jimtoo
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We have been Heartlanders for almost 7 years now I think... Over 5 in the last Big Horn 3055RL.... Well we have been wanting a 3670RL and found a nice clean used one. which we traded for. Over a period of time, 5 years or so, when you go on a trip you always take something that you did not take before. BUT, when you get home you never take it back out... or at least we did not... or when we went someplace and forgot something,, we bought it and it never got taken out.
It took us several days to remove all the STUFF from the old 3055,,, now we are almost through reloading the 3670 and going through the STUFF we took out because we were not going to put all the STUFF back in the newer unit... because we did not need all the STUFF. Well,, so far I have removed about 10 lbs. of STUFF, so I know I will be saving money by not hauling as much STUFF around that we don't need. But I did buy a small folding table and we added a small end table and a chair, so I'm not sure if I removed enough STUFF now.
So tomorrow I will be towing to nearby mechanical facility to get the radiator hoses on the tow vehicle replaced (preventive maintenance) and packing the wheel bearings on the 3670 because it has never been done according to original owner. I was going to do it myself, but have been kinda down in the back a little and did not want to take a chance on doing any damage to my back. So I will supervise and inspect the bearings. (Permission has been granted by the shop owner.)
Now getting to more weight problems.. I am going to get the tires replaced with GY G614's G rated.. now I know these are heavier tires than what's on the unit now, Freestar's. So my question is, since the tire weights more,, is this adding more weight to the total load? Or when the tire is rotating, does the centrifugal force off set the additional weight of all the steel belts. I know each tire is going to weight about 15 Lbs. more,, so am I adding 7.5lbs to the bottom ,, but is it subtracting 7.5lbs from the top when it's spinning down the highway due to centrifugal force? What is the answer?
Jim M
It took us several days to remove all the STUFF from the old 3055,,, now we are almost through reloading the 3670 and going through the STUFF we took out because we were not going to put all the STUFF back in the newer unit... because we did not need all the STUFF. Well,, so far I have removed about 10 lbs. of STUFF, so I know I will be saving money by not hauling as much STUFF around that we don't need. But I did buy a small folding table and we added a small end table and a chair, so I'm not sure if I removed enough STUFF now.
So tomorrow I will be towing to nearby mechanical facility to get the radiator hoses on the tow vehicle replaced (preventive maintenance) and packing the wheel bearings on the 3670 because it has never been done according to original owner. I was going to do it myself, but have been kinda down in the back a little and did not want to take a chance on doing any damage to my back. So I will supervise and inspect the bearings. (Permission has been granted by the shop owner.)
Now getting to more weight problems.. I am going to get the tires replaced with GY G614's G rated.. now I know these are heavier tires than what's on the unit now, Freestar's. So my question is, since the tire weights more,, is this adding more weight to the total load? Or when the tire is rotating, does the centrifugal force off set the additional weight of all the steel belts. I know each tire is going to weight about 15 Lbs. more,, so am I adding 7.5lbs to the bottom ,, but is it subtracting 7.5lbs from the top when it's spinning down the highway due to centrifugal force? What is the answer?
Jim M 
