Bad Tires on Forest River

[AbdRahim]

Also, it is a good idea to check tire pressures on a new unit propiorto leaving the dealer. When .I got home with my first MotorHome, the tires were 40 lbs low. Go figure!

 

[Engleman]

Hi,

I'm new to the forum. We purchased a Forest River Hemisphere 22 ft. in Nov. 2019 and used it twice. Then the end of Dec., we took it back to dealer to fix minor bugs that were wrong with it. Due to Covid, they had it 5 months. We finally got it back in April and today, we were headed out on our first camping trip! Well we had a blown out and the tire is a "Castle Rock". The entire top came off down to the wires. It did damage to the fender, undercarriage, flooring and damage to the wrapping that holds the water lines. It's unbelievable how much damage a blowout can cause. I think these Chinese tires are unsafe, has anyone else had problems with them? The dealer replace our spare when we took it in in Dec. 2019, it had a bubble on it. What are the best tires to put on?

Not familiar with that brand but stay away from Carlisle tires as well. When we were towing we went thru 3 or 4 of them and new too And! And yes blow outs do do damage when it happens!!

 

[maglijs1]

Yes, same experience here.

 

[Bob K4TAX]

Also, it is a good idea to check tire pressures on a new unit propiorto leaving the dealer. When .I got home with my first MotorHome, the tires were 40 lbs low. Go figure!

AS I've said before "new does not guarantee good, nor correct". Ya gotta check em yourself with good known accurate gauges. Those $2 things are Walmart are junk. And just because it is "digital" doesn't mean it is accurate. It is just digital.