Recent content by landcruiserbob

Charlie, I was fortunate to get the 365's not the 395's. I do remember that on my gps running the 365's I would be about 73mph when the govenor kicked on. Thus the 86mph run in the salt flats. The 15.5 were 55mph rated not 50mph; I took a long look at them this weekend in Utah. My truck ran a...

Mark, have your friend email me at landcruiserbob@hotmail.com I can send him photo's before & after the accident. The camper is in great shape & is attached to the truck. The cab sustained substaintial damage to the passenger side. As a result the cab has several structural tears in the A...

That would be me Mark. I'm glad the blowout happened to me & not your friend. We all came out okay & the truck handled the accident well. Just needs a new cab & of course some 70mph 395 xzl's.thanks/robertg

762 x 39, I agree to your above statment . I realize I was traveling 5mph over the recommended speed of the tires & they were in used condition. I also know that most tractor trailers running down the road have tires that are rated for 55mph to 65mph loaded. Most e rated tires for 1 ton trucks...

Chas, Pete is correct regarding heat & pressure. Low tire pressure = heat. I have never seen a tire blowout if it was inflated correctly. All of my blow outs were operator error. Most have been surplus tires. If you buy surplus tires take a good look after about 1000 miles to see if you have any...

Unimog won't be back in the states until 2014; if then. They haven't addressed 2010 EPA reg's & don't plan to. This is a good thing since those of us who have them can get more $$$$$ for them. When & if they do, it will the u20 platform which gets us further & further away from the U3000-u5000...

Hi Joaquin, I'm sure Charlie was speaking of me since we conversed during his buildup & I told him about testing the 1600-20's at 86 mph out on the saltflats of Utah. I built the first u500 in North America back in 2003 & my truck was oringinally outfitted with the 365-85 xzl's. They were...

It was an old thread from maybe January & a buddy of mine at Mercedes forwarded it to me tonight. A member of this forum was speaking without any facts on an accident caused by a blow out. I was just clearing up the facts.Robert

U500 camper blowout Charlie, when you speak about an accident you should have your facts right. -I was driving my u500 camper 21,000lbs @ 61mph on 15.5 20 michelins XL tires when I had a blowout. There are several reasons for the blowout & one of those reasons should concern you if you have...