Overbilt Motorcycle Lift Experiences
I hope this is the right forum for this. I am taking delivery on a 2016 Itasca Solei 38R pusher in a few weeks and want to put an Overbuilt motorcycle carrier on it rather than towing a trailer. The...
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Ivylog wrote:
If Fire Up had a blowout it would've been 5000 more pounds on the tire that was already overloaded. 0P if you do not have a 20,000 pound rear axle you're going to be in the same situation as Fire Up...pushing your luck.
0P when are you going to list your CCC, your rear axle rating, and your hitch rating for us? I'll bet they're so bad you don't want to know what the numbers are.
Well Sir,
Not exactly sure where you got the "5000" lbs. from because, as stated, my rear axle was overloaded by 2600 lbs. That meant, using advance math, that each side was 1,300 lbs. That meant, again using advanced math, that each tire was around, 650 lbs. over loaded. And, again, if I'd have blown one, on either side, the remaining tire would have seen a 650 lb. raise in weight, instantly and, would be carrying the full 1,300 lb. overweight.
But, it doesn't really matter, I know what the numbers said, right from the scales. And, again, there was right at 200 lbs. less on the front end of the coach, with the bike on there. It made no difference in handling what so ever.
Scott
