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General Boards => Technical Support => Topic started by: Lawrence Tarnoff on July 10, 2020, 11:13:07 PM
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We're taking our first cross country trip in a few weeks. We have FMCA roadside assistance but I'm thinking about adding Good Sam tire insurance. Steer tires are on second year, but dualies are seven years old. Anybody have the Good Sam plan?
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I wouldn't head out on a trip with 7 year old tires. Costs too much damage to the coach when you have a blow out.
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Larry, Good Sam tire ins only covers a repairable road hazard repair, and only up to $75. Don't waste your $. Good Sam has his eyes on your wallet, not your best interests. (my opinion)
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Larry,
I agree with Bill, if the Good Sam ins. only covers repairable road hazards, it is of virtually no value. I have been driving a Beaver coach for 20 years and over 300,000 miles, but even though I have had 4 tire failures in that time, I have never had a repairable roar hazard. Every road hazard related flat that I have had ruined the tire.
Gerald
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Larry,
I agree with Stan. 7 year old tires represent a risk to you and your coach. While a rear failure will seldom cause loss of control it can cause significant damage to the coach itself. It's common for rear failure to take out air bags and lines as well as possibly damaging the coach body. Consider that an RV tire is basically steel cords encased in rubber.
Steve
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Thanks, folks. Kinda expected that advise. Put Hankooks on the steers last year. Probably go with Hankooks again for the drive wheels. We're traveling Milwaukee to Boston to see newborn grandson and certainly don't need any tire aggravation ... or worse.
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Gerald it's tire time for me as well and just curious as to what caused your tire failures, 300,000 miles must go back some time!
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Daniel,
Three of the failures were sidewall failures (zipper rips) on the rear tires of my 1993 Patriot that I purchased in 2000. The coach had 4 year old high thread Michelins when purchased, and they all happened within the first 2 years of ownership (2 in the same week), while I was still working and only using the coach for vacations and an occasional weekend. Apparently the previous owner had been running the tires underinflated, and since I was new to RVing, I did not understand the permeant damage that is done to a steel cord body RV/truck tire from underinflation/overloading. Since then, I have had one tire failure in the last 18 years, and that was in 2018 when I hit a piece of metal on the freeway in Tacoma WA. that caused a blowout on the RR outer driver.
Gerald