Mel S - '96 Safari Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 This looks like a safer, easier to install, more expensive alternative for Tyron bands. https://www.rettroband.com/ https://rvbusiness.com/nirvc-rettroband-provides-tire-blowout-protection/ https://encrypted-vtbn1.gstatic.com/video?q=tbn:ANd9GcQr3DCebq-HXNRgtWYFm9c8zTfB6e505OmPbApBhTcfY1gw5k5J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernest Tumbleston Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 $3,500 a set!!!!!! Talk about expensive. Must be gold plated. Can’t cost more than $20 to make. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr4Film Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 I would rather trust a metal fixture inside my wheel versus a plastic composite one and save some money too! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hotrod - R.I.P. Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 The install procedure is similar to the Tyron’s . It looks like it could be a good product but we have no history to judge yet. There are a lot of us with the Tyron’s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty Hutto Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 6 hours ago, Ernest Tumbleston said: $3,500 a set!!!!!! Talk about expensive. Must be gold plated. Can’t cost more than $20 to make. The rest is probably for liability insurance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J A Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 This is another interesting product that does not currently have a size beyond 20" available. Made by Hutchinson. Very old reliable company. RODGARD SECURE BAND. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan K Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 Just wondering who had experienced a blowout with the Tyron installed, in real life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr4Film Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 43 minutes ago, Ivan K said: Just wondering who had experienced a blowout with the Tyron installed, in real life To my knowledge the owner of this forum, Dave Pratt, his brother-in-law (Paul) has had such a real life blow-out. Possibly Dave will chime in on this question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty Hutto Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 On 6/10/2020 at 6:05 PM, Ivan K said: Just wondering who had experienced a blowout with the Tyron installed, in real life I heard firsthand from @rtmurley about the steer tire blowout he had shortly after installing Tyron bands. Ray, could you chime in? I'm certain there are others... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtmurley Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 Hello Scotty, Yes, we had the Tyron bands installed following a presentation at the Gathering about eight years ago. Traveling on the Indiana Turnpike that summer we had a blow out on the right front tire. Our normal travel speed is 62 mph and I was able to easily control the vehicle to a stop in a straight line. The tire and rim were badly damage (but tire stayed on the rim) and the coach body was damaged. HOWEVER WE WERE SAFE. The Indiana Turnpike has a narrow shoulder and a big drop off. If we had gone off the shoulder we and the coach would have had a disastrous and possible fatal outcome. Fortunately, I was in many lectures that told us not to get on the brakes and I didn’t. My wife and I are sold on the Tyron bands and highly recommend them. Ray and Tam Murley 2009 Dynasty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan K Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 Glad to know, damage can be fixed. I would expect that polymer runflat inserts would also prevent damage to rim since it would not drop to the ground and possibly some body damage depending on how the blowout destroyed the tire. Were you able to tell if it was the sidewall or thread separation that caused it or was it just too shredded to tell? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtmurley Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 Ivan, No, the tire was so mangled I don’t think one could tell what part of the tire failed. I took pictures but lost them with my last iPhone update. However, I did not try to determine the cause of the blow out. I am very aware of the aging of tires and replace them before seven years. I have Tire Minders and keep the tires inflated to required pressures. Ray Murley 2009 Dynasty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan K Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 Thank you Ray, glad you were safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
granvillebarker Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 Ray, What brand tire did you have the blow out on? — Granville Barker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hotrod - R.I.P. Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 On 6/16/2020 at 2:54 PM, rtmurley said: Ivan, No, the tire was so mangled I don’t think one could tell what part of the tire failed. I took pictures but lost them with my last iPhone update. However, I did not try to determine the cause of the blow out. I am very aware of the aging of tires and replace them before seven years. I have Tire Minders and keep the tires inflated to required pressures. Ray Murley 2009 Dynasty Ray, I have a vague remembrance of seeing you all and the body damage caused by this in Fl at Alliance if I remember right . Something tells me it was a Goodyear gy670rv. Is that right ? Don’t remember if a 295 or 315. Anyway, regardless, the Tyron is a good thing and a gy670 is not , imho. bill g 06 dynasty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtmurley Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 Hi Bill, The blow out happened on the Indiana turnpike. I took the coach to Elkhart Collision for the repairs. Yes, the tires were Goodyear G670 295 and I replaced them with Michelin 295/80R22.5 XZA two weeks later. Yes, I just had the Tyron bands installed three months earlier at Alliance in Wildwood, FL. and was very grateful for having them. Ray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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