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I have purchased a dual recliner and dinette both from this company. Due to your time line I’m not sure if they will be able to help; https://shop4seats.com/

Its a shame you are so far from PA and we haven't begun to plan or out TK move or i'd come to your rescue. If that slides in far enough you can run it, PM me if you want to swing by the house on your way by.

I would reach out to Fleetwood if no satisfaction then onto the seat manufacturer. My fear is they replace it with the same quality you currently have and in 2 years your are back where you are now. I would also express that when I spoke to both parties.

What are your tires pressures set to? Do you have 4 corner weights to adjust the tire pressures to?

Rlbarkley, welcome back! I was thinking of you the other day, hadn’t seen you on here in a while. Your concern definitely sounds like water intrusion. DandL’s troubleshooting above would be where I’d start.

Wow, have you tried to shop around?

Dmevis, welcome to to the FMCA Forums! As already mentioned pre emissions Year’s would certainly be the most dependable. Pulling oil samples will show if there is anything to be concerned with as long as the fluid being sampled has at least 5000 miles on it on a smaller to mid size diesel (up to 9liters). Said another way, if the seller was trying to hide something and recently changed it, it will come back perfect. Life span of a coach powertrain in that size range would be somewhere around 300,000 miles. That size coach wouldn’t have a large bore wet sleeved Diesel engine commonly found in an road tractor, in the old days the large bore diesel would achieve a million miles.

Sadly this is the second time I have heard of this. My DW reminded me of a couple a few years back on Facebook that had a similar experience but it went much worse. They were rear-ended driving down the highway and the responding officer was a DOT officer. I guess the DW was upset over the situation and began to argue with the trooper due to the coach being registered to a business. They were eventually audited, the husband had his license suspended for operating a CMV without proper licensing and had to pay the taxes back that were avoided and almost $10,000 in fines plus attorney fees. It goes back to the age old question that is similar “does my toad need brakes while in tow”. Not understand doesn’t excuse it. You might get away with it your entire RV life, then again you might not. there is a flip side to this, you use the RV to travel to craft shows and sell trinkets, now the RV is being used for financial gain, it’s a CMV. I helped an old boss get charges reduced when his wife was pulling their horse trailer in the Carolina’s with the family’s Lincoln SUV. She was stopped and just won an award at the show. She was cited as a CMV because the trophy had value. Good thing for her the combination didn’t exceed 26,001 lbs or it would have been much worse. Unfortunately she was asked by the LEO, did you win anything, she was honest and it went south from there. Given the situation sounds like the OP was respectful to the officer and walked away with the minimum. It certainly could have been much worse.

Not all business is for profit, there are many non-profits, they still must follow the laws, and ignorance is no excuse. State laws and not valid once you cross state lines, Federal come in then with a CMV.

I have used several products, here is one example. Spray it on and hand wash the RV with soap and water. https://www.walmart.com/ip/Camco-41008-Pro-Strength-RV-Black-Streak-Remover-32-fl-oz/45832009?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=0&adid=22222222228033073705&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=m&wl3=76976997071&wl4=pla-133670876231&wl5=9007361&wl6=&wl7=&wl8=&wl9=pla&wl10=8175035&wl11=online&wl12=45832009&wl13=&veh=sem&gclid=Cj0KCQjwt_nmBRD0ARIsAJYs6o1jRvbEr-TdcnjPpUP1-GefIAG8Eu1nvIsY9q5dgS07qrJZOubKUBMaAo-CEALw_wcB

Absolutely! Let me elaborate, heavier wheels and tires will increase rotational mass. We do not know if these would actually increase rotational mass, we are assuming the 19.5 would be heavier. Depending on the wheel design and materials, it might not be.

Richard; A commercial motor vehicle (CMV) is any vehicle used to transport goods or passengers for the profit of an individual or business. Examples of CMVs include pickup trucks, box trucks, semi-trucks, vans, coaches, buses, taxicabs, trailers and travel trailers. He is a business, thus how the word “Commercial” comes into play and the GVWR of that coach seals the deal. If it’s not a business he would have to prove that in a court of law, but how could you stand in front of a judge and tell them you only did it to avoid paying taxes and it’s not a real business. You either pay the fines on the left or right, either way your guilty. Worse case scenario both sides want a piece of you. If you purchase a tractor (road tractor) register it as a truck, you must put “not for hire” on the exterior, and it would have to be registered to you, not a business. That should, should exempt you from federal regs, however you would still be subject to the laws of the state in which it’s registered. I can guarantee you would be stopped and most likely fined, you would have to prove your innocence in court. Look around while you are traveling, I have seen many motor homes with IFTA stickers, entertainer RV’s come to mind. I worked for a dealership that owned a motorhome, it wasn’t registered to the business, it was registered to the owner of the business personally, he did loan it out to employees. That was how the corporate attorney told him to register it. You are correct, the laws can be confusing, had I not studied it and enforced it I wouldn’t have commented. In the end we cited it and let the judge call it, but we had to have enough to cite it, this has plenty to get writers cramp on. I’m shocked the fine was so minimal, if it were me I’d be more concerned with what else is coming from the IRS or other entities within the government that I am unaware of.

