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prism
Oct 11, 2013Explorer
RVER wrote:
Well, I would NOT get a rig with a tag axle(two rear axles) because when you travel it much more for that extra axle on toll roads. Some poorly made rigs under 38 ft need the tag axle to hold the weight that the frame is not strong enough so they put it on a tag axle. YES you need tag axles on some bigger diesel pushers but I would not buy one of them either. IF you are going to live in the rig, you want a rig of GREAT construction, d0uble pane glass all around, extra insulation etc. In florida you need it to keep the rig cooler in summer. You would want 50 amp service if at all possible so you can run two a/c units at same time and hot water heater as well. Make sure your tires are less than 5 years old when you buy the rig since when it gets to 7 years you need new tires. Read the DOT numbers on the tire and the last 4 numbers will be the week and year the tire was manufactured. ex 1710 would be 17th week of 2010. IF there are only 3 numbers on the tires, that would mean they were manufactured before the year 2000. Rubber rot or not, new every 7 years, and RV tires are not cheap, can be $500 or more a tire. There are books written about full timing and how to budget for it, what it costs etc.
7 years is not written in stone at all even if you personally think it is and this guys spending 11K here NOT 111K or 211K like your making it sound????
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