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Originally Posted by mtnguy
I believe that a true blow out happens instantaneously......some members have actually heard the pop. But I also wonder if what some of people experience is a tire going low to the point that it overheats and blows, or that it just runs flat and then starts throwing rubber, thinking that it blew out. That is why I run a TMPS.
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When our tire blew we all heard the pop. It was instantaneous.
I inflated all TM tires to the max pressure indicated on the Marathon sidewall.
Towing speed was 55 to 60, and very consistent because much of the time cruise control was on.
After 91 miles we made a rest stop. Because it was hot outside, 100+, I visually inspected both TM tires and felt them with my hand. They did not feel excessively hot to me.
80 miles later we hit a pot hole. Nothing unusual for California I5. It was not very big, but we did feel it. Not sure if this was a contributing factor.
112 miles later the curbside Marathon failed.There was enough rubber left to prevent the wheel from contacting the road surface.
TM was purchased new in April 2005. Tires were 6 months old at time of purchase. Tires had almost 10,000 miles on them when the failure occurred.
I check the TM tire pressure for every trip. The tires lose about 3 psi per month when parked in my garage. Otherwise, I have never had to add any air.
I do not think that a monitoring system would have helped at all.