Steering Tire Blowout

Blown Steer 10 miles north of Beaver,UT on I-15

I was 116,000 gross, 12ft wide, 90 ft OAL ,,did $8,000 damage to truck,, only 15,000 on the steer. Don't buy Bridgestone wide based tires..

3 1/2 million miles and my first blown steer.

I held on tight, steered to the shoulder and good thing for ABS.

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That's some mess there.....but coulda been worse

 

I do get a kick outta the name brand tire game...same as Ford Chevy...both can b great both can suck......

I have MY preferences...but why open that can o worms? LMAO

BUT I will say this...... I don't give a rats ### what brand it is.....the needless Abuse I see some of these folks put their steer tired thru.....is actually a testament to how much Better all brands of tire are today

 

if i get a steer blowout should I turn off the jake brake?

 

I was taught by my company to floor the accelerator and pull the tractor protection valve then slowly release the accelerator.

Their justification was acceleration would help reduce the load on the steer axle and the trailer brakes wouldn't risk a lot of yaw from the blown tire's brake.

 

I don't think you'd have time to think about it. Seems like your focus, instinctively, would be grabbing the wheel with both hands and riding that bull to the shoulder. Especially if your jake is a dash switch, I doubt you'd get to it in time.

 

5 years ago I hit something and the passanger steer blew. Just held on and set my coffee down kicked the cc off and let the jakes slow me down and pulled over... only damage was the underhood splash guards..

 

I'm pretty anal about my steers. Replace them ling before needed, I stick them every day at least once and I do a quick temp check with a lazer thermo gun every time I get out.
I run BF's and no issues yet?

 

Bad idea. 100% of your attention and both of your hands should be used to keep the truck rolling straight, then starting a gradual move off the road.

That steering wheel is going to fight you every inch of the way.

If you are in a manual transmission, clutch in and ignore the gear you are in, and allow the truck to slow without brakes.

If you are on a mountain down grade or severe curve, and you lose a steer, you're double-####ed and trailer brakes might be your best choice, but I hope you have Popeye arms, because taking one hand off the wheel means you get to wrestle 80k lbs with one hand.

EDIT : Meh. 2014 original post.