1. E rated tires.
>How much abuse can these units stand: my 77 GMC was a
>mobile telephone/meeting/demonstration/support office by one of the
>phonecompanies. In the conversion, much equipment and shelving was
>added inside, a
>4 foot fiberglass extension added to the rear for extra storage, large
>propane
>tank, large water tank, & 2 spairs. I guess to balance the load, 3
>heavy-big-lead blocks were added to the bumper and frame area in
>front. All
>of this with D rated tires. I have gutted most of the inside, removed
>the
>lead weights, and am going to remove back extension. I will have
>eliminated a
>lot of weight. I still plan to replace tires with Es before I start
>traveling. Good advice.
>
>2. I will remove stove for microwave, move the air pump system more
>to the
>front in the redesigned kitchen, and investigate more weight shift. I
>
I found my E rated Bridgestones are half again as heavy as the D rated
version. They look and feel bullet proof -However, I got 44k miles and 4
1/2 years on Bridgestone D rated poly/steel which far surpassed anything
I had achieved previously.
My strong suggestion is-Weigh your coach, by each wheel and adjust weight
so your axel, tire, and wheel weight limitations are not exceeded.
>6. Noticed in V2 #58, that Dave Greenberg had been west of Dallas on
>I-10 and
>got towed to Odessa. That's only 120 miles from me--but a lot farther
>from
>Delray Beach, FL. R U coming back thru anytime?
Surely not on the back of an 18 wheel roll-back, VBG! We'll be heading to
Austin, TX and then to southern AZ this May.
David Lee Greenberg
GMC Motorhome Registry
200 Macfarlane Drive PH 4
Delray Beach, FL 33483-6829
800-827-9989
>How much abuse can these units stand: my 77 GMC was a
>mobile telephone/meeting/demonstration/support office by one of the
>phonecompanies. In the conversion, much equipment and shelving was
>added inside, a
>4 foot fiberglass extension added to the rear for extra storage, large
>propane
>tank, large water tank, & 2 spairs. I guess to balance the load, 3
>heavy-big-lead blocks were added to the bumper and frame area in
>front. All
>of this with D rated tires. I have gutted most of the inside, removed
>the
>lead weights, and am going to remove back extension. I will have
>eliminated a
>lot of weight. I still plan to replace tires with Es before I start
>traveling. Good advice.
>
>2. I will remove stove for microwave, move the air pump system more
>to the
>front in the redesigned kitchen, and investigate more weight shift. I
>
I found my E rated Bridgestones are half again as heavy as the D rated
version. They look and feel bullet proof -However, I got 44k miles and 4
1/2 years on Bridgestone D rated poly/steel which far surpassed anything
I had achieved previously.
My strong suggestion is-Weigh your coach, by each wheel and adjust weight
so your axel, tire, and wheel weight limitations are not exceeded.
>6. Noticed in V2 #58, that Dave Greenberg had been west of Dallas on
>I-10 and
>got towed to Odessa. That's only 120 miles from me--but a lot farther
>from
>Delray Beach, FL. R U coming back thru anytime?
Surely not on the back of an 18 wheel roll-back, VBG! We'll be heading to
Austin, TX and then to southern AZ this May.
David Lee Greenberg
GMC Motorhome Registry
200 Macfarlane Drive PH 4
Delray Beach, FL 33483-6829
800-827-9989
