Who weighs?
I have had this motorhome for 8 years and have never weighed it. I just kept a certain pressure in the tires. I know this goes against the grain to some on here. I just want to see how many of you ...
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rgatijnet1 wrote:
The weight of our coach changes too much for the weight to be accurate. We seldom spend more than a few days at a locations so we are constantly burning fuel(50+ pounds per hour). We also travel mostly during the Winter months so we are using our fresh water tank instead of hooking up to park water. This means that our water weight(500 pounds) is constantly shifting from the fresh tank to the black and gray tanks. Then, of course we are using our food supplies and replenishing them on a regular basis. Basically, since the weight is constantly changing while we are on the road, getting it weighed is only a temporary indication of what is going on. Not worth the hassle for me and certainly something that cannot accurately be used to determine tire pressure.
The constant change are you talking about is insignificant in the whole scheme of things.
That's why you weigh the coach when you have a fuel fuel tank, full fresh water and loaded for a trip. That will give you pretty much the 'heaviest' weight on any corner.
As you use fuel and transfer water to the other tanks, your tire pressure will be at the max weight when you weighed it from the start. All the tires on any axle will be inflated to the higher pressure for the heavier weight on the side that weighs more.
Our coach weighs more on the passenger side so I inflated all the tires on the axle per the heavier weight per the Michelin charts. I don't think anybody would want to run a tire under pressure for any length of time as the repercussions can be so expensive.
Safe travels,
Mark
