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General Discussion / Re: LED Upgrade

« on: January 01, 2023, 02:02:41 pm »

I upgraded the tube lights in my 2910 with 12 inch LED tube lights from M4 LED lights.  They provided the instructions and the change out only took a few minutes per light.  Big improvement.

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General Discussion / Re: Custom RV Mattresses, anyone bought one for 2551?

« on: November 12, 2021, 07:48:05 am »

If you are interested in trying something different, then take a look at the Froli Sleep System.   I purchased the Froli Travel system for the short queen in our 2910D and could not be more pleased.  I have the Froli Travel System which is a bit lower that the normal Froli star pattern to allow the mattress to slide under the wardrobe cabinet.   I also ordered the queen short folding mattress from RecPro, which is 5 inches high vice the 7 inch high mattress that was on the bed when purchased.   The Froli sleep system is a bit hard to explain, but is used in boats to provide air flow under the mattress to prevent condensation.  It is also installed in some Airstream and Winnebago models.   After 2 spinal fusions, I tried every kind of mattress topper made to make the foam mattress on plywood more comfortable and the only thing that has worked was adding the Froli sleep system to the bed.  Found the Froli system system at a ship supply store on the east coast and the mattress at RecPro with total replacement cost being about $500.   

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General Discussion / Re: Wheels and tires

« on: June 30, 2020, 03:19:50 pm »

HI,
When I bought our 2910D used 2 years ago it had the original Michelin LXT tires.  At the time the tires only had 6K miles, however they had been sitting for 6 years.   I asked the RV dealer to replace the tires and they did with a Bridgestone  E rated tire.   They were fine for the first 10K miles, then the front tires started cupping. By 15K both front tires were cupped noticeably.   I originally thought the issue was with the front shocks, but the local truck tire/shock shop assured me that the shocks were fine and the issue was with the tire.  In the end, I replaced the shocks with Bilstein HD shocks and all the tires with the Michelin Crossclimate tire.   Using Ron's logic that some E rated tires are better than others, I went with the Michelin Crossclimate because it is a 83lb tire and they advertise that the side wall is 14% stiffer than the normal E rated tire.  While a bit more expensive than most E rated tires, I have had good luck with Michleins on my previous 3 RVs and so far am pleased with the Crossclimate tire.  They are available at Discount Tire.