Steer Safe

[Richard Cooper]

Met a fellow BAC member here near Chattanooga today and went spent about 2 hours going over various things about Beavers.  Very helpful --- very enjoyable.  All of you BAC members are just terrific.

He mentioned that his Beaver has a feature called "steer safe" to give you a controlled stop should one of the two front tires blow out while going down the turnpike.  

I did a search here on "steer safe" and only found one reference to it, but it sounded like the feature is something that is an after product.

What about "steer safe" --- does my 01 Marquis have it?  Do I need it?  What does it cost?  How do I know if I have it or not besides learning while in the process of coming to a safe stop during an emergency?

[Jeremy Parrett]

The product is called Safe T steer .  It is a steering stabilizer,similar to that found on many trucks and off road vehicles.  http://safetsteer.com.au/portal/content/view/289/380/
 In the event of a steering tire blowout it is supposed to help you maintain control while you bring the coach to a safe stop.

[Louis Williams]

There is an ad in the April 2012 issue of Family Motor Coaching magazine for Steer Safe. You can find it on p.97 in the upper right corner of the page. This is an add-on and unless the previous owner had one installed, you will not have one. The company is located in Deming, NM.

[Richard Cooper]

The product is called Safe T steer .  It is a steering stabilizer,similar to that found on many trucks and off road vehicles.  http://safetsteer.com.au/portal/content/view/289/380/
 In the event of a steering tire blowout it is supposed to help you maintain control while you bring the coach to a safe stop.

What's with these companies on the internet selling something like this and they don't even put a price on it.

What's the approximate cost of buying the parts, etc. and about how much to have it installed?

[Jeremy Parrett]

Here is a link with prices etc.  http://www.pplmotorhomes.com/parts/rv-wheel-covers/rv-steering-stabilizer.htm

[Richard Cooper]

Thanks for that link Jeremy.  That was interesting to read about.  

Is this somewhat the manual unsophisticated runner up version to the Newmar Comfort Drive steering system (they began using in 2007)?

[Joel Ashley]

There are several aftermarket products available with similar names.  Steer Safe, Safety Steer, and Safe-T-Plus.  We had a Safe-T-Plus put on our old motor home back in the late 80's, and it did improve the handling;  from its modus operandi, I'm sure it would have been indespensable in a blowout.  

I've since read positive reviews about that and the other brands, so I think any are worthwhile considerations.  Personally, if I ever put such a device on our coach, I will go to Henderson's in Oregon (a BAC sponsor) and get their opinion, because they are about as knowledgeable about such things as any company around, and I trust their input.  But then, they aren't all that far from where I live.  You don't have that advantage, but it might be worth a phone call to them for a recommendation in addition to those you glean here on the Forum.

Safe-T-Plus info is at  http://www.safe-t-plus.com/our-products/

Joel

[Jeremy Parrett]

Instead of installing Safe T Steer I have the TYRON  system on both steering wheels.
Designed to keep the tire from falling into the deep recess between the wheel rims thus allowing  the driver to maintain control and bring the coach to a safe stop.
Tyron may also prevent rim damage.