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REAR AXEL OVER LOADED

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Re: REAR AXEL OVER LOADED
« Reply #30 on: September 17, 2014, 09:23:04 pm »
The Michelin 215/75 17.5 is only .2 inches larger. Just a higher load cap. Now the tires will not run at the top of the load range
of the 16'  all the time.Still no word from the factory   jas
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Re: REAR AXEL OVER LOADED
« Reply #31 on: September 19, 2014, 04:49:11 pm »
The End::Talked to Kermit today. He has been building the 2910T for four years with no problems . He weighed one today
on a 4 scales. LF 2,140#,RF 2,260# LR 4,820#andRR4,330# Front axel 4,400# Rear axel 9,150# for a total 13,550#
This is full of fuel and LP Gas. this will leave 950lbs for all the other equipment   The left rear is at the max now with out loading all the equipment. ( Water, kitchen, food ,bath, bedding, driver, wife, outdoor stuff ) Some of the weight will go to the front axel.
  I thank I will still go with the 17.5 wheels and load range F tires. All is good. 
  Thanks to all  JAS
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Re: REAR AXEL OVER LOADED
« Reply #32 on: September 19, 2014, 06:19:23 pm »
Kermit had a 2015 2910T at the reunion. I bet it is the one he weighted. He drove it to Colorado Springs and back to Elkhart towing a Ford Explorer.
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Re: REAR AXEL OVER LOADED
« Reply #33 on: September 21, 2014, 04:40:56 pm »
2910T weights-HELP

I was just looking at the published weight limits again.  There are only 2 ways to get weight onto the RV, either it goes on the rear axle or the front axle.  By adding the published limits of rear & front axle together, we get a total of 14100, not the 14500 that is published.......Front axle GAWR 4600 + rear axle GAWR 9500 = 14100.  I talked to a tech at Ford Motorhome Division and he said all three of those weights are limiting, do-not-exceed weights.

I must be missing something.  I don’t see how we can load another 400 lbs onto any axle to get to the GVWR of 14500.  It seems the GVWR should be 14100.  Can anyone help me here? 

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Re: REAR AXEL OVER LOADED
« Reply #34 on: September 21, 2014, 05:23:21 pm »
Dave  to add weight to the coach ( water, gear or what ever,people) it will change the axel weight. Some will go to the front
and some to the rear axel. Still the total should not go over 14,500 LBS. To max out your coach you have 400# That is what I am talking about along. The tires will be maxed out at 9500# on the rear axel.    jas
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Re: REAR AXEL OVER LOADED
« Reply #35 on: September 21, 2014, 05:56:57 pm »
That's along the lines that I was thinking.

However, the total vehicle weight can never be more than the sum of the weights on the 2 axles.  When those max weights are added together we get 14100, not 14500.  According the limiting weights on the axles the max weight of the RV could never exceed 14100.  Does that make sense?
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Re: REAR AXEL OVER LOADED
« Reply #36 on: September 21, 2014, 08:05:35 pm »
Dave  No front axel  5,000 plus rear axel 9,500 =14,600# Ford says 14,500 total  To get 14,500 most of the weight would go
to the front axel  jas
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Re: REAR AXEL OVER LOADED
« Reply #37 on: September 21, 2014, 08:56:40 pm »
I was going by the brochure I downloaded from Phoenix, it says 4600 for the front axle.  So it's really 5000?  That helps. 
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Re: REAR AXEL OVER LOADED
« Reply #38 on: September 21, 2014, 09:13:35 pm »
The current brochure has the front GAWR as 5000.  The one I downloaded on 1 July 2014 had front GAWR as 4600.  Looks like Phoenix corrected it.
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Re: REAR AXEL OVER LOADED
« Reply #39 on: November 01, 2014, 10:11:13 pm »
Got the new tires and wheels (17.5) installed this week. Added about 1.5 in. to the coach height. Had to rework the spare
tire cover a little . The two top and two side bolts on the bracket had to be ground for the larger center hub. Forde center part is
9.5 in. and the Rickson  wheel  is 11.5 . Now no tires problems I hope.  Thanks to all  jas
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Re: REAR AXEL OVER LOADED
« Reply #40 on: November 02, 2014, 05:50:41 pm »
Be sure to watch your speed. Your speedometer will be off a lot. If you have a GPS, go by that speed reading.

I put oversize tires on a van once and the first time I past a cop on the interstate I got a speeding ticket. I was off by 7 mph.
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