JoeOneil

Hi All - We just bought our first good used motorhome last July. We are trying to put together what need to tow our 2010 Honda Fit w/manual transmission behind our 35 foot 2006 Forest River Georgetown built on the Ford F-53 Gas chassis w/ the Ford Triton V-10, 20-valve, 310 HP engine and the F400 transmission. Motorhome has a 3000/300 hitch receiver from factory and we have a Blue Ox Aladdin 4000 lb. rated tow bar that was part of the system that the original owners provided as part of the sale to us. Blue Ox makes a base plate for the Honda Fit. Found a diode plug-in wiring solution for the brake lights and trickle charger for the battery. Trying to find the best economical braking system and break away system to round out the package. Any experience with "surge" supplemental braking systems like the NSA Readybrake with the additional emergency breakaway system?

Carl C - Thanks for the feedback. I appreciate your response and others who have been down this path before us and share what you have learned so we don't learn the hard way!

greetings all - We are brand new at Motorhoming as we bought our first rig last summer. A 2006 Forest River Georgetown 340 TS SE, 2004 ford F-53 Chassis with the original tires with 14 k miles. Looking at 6 replacements for the coming season. Tying to determine best approach and best solution for our needs. Both my wife and I work full time with teenagers still in HS. Local weekends trips and a two week summer adventure is what we are looking at for usage over the next few years. Currently have Michelin 235/80 R22.5 XRV. Some small side wall cracking. Previous owner stored indoors. We are storing out doors with tire covers when not in use. Have tire code 4704 (all tires with an ending 04 year code) some I am concerned on age. Had a local tire company recommend to watch them last season as they thought the tires look good, but looking at a 2700 summer road trip in June and we will be adding towing a Honda Fit into the mix this season. Any thoughts. Looking at the Michelin advantage program on paper. trying to get a out the door cost to compare with other tire replacement solutions. Joe & Missy O'Neil Fairfield, Ohio