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    Posted: 26 May 2016 at 9:54pm
Yes, this camper is about 6000 pounds loaded and has 2 axles.  Personally I would keep the existing spare around for a few more years.  I reason there is little chance of actually using it, and little chance it will fail if you do even though it is older.  The 2 spares I took last weekend are from 2008.
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Good advice.  Will only replace the two.  Your quote of $700. made me audibly wince when I read it.  I guess RV ownership can get expensive even after the initial purchase.  When do you push off for your big trip out our way?  Safe Travels.
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David - yeah, I shouldn't take it badly, but add in a too-long trip, traffic and stress and it didn't sit well at the time.  I was happy they stopped.
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All things considered, very understandable. It sounds like a lot did not go well that day.

Good to know about the Taskmaster brand...avoid at all cost! The price on the new ones seems good. I paid North of $500 for my new ones but, I bought every "extra" that they were selling (some I probably didn't need). Good luck to both of us on our new "shoes".

I have 20" Goodyear Eagle LS2 tires on my TV. I don't even want to think about the cost of replacing them, when the time comes.
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Posts: 9059 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 27 May 2016 at 12:58pm
Originally posted by Camper Bob

Good advice.  Will only replace the two.  Your quote of $700. made me audibly wince when I read it.  I guess RV ownership can get expensive even after the initial purchase.  When do you push off for your big trip out our way?  Safe Travels.

I just did a quick check on tirerack.com and added in some extra for mounting and tax.  Probably won't find those tires much cheaper when the time comes.  I guess I should add a line item to my budget so I'm ready.

We will be on the road on July 1st.  I need to make a post about it...
Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual
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