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This is a followup to a previous complaint report i filed on 6/10/04.i will include the dot number of the only tire i have left of the defect tires.
Normal highway travel @ 65-70 mph to a destination approximately 650 miles resulted in 1 blowout (from tread seperation) enroute and 1 complete tread separation returning which did not result in a blowout but caused minor damage to the unit.
In june 2002 i bought new from the factory a thor tahoe transport 33' fifth wheel. The vehicle was equipped with merit all country radials size, lt235/85r16 e. Up until the failure i had put about 3000 miles on the tires, typically traveling about 150 miles per trip, one way. The vehicle is rated at 11400 gvw. I run about 10200 lbs total weight. On august 14, 2004 i was returning from a 131 mile trip. At about 1:30 p.m. After travelling about 100 miles, while travelling at 60 mph on i-17,the right rear tire tread separated near the town of new river, north of phoenix. The tire held air but the entire tread peeled off. I was able to pull off the highway safely and replace with a spare before continuing. There was minor damage to the underbelly protective blanket and the side skirt of the trailer. I have since replaced all the tires and have the failed tire available for inspection.
While driving on a freeway on a cross country trip on 6-21-04 with my 2002 alfa sy30rlds tandem axle 5th wheel trailer, smoke started coming from the passenger side wheelwell.took unit to a truck stop and they found 2 tires with tread separations coming together and rubbing causing the smoke.they were replaced.on the same trip on 7-10-04, there was a repeat condition under the same circumstances on the driver's side of the trailer.those tires were also replaced.the tires were all merit all country radial a/s lt 235/85r16 and mounted on the trailer when purchased new at the dealer in may of 2002.the tires had approximately 4450 miles on them at the first separation and 6900 miles at the 2nd separation.air pressure was set at 80 psi at the start of the trip.the axles and trailer weights were well under maximum carrying capacity.top travel speed was in the 60-65 mph range.we have only one tire left as the spare.the others were not kept due to the storage problems created by the trip. Jms
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