Towing challenges with flagstaff 25FKS
We are brand new RVers We purchased a flagstaff 25FKS July 2020. We tow with a 2020 Chevrolet 1500 5.3 L Silverado that has a 3.23 rear ratio and a towing package with built in sway control. It took...
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And a Q speed rating is 99mph.
This is like the weight cops preaching payload like the gospel on Sunday morning.
I'm just here to let the folks that are less knowledgeable know that many of the "suggestions" by members of this forum that are put forth as some sort of absolute requirement are actually only suggestions or sometimes just their own opinion, and not fact.
I will not jynx myself and comment about how long trailer tires last and how fast you can drive safely on them. Bad karma...
But suffice it to say, if you have the proper pressure and tires aren't overloaded or aged out or otherwise defective or hit a road hazard, they will live a long healthy life traveling faster than 65mph.
Now, driving slower can help overcome other deficiencies and not result in tire failure, so feel free to apply your own personal factors of safety to towing and anything else you do. Lets just try to refrain from posting those things as requirements.
And yes this is way off topic, however I'm not the first person to de-rail threads, pretty much ever. But it seems real easy for some to do that.
This is like the weight cops preaching payload like the gospel on Sunday morning.
I'm just here to let the folks that are less knowledgeable know that many of the "suggestions" by members of this forum that are put forth as some sort of absolute requirement are actually only suggestions or sometimes just their own opinion, and not fact.
I will not jynx myself and comment about how long trailer tires last and how fast you can drive safely on them. Bad karma...
But suffice it to say, if you have the proper pressure and tires aren't overloaded or aged out or otherwise defective or hit a road hazard, they will live a long healthy life traveling faster than 65mph.
Now, driving slower can help overcome other deficiencies and not result in tire failure, so feel free to apply your own personal factors of safety to towing and anything else you do. Lets just try to refrain from posting those things as requirements.
And yes this is way off topic, however I'm not the first person to de-rail threads, pretty much ever. But it seems real easy for some to do that.
