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03-15-2015, 08:15 PM
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I think that what I was trying to say Your making my head hurt don't make me turn my brain on 😃😃😃😃😃😃
Get out and Play Harder😛
2015 XLR Hyper Lite 29hsf - loaded on order
2008 Can Am Spyder
Kite Boarding is my Addiction - GOT WIND!
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03-16-2015, 06:25 AM
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40 lbs off between sections of that scale... Between itself... is a little over .62% (6 tenths of a percent). I suppose + or - 1% all you get. That's 90 lbs ( + or -) at that total weight of 14540 lbs. I tried to find out how CAT calibrates those scales... Its a closely guarded secret... They won't say.
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03-16-2015, 07:44 AM
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Your killing me -- some times in life you just got to go with it 😃
WW your sounding like an engineer - lol (no offense I'm 1 too)
We need some Toy Hauler time - let the season begin - it's been crazy warm out here on the west coast - 8 more day till pickup
Got my list ready - got some axle grease and tire wrench as you suggested already pack 
Get out and Play Harder😛
2015 XLR Hyper Lite 29hsf - loaded on order
2008 Can Am Spyder
Kite Boarding is my Addiction - GOT WIND!
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03-16-2015, 07:38 PM
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Weighed my truck today with the topper on and me in it 1/4 tanks of gas came in at 6120 , now add 25 more gallons of fuel about 400 lbs brings me to 6520 . with a full trailer 9650 +- give a combined weight 16170 and another 5 or 6 in the truck bed will have me at 16770 . just a mere 770 over gcwr .
Went i got new tires for the truck she gave me an awesome deal on e 10 ply rated trailer tires good to 2840 and will buy the ones off the trailer when i bring it back total for truck and TH was 1250 and she said i could easily get 300 to 400 back when i bring in the TH for the tires , Hercules brand I've had them on my truck and get great mileage out of them they are a 60,000 mile tire warrantied , I think cooper is the parent company of the Hercules brand .
I know i will be loaded to the max in TV and TH and don't want to deal with tires that are at there max from the get go . this give me bit of cushion and a lot less worry
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03-16-2015, 08:23 PM
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I swear by Michelin LTX M/S 10 ply with an extra cord in the sidewalls - this create extra stiff sidewalls - great in the snow Too --
Having a quadrasteer I went through a few tires that would lose/wear the out side edge of tire out - the Michelin cured that problem and greatly improved handling on my truck -- a little spendy but with all the camping trips w camper in bed these tire can handle some serous weight with no shoulder roll....
Get out and Play Harder😛
2015 XLR Hyper Lite 29hsf - loaded on order
2008 Can Am Spyder
Kite Boarding is my Addiction - GOT WIND!
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03-16-2015, 09:09 PM
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My Ram has stock tires and rims. The tire is less than 30" tall. I'd like to get something around 33" and some purdy rims! Probably 18".. stock 2015 takeoff if I could find some would do.
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03-16-2015, 09:16 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Play Harder
I swear by Michelin LTX M/S 10 ply with an extra cord in the sidewalls - this create extra stiff sidewalls - great in the snow Too --
Having a quadrasteer I went through a few tires that would lose/wear the out side edge of tire out - the Michelin cured that problem and greatly improved handling on my truck -- a little spendy but with all the camping trips w camper in bed these tire can handle some serous weight with no shoulder roll....
Get out and Play Harder😛
2015 XLR Hyper Lite 29hsf - loaded on order
2008 Can Am Spyder
Kite Boarding is my Addiction - GOT WIND!
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That's why i use the Hercules 10 ply e 3450 for my truck way less then the michelin but they run and wear great . they are a very good top notch tire ! for me michelins are not any better yet cost way more . these Hercules will pull in the snow mud etc they may not have the same wear , 60,000 vs 80,000 but i got all 4 TV tires and all 4 TH tires for about the price of the michelins
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03-16-2015, 10:01 PM
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actual 29HFS weight
Never heard of Hercules tires before it looks like they are a Midwest east coast brand and don't exist on the west coast - probably like a les swab brand out here - I'm sure they are great E ply tires too.
But If you saw what was in the bed of my truck and the the handling I had with the michelins you would spend the money --- I'm talking Columbia River Gorge where the average cross wind on any given summer day is 30 to 60 mph all day - you want the stiffest side wall you can get especially w an overweight camper on your back --- I'm talking 18 wheeler laying on their side because of insane wind - this is normal every day stuff in the gorge - that what makes it one of the best kiteboarder spots in the world, ---
Get out and Play Harder😛
2015 XLR Hyper Lite 29hsf - loaded on order
2008 Can Am Spyder
Kite Boarding is my Addiction - GOT WIND!
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03-16-2015, 10:30 PM
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03-16-2015, 10:45 PM
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Play harder
Wind that ain't wind , Ever been to Wyoming , i live in Colorado at 7400' worked in Vail and Aspen been through more blizzards and whiteouts then most . Hercules get's you through the deep stuff and the windy stuff . lol The tires it self is very capable and I'd trust it over a michelin in adverse conditions anytime . But for that cushy ride and lighter wallet the Michelins can't be beat
Nice Rig !
once i figure out how to post a pic I put one up of the Hercules / 2500 and northstar popup in the back country of Colorado .
