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06-20-2014, 07:32 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Wisconsin
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It could have been so much worse
We're headed to Door County Wisconsin with the camper for an art fair. Stopped for dinner, and as I bent down to tie my shoe I happened to glance at the tire of the camper right next to me. Huge crack in the sidewall! DH said it would be fine. Me? Yeah, not in my book! ( in his defense he's a diehard optimist married to a major pessimist!) Went to eat and came back and the tire was almost completely flat (divine intervention?) So he put the spare on and away we go. The tire has a lot of weather checking, which I didn't see only a few weeks ago. It was our plan to get new tires this year. Guess it will just be next week instead of next month. Thank goodness I glanced at the tire. I can only imagine what would have happened if it failed at 65 mph. 
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2012 Rockwood 8293RKSS
2006 Dodge Ram 2500 5.9L Cummins Turbodiesel 4x4; 2012 Ford Escape 4x4. 3 very pampered cats.
Days camped: 2011: 61; 2012: 66 Days; 2013: 69;2014: 68 2015: 90 Days camped 2016: 34
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06-20-2014, 07:38 PM
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Location: Idaho
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2016 F350 6.7L LB CC Reese 28K 2014 Chaparral Lite 266sab
"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." 2014 19 days camping 2015 17 days camping201620 days camping
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06-20-2014, 07:45 PM
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NELA
Join Date: May 2013
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Glad you caught it. 
I firmly believe "there are no coincidences".  You didn't feel your guardian angel tuggin' on your shoe laces did ya.
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Give me 40 acres and I'll turn this rig around:
Flagstaff 5er 2014 8528 IKWS, Platinum Package, Regency Interior "Buffy"
F250 Super Duty 2013 Tuxedo Black "Biff"
Days camped 2014: 30
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06-21-2014, 04:07 AM
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Incheon, S. Korea
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Incheon, South Korea
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 Them guardian angels are everywhere. I'm very glad that this happened.
Now to really stir the pot-what tires are ya' gonna put on?
I'm getting my popcorn ready...
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Me, Julie, Lil' Barry, Faith, and OSD Fang
2012 Coachmen Clipper 126 - Don't even have a TV anymore.
I don't know when we'll be able to go camping again... 
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06-21-2014, 06:35 AM
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Senior Member
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Location: Idaho
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BigBaron
Them guardian angels are everywhere. I'm very glad that this happened.
Now to really stir the pot-what tires are ya' gonna put on?
I'm getting my popcorn ready... |
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2016 F350 6.7L LB CC Reese 28K 2014 Chaparral Lite 266sab
"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." 2014 19 days camping 2015 17 days camping201620 days camping
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06-21-2014, 06:38 AM
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Site Team - Lou
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: South Eastern PA
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Must have been one that caused me to check my side view mirror just as my left rear bearing failed. Not a big believer in angels, but I am glad whoever tapped my shoulder did when they did...
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2008 GMC Sierra 3000HD Allison Duramax
2019 Flagstaff 8529FL
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06-21-2014, 07:45 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: N.W. Illinois
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I wasn't so lucky yesterday.going 65 and blew out a tire on a major highway damaged the trailer and it wasn't fun
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2007.5 Chevy 3500Ltz cc lb Duramax
2010 Sandpiper 345 RET (SOLD)
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06-23-2014, 07:14 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Wisconsin
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Okay. Drum roll please.....
Our tires, the original tires that came with the camper, are Duro. They were manufactured in 2010. So I think we did pretty darn good with tire life.
We have decided to replace them with Goodyear Marathon ST tires and we're going from a C load rating to a D load rating.
Now all we have to do is find someone to put them on, and we're good to go.
Please, let all the discussion/critique/opinions/facts/non-truths, etc. start.
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2012 Rockwood 8293RKSS
2006 Dodge Ram 2500 5.9L Cummins Turbodiesel 4x4; 2012 Ford Escape 4x4. 3 very pampered cats.
Days camped: 2011: 61; 2012: 66 Days; 2013: 69;2014: 68 2015: 90 Days camped 2016: 34
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06-23-2014, 07:18 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Idaho
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Quote:
Originally Posted by trudinator
Okay. Drum roll please.....
Our tires, the original tires that came with the camper, are Duro. They were manufactured in 2010. So I think we did pretty darn good with tire life.
We have decided to replace them with Goodyear Marathon ST tires and we're going from a C load rating to a D load rating.
Now all we have to do is find someone to put them on, and we're good to go.
Please, let all the discussion/critique/opinions/facts/non-truths, etc. start. |
A bottle of soapy water and a couple of really big screwdrivers?
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2016 F350 6.7L LB CC Reese 28K 2014 Chaparral Lite 266sab
"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." 2014 19 days camping 2015 17 days camping201620 days camping
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06-23-2014, 09:00 PM
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Anacortesians
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Anacortes, WA
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Not sure you're far enough west for Les Schwab. If you are, pay them a visit. When we bought our Class A we got a full set of six for 19.5 wheels, including CRES valve stems for about $2300, four years ago.The tires were less than 6 weeks from their mold date.
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Frank and Eileen
No longer RVers or FR owners
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06-24-2014, 08:29 AM
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Incheon, S. Korea
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Incheon, South Korea
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ford Idaho
A bottle of soapy water and a couple of really big screwdrivers?
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You forgot the starter fluid and lighter... 
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Me, Julie, Lil' Barry, Faith, and OSD Fang
2012 Coachmen Clipper 126 - Don't even have a TV anymore.
I don't know when we'll be able to go camping again...
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06-24-2014, 10:10 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2014
Location: Waterloo Region
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Quote:
Originally Posted by trudinator
We have decided to replace them with Goodyear Marathon ST tires and we're going from a C load rating to a D load rating.
Now all we have to do is find someone to put them on, and we're good to go.
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IMHO excellent choice. I just had the OEM 'Trail Distress' LRC tires changed this morning for GY Marathon LRD, balanced with the TST 507RV TPMS sensors on them. The only travel the OEMs did was the trip from Indiana. I just was not comfortable with GVWR being around 93% of tire load - especially when the 8282WS seems like it can't help but be heavy on the driver's side. Those China-bombs looked like sad little water balloons under that trailer.
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2015 Rockwood Signature UltraLite 8282WS Platinum, GY Marathon LRD, TST 507RV TPMS
2005 GMC 2500HD CCSB D/A, Curt E16, Prodigy P2, Garmin RV760LMT w/BC-20 b/u cam
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