Tag axle
I recently bought a Fleetwood Bounder 34V with a tag axle is this a good coach and are there benefits to the tag axle or just extra tires to buy. The coach is in emaculate condition also I'm new to th...
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My take on tag axles.
Sometimes a tag is added to a SMALLER chassis to bring it up to 22,000 lbs. My National Tropical was on an 18,000 lb chassis. By adding the tag axles to a 36 foot coach made it 22,500 lb chassis. A Ford technician told me that was bad because the braking systems were different for the 18,000 lb and the 22,500 lb chassis had bigger, better brakes.
Sometimes a tag is added to a SMALLER chassis to bring it up to 22,000 lbs. My National Tropical was on an 18,000 lb chassis. By adding the tag axles to a 36 foot coach made it 22,500 lb chassis. A Ford technician told me that was bad because the braking systems were different for the 18,000 lb and the 22,500 lb chassis had bigger, better brakes.