Getting ready to have some fun . West Yellowstone from May 15th till Oct 1st . Sure i'll get snow heading in and coming out . glad i brought these new tires
and the TH will have much superior tires 10 ply E rated 2840lbs . Instead of those underrated tires Forest River puts on .
On Another note bought a tongue scale . can't wait to use it .
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03-16-2015, 10:55 PM
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Colorado has the strangest Rules -- Ok to take a snowmobile and smoke everybody out - but hey put a kite up and do some kite boarding in the snow or in one of their lakes and they will issue a ticket -- it makes no sense a totally environment friendly, zero impact on the environment - and the park rangers want to harass me -- but don't mind the snowmobiles, drag boats, jet skis ect - drives me crazy ---
What you doing in Yellowstone? Im going to hit up Yosemite in August.
Get out and Play Harder😛
2015 XLR Hyper Lite 29hsf - loaded on order
2008 Can Am Spyder
Kite Boarding is my Addiction - GOT WIND!
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03-16-2015, 11:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Play Harder
Colorado has the strangest Rules -- Ok to take a snowmobile and smoke everybody out - but hey put a kite up and do some kite boarding in the snow or in one of their lakes and they will issue a ticket -- it makes no sense a totally environment friendly, zero impact on the environment - and the park rangers want to harass me -- but don't mind the snowmobiles, drag boats, jet skis ect - drives me crazy ---
What you doing in Yellowstone? Im going to hit up Yosemite in August.
Get out and Play Harder😛
2015 XLR Hyper Lite 29hsf - loaded on order
2008 Can Am Spyder
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Guess it depends on where you go . I see plenty of guys kite boarding on the snow . etc . park rangers are the same everywhere and Ca is one of the most restrictive states around ! whats really getting bad is the forest service closing roads left and right for no reason . keep people off the public lands . Happening all over the west
I'll be working at a Mountianside KOA and fly fishing some of the best waters in the country along with plenty of rode trips on the bike .
Wanted to hit Yosemite a few yrs ago when we did a cA coastal bike ride rest of the group wanted to go another way so never saw it . that's what happens when you go with a group , done with groups
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03-17-2015, 12:01 AM
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Hope you post som pic of Yellowstone - it's been a while since I've camped there - might get to see some on my way back to Seattle but it'll be rushed
Get out and Play Harder😛
2015 XLR Hyper Lite 29hsf - loaded on order
2008 Can Am Spyder
Kite Boarding is my Addiction - GOT WIND!
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03-17-2015, 05:40 AM
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Very nice photos, PH!! What lake is that... and mountain?
I bet you will love the TH. I'm itchin' to get out and go, too. Today is my Mom's 100th birthday, I couldn't leave until we celebrate that, of course.
Keep us posted on this XLR forum (lets kill this weight thing! Yea!)
Wolf
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03-17-2015, 05:48 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by northstar1960
That's why i use the Hercules 10 ply e 3450 for my truck way less then the michelin but they run and wear great . they are a very good top notch tire ! for me michelins are not any better yet cost way more . these Hercules will pull in the snow mud etc they may not have the same wear , 60,000 vs 80,000 but i got all 4 TV tires and all 4 TH tires for about the price of the michelins
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Can you tell me what the Hercules tire models and sizes you are going with? I see a small town tire shop in a little GA town just north of me and might just check them out. I really want to get a better tire on the TV, and if I can swing it, the TH, as well.
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03-17-2015, 08:21 AM
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actual 29HFS weight
That's Hood River, OR with Mount Hood in the background on the Columbia River - The photo was taken last year At KiteBoard 4 Cancer a huge event in July that I'm proud to be a part of --- 6 hours straight - course race - no breaks - this year it's on 7-11-2015
Get out and Play Harder😛
2015 XLR Hyper Lite 29hsf - loaded on order
2008 Can Am Spyder
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03-17-2015, 08:28 AM
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03-17-2015, 09:30 AM
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Wonderful! I'm going to ask a question that might be very dumb, but how do you keep the kite ropes (lines) from tangling up? There must be campgrounds at the lake? I would love to see this.
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03-17-2015, 12:43 PM
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It's a tacking thing - like sail boats upwind tac downwind tac --- but when you put over 400 kiter together in a race tangles do happen - that's part of the fun ---- lots of RV spots up and down the Columbia gorge - if you plan a trip let me know and I will send you a list.
Get out and Play Harder😛
2015 XLR Hyper Lite 29hsf - loaded on order
2008 Can Am Spyder
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03-17-2015, 01:05 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by WolfWhistle
Can you tell me what the Hercules tire models and sizes you are going with? I see a small town tire shop in a little GA town just north of me and might just check them out. I really want to get a better tire on the TV, and if I can swing it, the TH, as well.
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here is a link to their tires . i really love them and this is from experience
the st tire will be a new item for me but from my truck experience i have no question . for the truck stock 245/75/16 . the TH tires are also stock 225/75/15 10 ply
Light Truck Tire Gallery | Hercules Tires
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