Tire Blew

[aaronhuff59]

I had the rv in the shop for a slide alignment while I was out of the country. Picked it up on my way home and then welll...the picture says it all. Welcome home!!!

Does anyone know the best way to fix the skirt?

 

[DutchmenSport]

Fixing the skirt? It all depends upon how much you want to spend on it or the time, effort, and energy you want to put into it.

You could claim it on your insurance, pay your deductable and be done with it.

Or you could go really cheap, use a rubber hammer and beat the metal out and try to reshape it the best you can. It will always have dents though.

You could remove the skirt completely, lay it on flat out on a table and work the metal to get all the dents and blemishes out (like a body shop might do).

Or, you can remove the panel completely, get a brand new one and put it back on.

It all depends upon what you want to do, how much you want to spend, and how much time you want to invest yourself in it.

Another option is to just leave it the way it is. Just make sure it doesn't rub against the tire.

I've pounded my own out after a blow-out. I never achieved perfection, but with a can of spray paint, it's not noticeable unless you get right on top of it.

 

[Tomcat3rd]

This is one of my greatest fears on the road. I wish someone made a real fender well that would protect the coach. I've thought about having something custom made for this. Rather than risk it I just put new Carlisle tires on my 2019 3931FB. I know new tires aren't an absolute guarantee, but it improves my odds and the $1300 bill is cheaper than any repair. Best of luck going forward.

 

[432bartman]

Sorry you're are going through this. I had it happen on an older Jazz 5th wheel of mine, and 20 years ago it was a $3,500.00 repair, which I submitted through insurance. I'm curious if you had a TPMS. If you're OCD like I am, nothing but a correct repair would suffice for me. I would leave it to the experts to handle, so your rig looks factory fresh.

 

[aaronhuff59]

Sorry you're are going through this. I had it happen on an older Jazz 5th wheel of mine, and 20 years ago it was a $3,500.00 repair, which I submitted through insurance. I'm curious if you had a TPMS. If you're OCD like I am, nothing but a correct repair would suffice for me. I would leave it to the experts to handle, so your rig looks factory fresh.

No TPMS and a correct repair would be my preference, especially since it's on the passenger side where I go in and out of the coach and sit outside with a beer. I will constantly be looking it.

 

[Daryles]

We lost our left hand (kitchen slide) skirt. We have it scheduled for replacement after the Rally in September at Affinity. $2,005.

 

[Jay & Bobbie]

IMHO, the best repair is, take it to a professional. Hopefully you have insurance to cover the repair.
There are videos showing guys replacing sections of the j-panel, but the end results do not look great to me.
The fender skirt itself does not look too damaged. But they are easy to replace and can be obtained quite reasonably from Keystone, or aftermarket suppliers.
Finally, I do not see a tire pressure monitor on the valve stem. Get a TPMS so this can be prevented in the future.
Hope all goes well, and your downtime is minimal.

 

[Big Ed]

Sorry that happened, the trim piece right above is the place it’s joined so if you take the trim piece you just need a new bottom section.

 

[bobbecky]

Once you have repairs made, I would suggest going with better tires than the Towmax that blew. Even though your High Country only has 5200 or 6000 lb axles, you might consider at least better E range tires like Goodyear Endurance or even maybe an F range tire.

 

[aaronhuff59]

IMHO, the best repair is, take it to a professional. Hopefully you have insurance to cover the repair.
There are videos showing guys replacing sections of the j-panel, but the end results do not look great to me.
The fender skirt itself does not look too damaged. But they are easy to replace and can be obtained quite reasonably from Keystone, or aftermarket suppliers.
Finally, I do not see a tire pressure monitor on the valve stem. Get a TPMS so this can be prevented in the future.
Hope all goes well, and your downtime is minimal.

I don't currently have TMPS. Do you have any suggestions on where to get it?

 

[aaronhuff59]

Once you have repairs made, I would suggest going with better tires than the Towmax that blew. Even though your High Country only has 5200 or 6000 lb axles, you might consider at least better E range tires like Goodyear Endurance or even maybe an F range tire.

I'm getting four new tires.I bought the trailer with those tires. Going with some Goodyear endurance.

 

[twindman]

A lot of people use TST pressure monitoring system, including me. Can get them on Amazon or etrailer or probably other places too. I think they are around $350 now. I had it save me fender damage and who knows what else near El Paso.
Alarm went of and pressure showed 40 or 45 lb. STarted looking for a pulloff but just passed (of course) an overpass exit. By then it read 30 lb. (probably only 30-45 seconds. I pulled off on top of the overpass with about 1 ft from the tire to the white line on the edge of the road. Put out my flashing warning lights and by then the tire was resting on the rim. Nothing got damaged - not even the tire. I figure I would have had rubber flailing around and destroying our flimsy fenders and maybe more.

 

[Jay & Bobbie]

I bought the EEZTire-TPMS from Amazon as well.
It works well, as I'm sure others do.
Easy to install and set up.
Fit our budget and needs.

 

[rames14]

I would say 90% of MOC owners with TPMS have TST. That is also what Keystone puts on all new Montana’s. Not sure which wheels you have, but all new Montana’s ship with G rated tires. If you have 110 psi rims, Sailun, Goodyear G614 and a few others are great choices. RVIA codes do not allow new Montana’s to use less than F or G series tires. Good luck with the repairs.

 

[GrahamLock]

Check this site out for a liner that claims to be able to protect the RV. https://rv-de-fender.com

 

[Todd & Mary]

YUP, that is my biggest fear as well. We were Eastbound in Wyoming on I90 in Early March this year. 10:10 at night and my TST507 battery went dead. I told the wife to find the charging cable so I could plug it in as I wasn't keen on traveling without it. 10:30 the fast leak alarm went off on it. Well I was even less keen on replacing a driver's side tire on I90 in the dark. I watched the pressure drop quickly 105, 101, 97, then I saw a sign "parking area 1 mile ahead" we made it there with a pressure of 85. Changed the tire and were on our way again. Took it to the Good Year shop in Rapid City, they charged me $35 and told me we had picked up a 3/8 bolt in the tire tread. I was thankful for the TPM system, but more so that the tire didn't catastrophically failed on the road and destroy the rig. Good luck with your rig repairs!

 

[Joint Venture II]

As the saying goes, "been there, done that". https://www.montanaowners.com/forums/showthread.php?t=88010
I too feel your pain. Cost me $900 in Keystone parts for repairs.