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Fishnwich
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Aug 13, 2013

2013 ceder creek 36 RE axle question

My Brother purchased a new Ceder Creek fifth wheel last year. The unit is 36' long and unit weight is over 14k plus. The unit had 6 lug rimes with E rated tires. When questioned about this the dealer in Sacramento Ca. told him that he would have to pay extra to get the 7000 lb axles installed as a option. Does this sound a little crazy. The Ceder creek brosure shows only 8 lug G rated rims and tires on this size unit. Has anyone else gotten this type of deal? Please give me some feedback on what you think. To me this is a safety issue that Corporate should take care of.
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  • Greentow's avatar
    Greentow
    Explorer
    Aug 13, 2013
    Go check with that dealer. Should be 8 lug rims, probably 614 tires and 7k axles. Something doesn't smell right with this deal. Also, confirm the month and year of manufacture. It's on a decal/sticker left side front .
  • donn0128's avatar
    donn0128
    Explorer II
    Aug 13, 2013
    The scales should be his friend. Get it to a set of scales and get each axle weihed. BTW the 36RE is fourty feet long if I remember correctly
  • B_O__Plenty's avatar
    B_O__Plenty
    Explorer II
    Aug 13, 2013
    Why not start by calling Cedar Creek and see what they have to say first?

    B.O.
  • goducks10's avatar
    goducks10
    Explorer
    Aug 13, 2013
    Something's not right. The 36RE has a GVW of 16,431lbs. Minus 20% for pin and you still have 13,144lbs on the axles. Even subtracting 25% he's still over the axles by 323lbs. I would call Forestriver and talk to a tech guy and ask him to explain why my 5'er has underrated axels.
  • Fishnwich's avatar
    Fishnwich
    Explorer
    Aug 14, 2013
    Thanks all, I will get with my brother and see what he wants to do. They purchased this unit about a year ago and just told me about this issue. I think that getting a hold of Forest River Tech person would be the best idea..Thanks My 34 TSRE Heartland Elkridge is 37' 11" and weights in over 14400 and it came with 8 lug rims and the correct tires. Any one have the phone number for the factory Tech people at FOrest River???
  • car2900's avatar
    car2900
    Explorer
    Aug 15, 2013
    My 2014 Cedar Creek 34 RLSA-7, purchased two months ago, weighs 12,125# dry. It has 7,000# axles (RLSA-7) 8 lug wheels, Goodyear G tires. The axles and tires were a $2,320.00 option on this model.
  • Ron3rd's avatar
    Ron3rd
    Explorer III
    Aug 15, 2013
    Fishnwich wrote:
    Thanks all, I will get with my brother and see what he wants to do. They purchased this unit about a year ago and just told me about this issue. I think that getting a hold of Forest River Tech person would be the best idea..Thanks My 34 TSRE Heartland Elkridge is 37' 11" and weights in over 14400 and it came with 8 lug rims and the correct tires. Any one have the phone number for the factory Tech people at FOrest River???


    If you pm me, I can give you an email address to guy over at FR that I contacted several times regarding questions about my new Windjammer trailer. I don't want to give out this guy's email addy over the internet.

    Also, Forest River has an excellent owner's group forum to that might be of some help:

    Forest River Forum

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