Tire pressures--newbie questions!
I recently purchased my first RV (1998 Coachmen Catalina 22RK, Ford E350) and immediately replaced the 10 year old tires with new ones (Aeolus CrossAce HT AS02 LT225/75/R16). I've done a lot of read...
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Reporting back after my first trip, 1300 miles round trip to a dog event in Williamsburg, VA. I considered everyone's advice, and set the tire pressures at 65 rear, 62 front. Boy, what a difference in the handling! Steering MUCH improved, hardly any wandering, little reaction to passing big trucks. It was quite windy on the return trip, so had to take it slow, but otherwise no issues. I kept track of gas mileage on the trip and was pleased to get just over 10mpg.
I rearranged some stuff inside, and was loaded a little lighter than my worst-case scenario previous weight. I weighed the rig again on the way out on the trip, and got 3540 front, 7460 rear, 11000 total (previous weight was 3480/7680/11160). Better weight distribution probably helped too. I'm taking another trip this coming weekend (shorter, about 5 hour drive each way) and after that I will probably have the alignment checked.
The camping part went well, too--dry camped in a friend's driveway going and coming home, two days with power/water hookups at the event. I'm hooked! Plus, one of my dogs was a BIG winner, and I came home with the most gigantic winner's rosette I've ever seen (fortunately, for all it's impressive bling, it didn't weigh much).
Thanks for all the help on this forum!
I rearranged some stuff inside, and was loaded a little lighter than my worst-case scenario previous weight. I weighed the rig again on the way out on the trip, and got 3540 front, 7460 rear, 11000 total (previous weight was 3480/7680/11160). Better weight distribution probably helped too. I'm taking another trip this coming weekend (shorter, about 5 hour drive each way) and after that I will probably have the alignment checked.
The camping part went well, too--dry camped in a friend's driveway going and coming home, two days with power/water hookups at the event. I'm hooked! Plus, one of my dogs was a BIG winner, and I came home with the most gigantic winner's rosette I've ever seen (fortunately, for all it's impressive bling, it didn't weigh much).
Thanks for all the help on this forum!
