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milage question

ZeeLet50
Explorer
Explorer
I have been on the forum for a few years now and keep reading about people saying they have x number of miles on the trailer. How are you arriving at this? There is no odometer on the trailer. is it just a guess calculated from all the trips you took? Sounds like a lot of paper work to keep track of miles.. Answers please.
2017 Grand Design Reflection 303RLS towed by a 2016 GMC 2500HD gas with Andersen hitch and B&W turnover ball mount.
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deltabravo
Nomad
Nomad
toedtoes wrote:
Most folks simply write down their starting and ending mileage of the tow vehicle for each trip in total.


Yep, that's how I do it.
2009 Silverado 3500HD Dually, D/A, CCLB 4x4 (bought new 8/30/09)
2018 Arctic Fox 992 with an Onan 2500i "quiet" model generator

parcany
Explorer
Explorer
K Charles wrote:
Every day that we tow the wife writes down the mxileage when we leave and when we get where we are going.
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K_Charles
Explorer
Explorer
Every day that we tow the wife writes down the mileage when we leave and when we get where we are going.

toedtoes
Explorer III
Explorer III
Most folks simply write down their starting and ending mileage of the tow vehicle for each trip in total.

Some folks write down each individual trip that the tow vehicle is actually towing.

Other folks install a hubodometer on the trailer to track actual mileage on the trailer.

And still others, just guestimate..
1975 American Clipper RV with Dodge 360 (photo in profile)
1998 American Clipper Fold n Roll Folding Trailer
Both born in Morgan Hill, CA to Irv Perch (Daddy of the Aristocrat trailers)

Houston_Remodel
Explorer
Explorer
I keep an excel spread sheet of repairs and miles towed. It helps me remember when tires are replaced for example.

Its also a great asset to have a complete repair schedule when you go to sell it. Or when it gets totaled and you have to verify what you did to it.
2015 Starcraft Launch 24RLS
2014 Ram 2500 diesel 4x4
Guarded by 2 Jack Russells