U r going to like those tires n they last longer especially there good since u haul heavy loads I use those or Bridgestone tires either also u should of installed those firestones a while back man since u b heavy especially with the low boy plus the load
Praise the most high you remained calm, steady, and alert. Great save from potentially causing greater damage. Peace to all truckers - local, regional, and otr.
Drivers, remember this, DONT HIT THE BRAKES when your steer tire gives up! I been there and I knew I shouldn’t, but I still hit the brakes. Instant lane change! Pray this doesn’t happen to you in a corner.
Like it never happened brother, glad it wasn't too bad. Ole boy did a great job on the bumper. I blew a steer tire on my 359 pete at about 80 mph. Lost the fender completely, ripped the hood up, and lost the headlight. But as long as you're alright, everything else can be fixed. Love the content brother, stay safe out there!💪🍻
Had a blow out with my First Steer tire about a year ago going about 65 I was empty T800 Dump truck it is a experience you won't forget what made me angry more was nobody would let me over to the shoulder from the middle lane luckily no damage to the hood just little damage to riding the rim a few hundred yards
Been there , done that . Going North on I75 south of Tampa Florida in the afternoon. Running about 75 mph blew the brand new left front . The cap wrapped around the axle Taking out the brake air lines. I went from the right lane into the median. Me standing up from the seat hard on the brakes hanging on to the Steering wheel for dear life. I was in a old GMC 7 car auto transporter, luckily empty or it would have ended on it's side.
Glad you're safe man! I was watching in pain tho knowing how much it's going to cost, but there is no price on your life or the life of another. Keep the rubber side down, great job calmly controlling the truck to a stop!
To the guy that said u put appearance b4 safety. Ive seen uon the highways of houston many times, and in houston DOT is very tuff on dump trks especially. Keep following your regimen an stick to your program my friend, if u are comfortable with the maintainance of your vehicle in houston........YOU'RE ON POINT WITH THE SAFETY ON PUBLIC ROADS!
you got away without alot of damage.kudo's for keeping your cool & bringing it to a halt.good job bud.sorry you had to experience a steer tire failure.unfortunately it does happen sometimes.
Thanks God you are ok, Thank you for share the experience, is no easy, personally, I will keep always on mind, let's keep rolling, see you around....God Bless you
Great way to correct the situation my friend!!! It happened to me but on driver side and it send me Thur a huge ditch that was not to deep but wide, thx god no trap was coming by 🙏🏽 once again great job, stay safe driver!!! And yes to bug shield ✌🏽
Handled that situation well 👏🏿 👍🏿 Can't panic in those situations. I had a steer axle hub bearing failure and the right wheel and all come of at 65 mph. Trail of sparks as I got em slowed down and to the shoulder
I hit a ramp that's used to load a motorcycle onto a pickup truck in a 2-lane construction zone with a jersey wall on my right and a 4-wheeler on my left! It bounced off the wall and took out my right steer, and all my outside tires on my right side! 5 tires all at once! Plus, the mud flaps! I was fully loaded! It scared the shit out of me Bro.! This happened about 12:00am, It was a miracle I did not roll over! I lost 3hrs. You were lucky, you did not damage too much. Be safe out their Bro. Happy Trails! God Bless!
That sucks man glad to see you were able to keep the shiny Side up and Keper on the road. As much as it hurts to see the damage it’s also a blessing to be able to walk away. I had the same thing happened on my T 800 Two months ago I kept it on the road but it tore my hood to pieces just waiting for the new hood in the paint shop. Glad to see you’re all good just less a few dollars cheers brother drive safe
I’m always afraid of this happening, I had good tread on my last steer but just got new ones. I check pressure every day, just cause these can be bad. Glad you’re ok and there wasn’t a ton of damage. That couldve been catastrophic.
I was driving a tag axle dump truck loaded to 78,000 ,going 68mph front left blew ,took air line put hood on windshield forced a four wheeler out of left lane went into medium hit police turnaround ,blowing all remaining tires and springs .got out and kissed the ground ,and thanked the big man!
You're lucky with that I blew a big steering tire on a dump truck pulling a front end loader on a flat trailer at about 60 miles an hour I had to ride it out until all the tire was gone off the rim it was almost half a mile I couldn't slow down every time I tried to slow down the trailer started swaying really bad I thought it was going to tip over and I had to stand on the go pedal it took the whole Fender off bent the bumper rip the lines off the air conditioning the oil bath cap was missing beat the steps up on the fuel tank⛽️🇺🇸
We have a lot of trucks in Jamaica but no good dealership for light and support forex ask one of your clients if they would take up a dealership in Jamaica
When fiberglass gets damaged and you're not gonna fix it right away it's a good idea to drill a tiny hole at the end of the cracks so they don't run any farther..
Don’t hit the brakes whenever a steer tire blows. Let go of the gas slowly and down shift gradually until the truck completely stops. Glad you’re safe though!!!
You done very well friend. Luck left me hanging the day I blew a steer tire!! Right front like urs...was in a brand new (when it happened) 2005 day cab Peterbilt with a Mac dump trailer behind me with 125,000lbs of coal in the box, on I-64 running about 65mph then BOOM!!! Rolled 3 times...destroyed the truck and trailer...broke 3 of my ribs, fractured my collar bone, and bruised and beat up all over!! To cap it off it was my last load on a Friday and was gonna get 2 new steers over the weekend. That was the first set of steer tires wore out on the truck lol that's how new the truck was....
The hand of God was on your shoulder and kept you safe. I had a steer tire blow out on the right side. I did everything you did except. I pulled down on the trailer hard valve and kept my foot on the go pedal . It slowed me down and lifted weight off the steer axle. Have you thought about just painting your fenders.? Maybe a different color ? I really like what you have done to your truck since you got is. It is a sharp 800 !
Great job keeping it straight and on the road that sucks tho had that happen to me once scrary situation don't know for down in Texas but where I am we run Michelin 315 steer tires had really good luck stay safe keep up the good work
Yep, my brother is a truck driver for past 34 years and a couple of years ago had a very nasty experience like this driver had. He was hauling a 70000 lb. load of beer and was on a country road during daytime, when his right steer tire blew at highway speed. Unfortunately for him his Semi leaned immediately to the right and and went into a steep ditch next to the road and rolled over. His lost his phone with the crash and had to walk to the nearest farm house to call for help. He sustained back and neck injuries and he never fully recovered from that accident. Ps, The only difference is that his Semi had airbags on the rear diffs, but not on the front axle as shown in this video.
Damn dude! You handled that like a champ, a steer tire blowout is one of the things I'm most afraid of. You handled it calmly and as smooth as it is possible to do. Damage sucks, but man, that's not a lot of damage compared to what could have happened.
I experienced mine in LA area. Passenger steer blew. Thank God I was doing 55mph and in the right lane. Controlled it and Jake Braked to a stop on high. It was freaky.
shows this guy knows what he's doing he handled that like a pro man it looked like he was on a bridge or causeway and not to mention he's hauling a tanker so he's basically driving a missile. that whole situation could have been bad but he handled it .
This happened to me with a loaded tanker super B (in USA a double) and it is most definitely a memorable experience.I was fortunate that mine occurred on an empty stretch of Hwy that was straight, very scary, or that time I took a runaway.,enough to make a guy rel8gous.
Why does it always happen on a bridge? I had it happen on the Bay Bridge from St Pete to Tampa and a few years later right at the bottom of the Sunshine Skyway into St Pete
Just a thought to hope to help you with your new lights They look great you may need to tape them connectors up real good. Reason being is to keep water and dirt out of them also of a winter you do not want all that salt and sand to get in them. Great Video
