motor home safety

[craiger]

no,no,no,no implication of any fault. Just trying to make the point that a
$20,000 work beater has multiple air bags and designed crumple zones,
but toter homes and rvs costing many times more don't. I work for a domestic car manufacturer and our car was delayed coming to market by over a year because the crush zones and panels had to be reconfigured.
Should we not expect the same attention to safety in our tow rigs.

P.S. I use Michelins on our mh and change out the 2 oldest tires every year costs me a couple of bucks but is cheap compared to the cost of a blowout.

[Dick Butler]

Answer: my MH is a 2008 Showhauler on 2008 Freightliner chassis. I have only replaced Left front as there as a crack developing last year. Now replacing Rt front for early weather checking.
It is always garage kept. Only 37,000 miles. All rear tires look fresh. Pressure stable.

Showhauler Motor Homes in Middlebury Indiana is now a dealer for TYRON. Call and ask for Lonnie. He just informed me they are the dealer.. I-574-825-6764. Tell him I mentioned them. They are an outstanding business and build an excellent motorhome.
Thanks
Dick Butler

[Darrel Goheen]

Originally Posted by JWhalen58

Rig has nothing to do with it. Tire failure is going to happen, just a question of when. We run a TPMS system on our motor home tires and our trailer tires. It constantly monitors air pressure and temperature. If one of the two varies a little bit an alarm will sound and gives me time to slow down to minimize the problem or more likely to get tires aired up so the heat won't build up and cause tire failure. Only cost about $350 and gives us peace of mind. As my son told me the best money I have spent.

Every tow rig should have a Tire Pressure Monitor System. We sell an easy to use and install system. If interested send me an email at haysappliance@yahoo.com or text/phone 785-623-7021

[Darrel Goheen]

Originally Posted by jmcarter

Got TPMS on all my stuff except for the trailer and going to investigate the best way to add it to the trailer, expect I may need some kind of 'booster' at the back of the MH to get the signal forward.

What brand of system do you have? The Doran system that we sell doesn't require a booster but longer rigs need an external antenna under the motorhome towards the back. We sell the additional sensors for $45 each.

[Dick Butler]

Originally Posted by Darrel Goheen

Every tow rig should have a Tire Pressure Monitor System. We sell an easy to use and install system. If interested send me an email at haysappliance@yahoo.com or text/phone 785-623-7021

If you have a leak, I understand the system advantage. What does it tell about impending Blow Out?

[Floyd Staggs]

I've got them on my gooseneck trailer and it sends an audible alarm if the pressure goes up or down. If you don't have an alarm you won't know when one of your tires goes on a triple axle.

[nhramnl]

Yeah, let's ask the motorhome and toterhome manufacturers to incorporate the same safety equipment that cars have. Let's have full cage construction, crumple zones, etc. That will address the 15 crashes a year, where virtually nobody gets killed. It will have a secondary safety benefit, too. Half the people who own motor and toterhomes now wont 'be be able to afford one, because the added safety equipment with push the already insane prices up another 20-30 percent. And don't forget, it's always good to get the Government involved in the lives of it's citizens.

[Darrel Goheen]

Originally Posted by Dick Butler

If you have a leak, I understand the system advantage. What does it tell about impending Blow Out?

I don't know of anything that will tell you that. The system I sell tells you if you have a fast leak, lost sensor, low pressure and high pressure. They say incorrect pressures many times causes blowouts but not always. I've heard that a tire going bad (getting ready to blow) can cause heat build up which equals high pressure. Several years ago after having a tire go flat at night on a triple axle trailer that eventually came apart and done about $1500 damage to my trailer. I did not go on another trip again until I had a tire pressure monitoring system. I've been using one for about 10 years now and have not had another blow out. It takes me about 12 seconds to check the tire pressure on 12 tires.

[Dick Butler]

Good for on the road monitoring of pressure. My friends drove home to Indiana in the dark from Topeka. Never knew it till they got home but only had 3 wheels on their trailer.....

In regard to all the safety issues which would ADD major bucks if required on all.... What if things just are becoming "available" to use for the 15 crashes a year. How about just having them available to people who care? I wonder how many semi crashes or tours of the Median on the interstate are blow outs of the front tires too.

[Rick Blake]

Check out "Steer Safe" Worked great for my Frieghtliner....I wasn't aware they were available for motorhomes.

http://www.steersafe.com/shop/steer-safe-unit