Using our TT to move cross-country.
I apologize in advance, this might get long... My husband and I recently purchased a used 2000 Coachmen Futura travel trailer to assist in moving our family (3 young kids and a dog) across the coun...
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Sitka?
<-- this guy is jealous. Beautiful country up there!
We did the "cross country" move in our TT last year...but only from OR to CO. I would personally recommend limiting travel to a maximum of 500 miles a day with TT in tow.
With the age of their TT, I would say: Just do the brake job/bearings and go ahead and replace the TT tires unless they are already new. Don't just look at the TT tires and think you are good because they look new, check the date. At a minimum, do the bearing repack (brakes will be checked at that time). You want to keep those wheels as cool as possible for less chance of a blowout and a bearing repack will help with this.
Up the Pacific coast will be worth it but slow. In OR and WA, there are many coastal towns where speed limits are very low...make sure to respect those limits as I always saw people pulled over for speeding when I lived on the coast there.
Other than that, don't stress out about this trip/move. Make the best of it and enjoy your travels!
<-- this guy is jealous. Beautiful country up there!
We did the "cross country" move in our TT last year...but only from OR to CO. I would personally recommend limiting travel to a maximum of 500 miles a day with TT in tow.
colliehauler wrote:
Make sure you check the brakes and bearings and tires before you leave.
With the age of their TT, I would say: Just do the brake job/bearings and go ahead and replace the TT tires unless they are already new. Don't just look at the TT tires and think you are good because they look new, check the date. At a minimum, do the bearing repack (brakes will be checked at that time). You want to keep those wheels as cool as possible for less chance of a blowout and a bearing repack will help with this.
Up the Pacific coast will be worth it but slow. In OR and WA, there are many coastal towns where speed limits are very low...make sure to respect those limits as I always saw people pulled over for speeding when I lived on the coast there.
Other than that, don't stress out about this trip/move. Make the best of it and enjoy your travels!
