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mesamie
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Topic: Riding on spare Posted: 23 Jun 2019 at 9:25am |
Any issue with riding long distance on Rpod 179 spare tire ? One melted, had it replaced but they only had one, so swamped the other out with spare, to have have 2 new treaded tires.....any problem with this logic ? On a long trip.
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furpod
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Posted: 23 Jun 2019 at 10:58am |
The spare, as provided by FR, is exactly the same tire as the two on the ground, only difference is a ugly steel wheel versus a less ugly aluminum wheel.
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mesamie
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Posted: 23 Jun 2019 at 11:07am |
Thanks a bunch, thought so. Just so grateful the other didn't blow, huge are of pure cord showing.
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Happy Tripping
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Posted: 23 Jun 2019 at 6:49pm |
Please give us a little more detail about your tire situation.
One tire should not be worn that much more than the other unless maybe it is defective or something else is going on like maybe (I hate to say it) you have a bent axle.
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riotkayak284
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Posted: 24 Jun 2019 at 12:47pm |
You are fine for a few hundred miles. But not a long term solution.
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john in idaho
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Posted: 27 Jun 2019 at 10:28am |
Next time get some E - rated tires. also check the axle alignment.
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Happy Tripping
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Posted: 27 Jun 2019 at 11:17am |
Originally posted by riotkayak284
You are fine for a few hundred miles. But not a long term solution.
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Please explain this more. If the tires are as Furpod says, the same ...?
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Happy Tripping
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Posted: 27 Jun 2019 at 11:18am |
Originally posted by john in idaho
Next time get some E - rated tires. |
Why do you recommend E-rated tires. It would seem that's over-kill for an r-pod (?)
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GlueGuy
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Posted: 27 Jun 2019 at 11:59am |
Originally posted by Happy Tripping
Originally posted by john in idaho
Next time get some E - rated tires. |
Why do you recommend E-rated tires. It would seem that's over-kill for an r-pod (?) |
In my opinion, yes. But... everybody's different. When we replace our tires (we have another couple years left), we will go with load range D. My thought is that D-rated is plenty strong enough, and E-rated are too stiff for the light weight of an R-pod.
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bp
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offgrid
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Posted: 27 Jun 2019 at 2:54pm |
I agree on the LRD rating. 15 inch LRDs are/can be rated at 2500 lbs, 40%
higher than the axle they run on. Should be plenty and less stiff than LREs. That’s good because at least so far reported axle failures aren’t catastrophic while a tire blowout can ruin your whole day. Consider the wheel rating as well, the stock 14 inch wheels are only rated at 1750 like the axle and stock tires.
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1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft
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