BDWilliamson

Bill, when I inquired over there, I did not get any kind of informative answer, but it was probably my fault for not asking the right questions, also I did not have my weights then. We are in SoCal. now and I am getting the MH aligned on Tuesday and one of their techs is going to check with Spartan about the tag. I think adjusting my tag properly will take a load off of the front, and also give me more traction on the drives. Thanks everyone for all the help and input, it helps me to understand this coach better all the time, Bruce

Good Morning, I will attempt to answer all questions. First the GVWR on the front is 14,300, the rear is 20,000, and tag is 10,000. We had it weighed in March by smart weigh of Escapees, with 3/4 of a tank of fuel. Waste tanks were empty, fresh water full. Wolfe, how did you arrive at you percentages? With the rear drives carrying 14,250, and the tags carrying 7,450, that seems to me that is over 50%, and if I lighten the load on the tags, it would lighten the load on the front putting more weight on the drives. Am I way off base here? The weight on the RF exceeded the rating of the tire, at the time Michelin's, now I have new Continental's, Max load single 7160*, which is still over the rating. Like most MH pushers, the 10 KW generator is in the front as well as the 150 gal. fuel tank. Bill, we are members of the Tiffen network. We are going to have the MH aligned next Tuesday, and I am hopeful they can shed some light on the tag. Without knowing what I am up against, I value the responses on the forum. We kind of value the fact that we don't travel heavy, but maybe I am wrong. Totally confused, thanks, Bruce

Good Morning: First time poster on here. We have an 06 Allegro Bus 42', Spartan chassis. I have just put new tires on it, 10 miles on them. What is the recommended percentage the tag should be carrying? My weights are as follows, RF-7900 LF-6500 RR-7650 LR-6600 Tag on both-3700 This coach is six months new to us, and I feel that is putting a lot of weight on the front tires. I redistributed the weight in the storage, but I doubt that will be enough. We owned a fifthwheel before, so this Motorhome ownership is new to us. I did a search on this but came up empty, thank you, Bruce

Thank you to all who responded, other than going with Michelin's, there is a tire dealer in Tenn. that has Continentals, six of them for $4068 mounted and balanced. We had a representative from Redlands truck and RV in Ca. tell us that Continentals are rated among the top five manufactures in the US. Has any one been running Continentals? My tires are nine years from birth date, I think I am running on borrowed time or rather tires. Carol, if I may, what was the cost of the Yokahamas you bought? Bruce

We are new members since Jan. and I wonder if anyone can point me to a tire dealer in Oregon that honors the FMCA tire purchase program. We will be headed that way in June to attend the Tiffin rally in WA. Bruce