Boozecamp
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Ready to replace my OEM mattress in our 5er. We have a Temprupedic king at home, it's one step down from their most firm mattress. Love it and wanting to get something similar but really don't want to spend 2-3 Thousand. Any suggestions. Kinda hard to test them out when buying online. Don't want an air mattress. Want to stay with foam or gel, etc.1.7KViews0likes8CommentsRe: Tire pressure while parked
bucky wrote: What if you wait a year and get year old tires? Or if you have some situation that requires a quick move? EXACTLY! Our rig, (below) was purchased new in 2014. The tires (Road King "Blow-Max's) looked brand new, only after the 1st of 3 blow-outs, I found out that some dealers buy tires in volume, and store them for new trailers. My call to Road King Warranty informed me my tires were 4 years old, so old (new tires) and chinese may-pops, is my problem. The reason I'm changing all now is: my spare is a recent blow-out (flat), one of the 4 mounted tires has a very large blister the size of a large grapefruit protruding out from the outter sidewall, but still holding pressure. A manager at NTB said a tire was brought to them in same condition, the tire was laying outside near the front door, it blew out while the guy was buying a new tire, and it was a significant explosion that rattled the windows, very Dangerous situation. My next RV will be negotiated with the best tire possible. I was naive about RV tires, no more! :C496Views0likes0CommentsRe: Tire pressure while parked
Boozecamp wrote: Good points........ I'll chain them to the axle and store them underneath. If I do need to move unexpected, I'll just be one day delayed getting these mounted on the rims. Hummm..........I guess I was basing my thoughts on tires under pressure/load would degrade faster, than stored off the rim in shade. Oh well. Who knows. I really don't see me keeping this unit for another 7 years anyway. They tend to get pretty dated after 5 years. You can spot an old model a mile away...........probably will trade up for the latest and greatest by 2021.496Views0likes0CommentsTire pressure while parked
I'm trashing my 1.5 year old Road King Blow-Max's (three of four have blistered up or blown out, and I'm installing 4 new Goodyear G614's on my 5'er tomorrow. I'm fulltiming right now, on concrete pad. Don't plan on moving for a year or more. These new tires can be inflated to a max 100psi. How much pressure should I put in these tires while parked, so as to maintain good condition. Also, I've always wondered............we cover our RV tires with vinyl covers for UV protection like they're blonde-headed infants, but I've NEVER EVER seen covers on tires mounted on cars, trucks, boats trailers, motorcycles, etc. What's up with that? And yes....I park my truck in the same place every day so the truck tires see the same amount of sun as my 5er does! :h3.3KViews0likes14CommentsRe: Lift process for removing all 4 tires
dapperdan wrote: If you can, leave your truck hooked to the trailer. That way your trailer doesn't "shift" on you while you jack it up. Place your jack directly under axle close to bake hub as you can. lift just enough to be able to remove tire. Place jack stand or wood blocks under axle as close to hub as possible. Do NOT have jack stands or blocks in the middle of the axle as you will bend your axle! Repeat this process on all your wheels and you should be to go. IMO, I'd do one side at a time, it would be your safest way. Of course it means two trips to the tire store. Hope this helps Dan I agree! Thanks360Views0likes0CommentsRe: Lift process for removing all 4 tires
avvidclif1 wrote: I used 2 HD ramps. Pulled trailer forward with front tires on the ramps, removed rear tires and went to town. Replaced moved ramps to back tires and repeated. The short amount of time the 2 tires were overloaded didn't hurt them. They are not moving and the truck was supporting a lot of the weight. If jacking the axles, DO NOT put the jack under the round axle tube, it can crush the tube. If the axle is over the spring no problem. Ok, I think I'll remove two tires at time. One side at a time. But I'm confused now about lifting point. My leaf springs are above the axles. Can I put a bottle jack under the round axle directly under the leaf springs to jack one axle at a time? If I cant, then where do I place jack? I've already done just that during a highway flat and seemed to work fine. Seems like if I lift tire of ground by jacking to the frame I-Beam, the travel to get tire off would be greater than the travel to just push the axle up. Plus, I'd be lifting the entire side of the 5er up and both tires would be suspended. That might put a lot of twisting stress of entire frame.360Views0likes0CommentsLift process for removing all 4 tires
I want to buy 4 new tires for 5er. Want to remove all four tires/wheels, take them and the new tires to a mounting shop. I have hydraulic front landing gear and electric stabilizer jack system in rear. Can I lower front hydraulics to the ground, extend the rear jacks to grade, then raise front high enough to suspend all four tires? If not, can I support frame just behind rear tires and do the same. Ultimately, I need all four wheels removed to get new tires remounted. I want to avoid twisting frame so I think option one is risky, plus, I'll be putting about 12K lbs on the rear jacks. Any better suggestions? I am full timing and don't want to drag it to an RV dealer shop.8.7KViews0likes26Comments
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