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jdog
Explorer
Oct 04, 2013

Skid Wheels

Wanted to install some skid wheels on the back to stop my hitch from dragging when the rear wheels go through a dip in the road. I could not find any info on what size wheel to use. It seems to be a hit and miss thing. There are 4" and 5" wheels with rubber on the wheels that wear the rubber off fast. These wheels will drag on every thing plus lift the rear up too high. They are more suited for class A. The steel roller wheels are in several different sizes and smaller than the rubber wheels. Still, I can't find any guide lines for what size to use and where to put them. See a lot of Class C with the rubber wheels that seem to not be the way to go. What have others done on Class C motorhomes?
Class C
  • Dune_Hauler's avatar
    Dune_Hauler
    Explorer
    Oct 05, 2013
    VideoSteel casters will transmit shock and vibrations to your frame and coach. I searched long and hard to find the best casters for impact would be Nylatron or some form of polyurethane or rubber if you have a light coach. here is a video of my setup.
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    BruceMc
    Explorer III
    Oct 05, 2013
    When we bought our used C, it has the skid casters bolted to the hitch. They hung down several inches, and one was already bent to the point about half of the ball bearings were missing. One of my first tasks was to remove them..

    I subsequently added air bags which helped a lot, but I still had occasions where we dragged the bottom of the hitch, so I bought a bracket and steel roller that used the hitch pin to hold it in place:



    Problem is, in softer materials, it acts like an anchor - I know, I buried it twice. And it still hangs down.

    We don't tow, so I came up with this nifty idea:





    I made mine; here's the rest of the story from a previous post:

    Tail Dragger Roller Project
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    jdog
    Explorer
    Oct 04, 2013
    notruffinit wrote:
    I put the welded on rollers on the back of my 5er. They really need to be welded to a very strong part or they will bend over, but mine are welded on the bottom of the reciever and I am very glad they are there.


    What size did you use?
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    Jim_Shoe
    Explorer
    Oct 04, 2013
    Another rarely considered advantage to the steel wheels: When you're running in "Z stock" at the weekend drag strip, it gets those front wheels back on the ground a lot faster when you pull a wheelie. :)
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    notruffinit
    Explorer
    Oct 04, 2013
    I put the welded on rollers on the back of my 5er. They really need to be welded to a very strong part or they will bend over, but mine are welded on the bottom of the reciever and I am very glad they are there.
  • Queens_Carriage's avatar
    Queens_Carriage
    Explorer
    Oct 04, 2013
    Instead of wheels which brings the skid factor lower. I went with air bags that also solved other problems.
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    derh2o
    Explorer
    Oct 04, 2013
    I got mine from Roadmaster-- http://www.roadmasterinc.com/pdf/catalog.pdf . Page 29.
  • Bumpyroad's avatar
    Bumpyroad
    Explorer
    Oct 04, 2013
    the_armadillo wrote:
    We installed the 3 inch steel rollers on our rig. Used the Ultra Fab units which are available for different size receiver hitch tubes, however we had custom brackets welded up to fit our hitch configuration. Below is a link to the wheels we purchased:

    Ultra Fab 3 inch Steel Rollers


    camping world used to sell something similar that clamped onto the receiver. might still be sold elsewhere.
    bumpy
  • the_armadillo's avatar
    the_armadillo
    Explorer
    Oct 04, 2013
    We installed the 3 inch steel rollers on our rig. Used the Ultra Fab units which are available for different size receiver hitch tubes, however we had custom brackets welded up to fit our hitch configuration. Below is a link to the wheels we purchased:

    Ultra Fab 3 inch Steel Rollers

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