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Just need to ensure the wheels are rated for that 65 PSI.
The current dead load range C tire's are only good to support up to 7040 lbs, so those ads would be a nice upgrade with a good margin.
Unfortunately no way to tell right now other than dry weight guesstimate + added load. We go out fairly light so likely much less than 1k more past dry. The Ex however gets most of the gear until we arrive.
I'd still like to over do it and find a set of E rated but I may have to grab them in 15" with new wheels to do that.
Hoping I can find the rating for the current wheels also, good catch Tom!
Starting to go looking for a 334RLOK in the fall/winter this year if all goes well, so I may settle for putting the GY's on this one for now and bide my time until then.
Unfortunately no way to tell right now other than dry weight guesstimate + added load. We go out fairly light so likely much less than 1k more past dry. The Ex however gets most of the gear until we arrive.
I'd still like to over do it and find a set of E rated but I may have to grab them in 15" with new wheels to do that.
Hoping I can find the rating for the current wheels also, good catch Tom!
Starting to go looking for a 334RLOK in the fall/winter this year if all goes well, so I may settle for putting the GY's on this one for now and bide my time until then.
If an upgrade is the plan within the next year or two I would go with the one load range increase to Endurance Ds now, no sense spending the extra money on new wheels for that short term for another load range step up if the TT will be replaced soon. Hopefully the the camper market will start seeing some normalization before too long, many manufacturers are limiting their production to just a few popular floor plans with the rest of their plans being put on hold until the parts shortages and material costs come back in line. I'm not sure if we will see much as far as new models or features for the 2022 model lines the way the industry is currently.
Is the vehicle data sticker on the right front corner of the box unreadable? Mine is pretty faded but still just readable after less than 8 years, the GVWR will be listed there if it can still be read.
@thor363 I dug around pretty extensively in 2015 when I bought the current trailer tires for our camper and settled on the Taskmaster D range in the 215 at 14". Back then, the new model GY's were not out yet and I had a bad run with GY prior so I didn't want them. Don't forget to check the speed rating of whatever you get. IMHO, speed and underinflation are by far the two tire killers in the trailer space. I'll say that the taskmaster tires have done VERY well for us towing basically from GA north to the UP and as far east as Acadia ME. I generally run 70 or less depending on the roads and traffic. If I had to do it all over again, I'd look really hard and the new GY, but I wouldn't be afraid to go with the taskmaster either. Given your plans, I'm with the rest of the folks and I'd wait it out with something that'll get you there without the coin.
Typical cheap a$$ camper manufacturer, the specced tires don't even have the capacity of the TT's full GVWR, (7040 of tire capacity with a 7200 GVWR) they figure the loaded tongue weight is carried by the tow vehicle so the lowest and cheapest trailer tire is specced for the rig. I think the move to Ds is the right move.
Typical cheap a$$ camper manufacturer, the specced tires don't even have the capacity of the TT's full GVWR, (7040 of tire capacity with a 7200 GVWR) they figure the loaded tongue weight is carried by the tow vehicle so the lowest and cheapest trailer tire is specced for the rig. I think the move to Ds is the right move.
No kidding! When the Eagles starting getting the Goodyears they were being responsible...wish they all thought like that. ...but then again they only think about cost and not safety until people start getting hurt. One more reason I'm serious about the 334RLOK, and they're not cheap!
Well, we bit the bullet. In a not so good market for the buyer, but I guess it's just money after all. We had (have) a TT of the pioneer variety in the mid 2000's that we've drug all over the eastern US up tp Maine, the UP and as far south as Atlanta and east to CT. It served it's purpose and the X has been a great tow rig for that purpose. But, with all 4 girls now having BF's (don't get me started) and a total of 3 dogs (one of which isn't really mine), the X was just not enough room and the TT wasn't either with no slides. So, we went the RV route. Introducing the Redneck Edition!!
2007 Holiday Rambler Scepter 40 PDQ. She's probably the nicest thing I've ever owned. She doesn't have a name just yet, and I'm open to suggestions. 400 Cummins ISL, Allison 3000, 40ish feet long, 13'4" tall and wide enough to make you pucker pretty good when you're between two semi's on the highway. 4 slides, washer dryer, Aquahot, in motion sat, all the bells and whistles! Flew to Tampa Friday to pick her up and drove back over the weekend. Right around 1000 miles and she did everything I asked. Prior, I only had probably 3-400 miles under my belt in a 40' Monaco my buddy has. So, it was an experience to say the least. The coach is a one owner that I think was either custom built from the factory or custom modified just after purchase. It's in SUPER shape with very little cosmetic issues. The paint is so shiny that in the trees, it looks like there are bubbles all over the fiberglass but it's really just reflection from the tree leaves. There's all sort of stuff in it that I don't know how to use yet, but I'm climbing the learning curve pretty quick. Probably the most difficult thing so far has been engine management in the hills and making sure momentum is maintained. Pretty easy to lose 10-15mph, and real tough to get it back. Anyway, here's a few pictures!
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