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Re: Alternatives to South Florida in Winter
We are heading to TX in November South Padre/Brownsville/Weslaco area. No idea where we are staying just going to play it by ear when we get there. We have heard good and bad about South TX so we are going to try it. If we like then we will stay, if not then we will be heading back to FL. From what I can tell it looks like the weather in Brownsville area is similar to Tampa but gets cooler into the 60's by Corpus Christi. That is why we are being flexible about Texas.136Views0likes0CommentsRe: Tires
The first blow out was construction debris on I95 in Georgia. The second blow out was on the other side tires had been checked that morning in GA in January. The blow out was in Knoxville and the 3rd blow out was in Columbus Ohio coming home from the RV repair shop who had just recaulked all of the windows. Repair on that back panel is less then $100. It was never overloaded especially on the 3rd blow out. Even though it is a toy hauler we do not carry a golf cart or anything in the back, it is an office with the washer dryer and some lawn furniture. Can't find the rating on the axles it isn't on the ID card. As far as the warranty being voided, if that were to come down to that my dealer will be taking care of things from his own business if we were to have any issues. That is on him if he voided the warranty. I do not foresee that there will be any issues. TPMS is next on the agenda. Oh and I stand corrected the XPS Ribs are LT tires not ST!417Views0likes0CommentsTires
For about 2 months we have been searching all the different boards on information about tires. We have a 2011 F350 dually & 2010 42' XLR tri axle Toy Hauler. We have blown 3 tires on the XLR since it came from the dealer new. All the blow outs were on the last axle. The last blow out took out a panel on the XLR which we are still waiting for it to come in. When the research started on the new tires for both the truck and trailer every tire dealer had their opinion about which tire was the “best”. Also on the boards everyone had an opinion about what has worked for them. During the research, we were taking the tire size off of the tires that where on the XLR. Finally something made my husband look at the ID plate on the XLR. Guess what! The wrong size tires were on the XLR. They were 6 ply 80’s on it and it was supposed to have 85’s. The tires were either switched at the dealer or they came from the factory that way. After much discussion we bought Michelin’s for both the truck and the XLR. We put the XPS Ribs ST 235/85/R on the XLR and LTX M/S 2 LT 245 on the truck. We also had the truck aligned after we had the new tires put on. We had the dealer also put in liquid balance and beads in the tires for balancing. Over kill, probably so! We are leaving in 2 weeks for a 5000 mile trip this winter. Did we pay a lot of money? YES! Do we have peace of mind? YES!2.3KViews0likes12Comments
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