Winnebago Trend - First Drive Impressions
My wife and I recently test drove a 2014 Winnebago Trend 23L (same as the Itasca Viva) and were very impressed. As previous View owners that was the benchmark for our comparison. We then drove a new...
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I guess the real test with single rear tires on a heavy rig might come with a rear tire failure.
We had an outside rear tire failure in our dually motohome and just slowed way down (5 MPH) and traveled along the highway edge to a town and had the flat fixed. It could have been real dangerous to have had this happen on a curvy mountain road. Dual tires also bring redundancy - for an extra margin of safety - into the picture. We don't want any more surprises than absolutely necessary in a vehicle as heavy as a motorhome. They are a long way from being a sedan or an SUV.
We had an outside rear tire failure in our dually motohome and just slowed way down (5 MPH) and traveled along the highway edge to a town and had the flat fixed. It could have been real dangerous to have had this happen on a curvy mountain road. Dual tires also bring redundancy - for an extra margin of safety - into the picture. We don't want any more surprises than absolutely necessary in a vehicle as heavy as a motorhome. They are a long way from being a sedan or an SUV.
