperature...

RV Tire Safety: Simple question: Why do tires fail?

Why do tires fail? In reality, tires fail for a relatively small number of root cause reasons that can be discovered. However, it does...

RV Tire Safety: “I just had a tire failure for no reason”

"I just had a tire failure for no reason." If you follow any RV forums you probably see a statement like this every few...

RV Tire Safety: Should I move from Load Range D to LR-E?

The following question about tire Load Range is from an RV Forum on trailers. Originally posted by NavyL: If the trailer came with Load Range D...

RV Tire Safety: Videos from Goodyear worth watching

By Roger Marble I strongly recommend every RV owner watch these four videos from Goodyear. They cover: Tire sizing; Tire storage, cleaning and removal; Tire...

RV Tire Safety: Is a 10-ply tire better than a Load Range E tire?

By Roger Marble I received this question about tire ply recently: I've read many comments on various RV forums about truck tires vs. "motorhome" tires as...

RV Tire Safety: Another post on cold tire inflation. Is there just TMI?

By Roger Marble A few times each week there are posts on various RV forums asking about tire inflation. There continue to be many readers...

RV Tire Safety: Are you sure you can change a flat tire?

By Roger Marble Can you change a flat tire? Have you ever given this question much thought? Your answer will depend on your answer to...