You won't get a definitive answer.
It has been discussed at great length on another forum and at the end of the day app 50% thought they were invaluable and the other 50% didn't.
saxo1
What they do is keep tyre on rim if it deflates due to puncture. Originally designed for use on off-road vehicles to allow tyres to be run at very low pressure without coming off the rim.
It depends how worried you are about punctures. Personally I look after my tyres & don't bother with Tyron bands.
For years I had them on my caravans but I think I would be inclined towards a tyre pressure monitoring device these days. In addition I always used to replace my tyres at four years old.
Nothing should replace good practice where tyres are concerned. However, imo, these are another safety feature that allow for a safe resolution to a potentially catastrophic event. If you can afford them, get them, if you can't, make sure you follow the best practice for tyre safety.
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Quote: Originally posted by Armleywhite on 22/8/2017
Nothing should replace good practice where tyres are concerned. However, imo, these are another safety feature that allow for a safe resolution to a potentially catastrophic event. If you can afford them, get them, if you can't, make sure you follow the best practice for tyre safety.
That's what I'm thinking, a belt and braces approach ! I also think blow outs occur when pressures are wrong, tyres are not replaced in good time & the quality of fitted tyres. But with all these in place what are the chances of a blow out ? (How long is a piece of string eh ) A tpms certainly has its place, and may be another option. But maybe not in a blow out scenario.
I had a puncture on a motorway and the tyron bands kept the tyre on the wheel which saved any damage to the alloy wheel. I now have Tyrepal monitors but keep the tyron bands as they can do no harm and my insurance is less with them fitted.
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Quote: Originally posted by John4703 on 24/8/2017
I had a puncture on a motorway and the tyron bands kept the tyre on the wheel which saved any damage to the alloy wheel. I now have Tyrepal monitors but keep the tyron bands as they can do no harm and my insurance is less with them fitted.
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I had a blowout without Tyron bands fitted the tyre still stayed on the rim,that's what the raised portion on the inner part of the wheel is for, safety rims.
saxo1
I've previously forked out for Tyron bands and never had a puncture. I bought a TPMS system for the Bailey because it has sensors fitted, but to be honest, it was a waste of money as by the time I get to the caravan in France, with all the hassle of getting it out of the storage etc etc - all I want to do is to get on the road, get to the site and start my holiday, so I don't even bother to set it up!
I did over 90,000 miles in my rav4 and only had one puncture and that was after parking in a Lidl's car park in France, it managed to get a woodscrew in the tyre, so I have my doubts as to whether it was an accident.
With modern tyres, looked after and checked regularly, I think it's safe to take your chances.
I have them as I believe they do what they are sold for, prevent the tyre leaving the rim.
I know the now universal "safety rims" help in this regard, but they only "help" they do not assure the tyre can't come off as Tyrons do.
I don't believe many caravan tyre failures are "blow-outs" but tyre disintegration [over heated] from running at too low a pressure as occurs in un noticed slow punctures. It being unlike a car very difficult to "sense" a caravan tyre being punctured till it is wrecked.
Thus, IMO if funds are limited then buying an after market caravan TPMS is invaluable; you can save a punctured tyre and the consequences that follow it if you stop in time.
If, funds can reach to Tyron Bands then so much the better, then there is a second level of back up that should save your rims even if not your tyre. Agreed incompetent tyre fitters hate them, but such cowboys are best avoided anyway. Expect to pay an additional £10 > £20 for the inevitable extra labour they need at tyre replacement.
In my 39 years towing caravans I have had three caravan tyre "blow-outs" pre having TPMS, all safely endured with Tyron bands, all burnt rubber wrecks.
Its not just incompetent fitters that hate them, it turns a sub 5 minute tyre change into a longer job but nothing extra is charged. Time is money etc..
But it turns some jobs into a no thanks. Blowout on a busy dual carriageway or motorway. No bands the tyre can be replaced fairly quickly. With bands its a im not changing a tyre with those in that location.
Quote: Originally posted by Grampian91 on 31/8/2017
Its not just incompetent fitters that hate them, it turns a sub 5 minute tyre change into a longer job but nothing extra is charged. Time is money etc..
But it turns some jobs into a no thanks. Blowout on a busy dual carriageway or motorway. No bands the tyre can be replaced fairly quickly. With bands its a im not changing a tyre with those in that location.
I have always paid an extra amount for the labour involved, as you say time being money and as we know they take longer. In France, I actually did the job myself, it was easier than overcoming the language barrier.
Then again I carry a spare wheel and have never ever required, expected or wanted a tyre fitter to replace a blowout on the side of a motorway etc., just a recovery man change to the spare so the job of a tyre replacement can be done in safety and with due care. Without the bands there is a chance there would not be a viable rim to change the tyre on a road wheel.
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Topic: Tyron Bands