Very common practice to upgrade brakes on lifted trucks and high performance cars that were not originally a high performance car. Lifted trucks its critical, when I lifted our last jeep, it increased its stopping distance due to the larger tires. I up graded the front brakes to a larger rotor with more surface, dual piston calipers and installed disc brakes on the rear (drum from the factory).

GABAHR, Welcome to the FMCA Forum! Sorry to hear of this, I am shocked they took the time to sniff around an RV. That is the law. If owned by an LLC it automatically makes it a Commercial Motor Vehicle if the combination GVWR totals over 10,001lbs. Think about it LLC means Limited Liability Corporation. Same thing goes if you have a travel trailer behind your 1/2 ton pickup that is registered to a business or corporation, could be a sole proprietorship, LLC, INC doesn't matter, the combined GVWR of the 2 totals over 10,001 lbs the combination is now a CMV by definition. Only in Virginia have I seen that enforced. Most LEO's turn a blind eye to RV's of all types. I watched them with a row of travel trailers pulled over reading them the riot act, dumping out their beer 3 years ago on RT13. No alcoholic beverages are allowed in a CMV. Looked to be in the coolers in the pick up beds. When you think of all of the things he could have done like called a State Trooper DOT officer over and written you up a bunch more after performing a full level one roadside inspection. Given the GVWR of the coach would require a CDL, medical card also which might have resulted in a license suspension unless you possess a CDL of that class. When we bought our DP, I could have financed it through the bank my small business used, I broke out my law books read up on it, while my rate would have been cheaper and the coach would have become a tax write off, the other legalities made it very undesirable. I do have a Class A CDL and a current medical card, in 2018 I would have had to have electronic logs installed, filed IFTA and in PA it would have had to be registered Apportioned.

Tireman, never had this issue with Pressure Pro or EEZTIRE. Both worked flawlessly. TireMinder on the other hand, I had more problems than I can shake a stick at and even care to remember, as I am typing this I can feel the frustration coming back.

The overall Diameter isn't enough to make an impact. The rolling resistance of all that weight I would think could increase the stopping distance, how much, I do not know. Plus those tires will send more road vibrations into the trailer, depending on the manufacture of the trailer id bet it will break stuff, keep in mind, in most cases they do not have shock absorbers, so there is nothing to help dampen the effects. I have seen many trailer frames and suspensions crack, I would imagine this would accelerate the condition. I get the concept but if they would just obey the speed ratings on those stock tires 95% of their "blowouts" would be eliminated. Every trailer I have owned over the years came with low budget chinese tires, I wore them off and not ONE failure. You have to properly maintain and operate equipment for it to pay you back.

That’s one thing we do not have. I have often thought of installing a pair but I figured they would dry out my contact lenses

Is there any reason why you didn't just plug the coach in since you had power on site where it was parked? I realize it doesn't excuse why it was dead, but I would think the factory equipment would be more robust to keep those batteries maintained while you were away.

Glad your trip was enjoyable. We ran this route last June from Ruidoso NM to San Antonio NM to catch I-25 and run north into Albuquerque NM. A must to stop at along the way is at the Buckhorn Tavern for a Verde Burger, if you like Burgers. https://www.buckhornburgers.com/

The entire industry is lacking knowledgeable people and then world is lacking people that care. Most are not skilled enough to think outside the box. As mentioned photo it with some dimensions (overall all length, inlet and outlet inside measurements) and post them after a call into Freightliner if that yields no results.

Thank you for sharing.

Phaeton09, Welcome to the FMCA forums! I would recommend jointing a Tiffin social media club and see if you can post what you have for sale on there. I am fairly confident someone would consider these as gold. you never know how is searching for used parts.

Phaeton09, Welcome to the FMCA forums! I would recommend jointing a Tiffin social media club and see if you can post what you have for sale on there. I am fairly confident someone would consider these as gold. you never know how is searching for used parts.

Nice Follow up Rich!

Glad to see a happy ending!