TXBobcat
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Well today I learned more about my Mor/Ryde IS.
My IS system is only 1 year old. Now this is not a complaint. I am posting this for the information of those that have Mor/Ryde and are thinking about installing Mor/Ryde.
In a previous thread I posted about the alignment of my Mor/Ryde suspension. My tires were wearing on the inside. One was wearing more than the other. Today I took my BH into Tampa Springs Co. in Ocala, FL. Tampa Springs is an authorized Mor/Ryde company. The Technician, Kevin, took a look at my IS and gave me the following results.
First, per Kevin, Mor/Ryde is about the best suspension available for trailers. It requires more maintenance than some others but it is still well above all other suspension system. Kevin has worked on trailer suspensions for over 15years and he believes all Mfgrs install a suspension that is just enough to support the trailers when they are manufactured. None of them provide a frame or suspension that will carry the majority of the things we end up loading into the trailer.
For those that have Mor/Ryde or are thinking about installing Mor/Ryde, follow the maintenance instructions to the letter and one other thing. When you go to grease the system, raise the trailer completely off the ground and then grease it. If you do not take the weight off the suspension you will not get the necessary grease on the upper part of the fibre bearing and it will ware the bearing out quickly.
Mor/Ryde states that the bearings are to be greased about every 6,000 miles depending on the mileage and load. They do not indicate that the suspension needs to be raised off the ground to get the proper grease on the top of the bearing.
With the Lippert Level Up and the Bigfoot Leveling system we can raise the trailer off the ground to preform this maintenance. Those that only have the landing gears, hydraulic or electric will need to find a way to raise each tire or the entire trailer at one time.
I will post more information about this after this coming Friday when I have the bearings replaced. Mor/Ryde is shippiing a new set of bearings to Tampa Spring Co and I believe will pay for the labor, but that part is still subjective. We will see.
FWIW
BC
My IS system is only 1 year old. Now this is not a complaint. I am posting this for the information of those that have Mor/Ryde and are thinking about installing Mor/Ryde.
In a previous thread I posted about the alignment of my Mor/Ryde suspension. My tires were wearing on the inside. One was wearing more than the other. Today I took my BH into Tampa Springs Co. in Ocala, FL. Tampa Springs is an authorized Mor/Ryde company. The Technician, Kevin, took a look at my IS and gave me the following results.
First, per Kevin, Mor/Ryde is about the best suspension available for trailers. It requires more maintenance than some others but it is still well above all other suspension system. Kevin has worked on trailer suspensions for over 15years and he believes all Mfgrs install a suspension that is just enough to support the trailers when they are manufactured. None of them provide a frame or suspension that will carry the majority of the things we end up loading into the trailer.
For those that have Mor/Ryde or are thinking about installing Mor/Ryde, follow the maintenance instructions to the letter and one other thing. When you go to grease the system, raise the trailer completely off the ground and then grease it. If you do not take the weight off the suspension you will not get the necessary grease on the upper part of the fibre bearing and it will ware the bearing out quickly.
Mor/Ryde states that the bearings are to be greased about every 6,000 miles depending on the mileage and load. They do not indicate that the suspension needs to be raised off the ground to get the proper grease on the top of the bearing.
With the Lippert Level Up and the Bigfoot Leveling system we can raise the trailer off the ground to preform this maintenance. Those that only have the landing gears, hydraulic or electric will need to find a way to raise each tire or the entire trailer at one time.
I will post more information about this after this coming Friday when I have the bearings replaced. Mor/Ryde is shippiing a new set of bearings to Tampa Spring Co and I believe will pay for the labor, but that part is still subjective. We will see.
FWIW
BC