Time to say goodbye to the TC life for us!
Just sold our 2006 Arctic Fox 990 this past weekend. Seeing it drive away was one of those bittersweet experiences in life. Bitter… because we had so many great nights and adventures traveling al...
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rkortes,
Your rig with the trailer looks almost exactly like ours except for truck color, our's being an 11'4" Lance TC 3872 lbs dry, and our trailer is a vee nose 6' high inside white trailer 12' long before the vee area. We've had no stability, handling, scary, or fear of a blowout issues on our SRW GM CC D/A truck in the over 70,000 miles with the TC on it's gone. Tires are 265/75/16 "E" ATX Michelins and at 80 psi. Airbags 60-70 psi and Rancho 9000 adjustable shocks.
Sorry to hear you didn't have the fine experience we've had. My long time very trusted tire guy who does the city, county, sheriff, and state police etc trucks and vehicles advised me not to put 19.5 wheel/tires on so we didn't and have been very happy that we didn't. You experienced just what he said would likely be the results.
Yes, loading and unloading the big TC sure keeps you on your toes but we've not had any problem either. Had a TC always since 1965 so we're well seasoned in it. We also have a TT and a 12,800 lb 5th wheel. There's no ONE RV unit that's best for all travel, camping, comfort, scenarios and that's why we have several different types always.
Wishing you the best in what ever direction you go in an RV decision. It's still RVing and nothing can beat that!
BTW, a DRW truck would be the "best" for our TC rig also but we're happy with what we have now.
Your rig with the trailer looks almost exactly like ours except for truck color, our's being an 11'4" Lance TC 3872 lbs dry, and our trailer is a vee nose 6' high inside white trailer 12' long before the vee area. We've had no stability, handling, scary, or fear of a blowout issues on our SRW GM CC D/A truck in the over 70,000 miles with the TC on it's gone. Tires are 265/75/16 "E" ATX Michelins and at 80 psi. Airbags 60-70 psi and Rancho 9000 adjustable shocks.
Sorry to hear you didn't have the fine experience we've had. My long time very trusted tire guy who does the city, county, sheriff, and state police etc trucks and vehicles advised me not to put 19.5 wheel/tires on so we didn't and have been very happy that we didn't. You experienced just what he said would likely be the results.
Yes, loading and unloading the big TC sure keeps you on your toes but we've not had any problem either. Had a TC always since 1965 so we're well seasoned in it. We also have a TT and a 12,800 lb 5th wheel. There's no ONE RV unit that's best for all travel, camping, comfort, scenarios and that's why we have several different types always.
Wishing you the best in what ever direction you go in an RV decision. It's still RVing and nothing can beat that!
BTW, a DRW truck would be the "best" for our TC rig also but we're happy with what we have now.
