Wednesday, March 25, 2015

RV Tire Safety - Repeat failures on Airstream trailer. Why?




From the site: RV Tire Safety - Repeat failures on Airstream trailer. Why?

Saw this question of an RV forum on trailers"We just acquired 16" Sendel wheels and a set of XPS Ribs for our 2009 28' International to help deal with our tendency to have a front left wheel blowout. We have been through a set of Goodyear Marathons and a set of Towmarks (e-rated, 80 psi cold max). I have not had access to individual scales, but I have reason to believe that the left front is carrying more weight because we have 130 lbs of extra battery forward in the coach on the left side. We will be addressing that by replacing all 260 lbs of battery with 84 lbs of lithiums. This will result in an overall tongue weight reduction of close to 100+, but most importantly, it will take at least 50 pounds off the left front, too. The ...Read more...




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