sasha_j wrote:
I will say to you skeptics, that YES, I should of got a good shot of the bad tire.
That said, you can also say my perspective on the RV industry is biased based on my experience owning 2 trailers, both of which required wheel and tire upgrades just to run the OEM GVWR ratings. Look at my current sig......
IMO, there has been a long term trend by manufacturers to undersize the running gear of trailers, presumably, to keep their costs down. This may has changed over the last couple years, but ask anyone buying a TH or 5'er circa 2000-2010. You can find 18K rigs with 15" wheels from that era.
Sometimes I think the design specs are put out by bean counters, not engineers. Thus, I am hyper-sensitive to this issue, yes.
Simple answer. Northwood.
