Slideouts on a ClassC: How many?
Interesting here Slideouts are common on Motorhomes but not Caravans in Australia. What do you find is an iptimum number and type?
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Hi Chum lee,
Good advise. Overloading is playing Russian roulette.
My unit came with overloaded tires--but NOT overloaded axles.
I solved that by changing the wheels to a taller tire. The end result was that fully loaded I had 850 less than the maximum for the driver's rear axle. 14500 is the rating. That was with all tanks totally full and provisioned for a trip including 2 passengers. My no slides RV is 29'5". 176" E-450
It yielded 2 more inches in height, and improved the fuel mileage.
The reason for the lower pressure on the front tires was not for comfort--but rather for safe driving. At 80 psi it felt as if I were driving on a balloon. I had to keep correcting. I decided on 65 psi after weighing off front, back and each "corner".
Good advise. Overloading is playing Russian roulette.
My unit came with overloaded tires--but NOT overloaded axles.
I solved that by changing the wheels to a taller tire. The end result was that fully loaded I had 850 less than the maximum for the driver's rear axle. 14500 is the rating. That was with all tanks totally full and provisioned for a trip including 2 passengers. My no slides RV is 29'5". 176" E-450
It yielded 2 more inches in height, and improved the fuel mileage.
The reason for the lower pressure on the front tires was not for comfort--but rather for safe driving. At 80 psi it felt as if I were driving on a balloon. I had to keep correcting. I decided on 65 psi after weighing off front, back and each "corner".
