Remember, we only hear the bad stories (about anything) and not the good ones. What are the real statistics? How many thousands of tires are out there (on RV's) and how many of those are experiencing a failure? Same with cars, trucks, etc. It happens, but what is the real statistical value of this event? (reaching for optimism...)
As I traveled down I-40 today in AZ, I looked for a stretch of road that tire gators had gone extinct. I am here to tell you I found more road with than without!!! So like Neal said! It ain't just RVers that loose tires.
Truckers avoid running over those gators, do you? The steel in them poke holes in tires, thus the reason they have that nickname.
Not to sound like a broken record, but!!!
The tire lining is a different compound than used on the rest of the tire, by design. Commercial trucks put more miles on in a year than most RVs see in their life cycle.
That said the lining is less permeable than the rest of the tire. When it ages the possibility increases that air can become trapped between the liner and the rest of the rubber. The biggest weak link is the reinforcement is difficult to permeate, so they separated. When air passes the liner but not the other rubber components you get a bubble. This making any sense???
Because nitrogen is larger, than oxygen, there is less chance that gasses will be trapped in the belts of the tire. Simple question? How often do you need to pull out the compressor??? Where does the air go???
These are the things I ponder in my always sleeping mind!!!
