Two blow outs

Francis
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edited August 2014 in Caravan & Motorhome Chat #1

Hi all

We have recently had two tyres blow out on our motorhome. The first time was about 2 months ago when we were on our way to France the rear offside tyre blow out on the motorway luckily I was in the inside lane and managed to pull in quickly the damage was minimal just the waste pipes had been damaged luckily. Anyway I got a new tyre and we carried on and had a great holiday. Yesterday on the way back from a great week at Blackpool the rear nearside tyre blow out again I pulled in to hard shoulder quickly and there was no damage but it is a scary experience. The tyres on the van were Federal Ecovan tyres has anyone any experience of these? I have carried out research and it seems they are made in China and are £57 each which sounds suspiciously cheap to me. I have now put Michelans on the back but I think I will replace the front ones soon when money allows. The van weighs almost 4 tonnes the axles weren't overloaded and the tyre pressures were correct.

Any advice or opinions on the matter are welcome.