Replacing tyres

[Keefiedee]

Am at the point of replacing the tyres on my Eriba as they are coming up for 7 years old - but look in excellent condition externally of course. Have been looking online at Tyre-shopper.co.uk and have found a pair of Tigar Seguras for £35.50 each - a lot cheaper than my local tyre supplier. I am almost wondering if they are not too cheap - but then again, for a caravan I assume one is not really looking at the usual qualities one might look for for car tyres, like economy or roadholding. Has anyone any experience of Tyre Shopper or Tigra tyres? Are there any snags to going for the cheapest that I haven't thought of?

Keith

[David]

Fitting?

Regards
David








"Keefiedee" wrote in message
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[Keefiedee]

On Wednesday, 1 May 2013 17:47:15 UTC+1, David wrote:
> Fitting?
>
>
>
> Regards
>
> David
>

Included in the price, also disposal of old tyres

[bert]

In message <6f843f2c-685a-4478...@googlegroups.com>,
Keefiedee <k.du...@virgin.net> writes

Single axle van? Check load ratings.
--
bert

[arizonajohn]

I don't know how you rate tires in the U.K.but Bert is right. Your axle
has a load rating, and your tires should be able to take the load the
axle takes. I have run across Chinese tires that were supposedly rated
for my trailer, but the sidewalls were so wee I wouldn't by them I buy
tires that are "ST" designated, and of course as close to my axle
capacity as practical.
Trailer tongue weight should be 12% of the trailer rate, which your tow
vehicle will account for, so the remainder of the weight is what you
should be concerned about.

I tow at V Cross Vibe which the Maximum weight is 4070 lbs/ 1846.2 kgs.
and it came with C rated tires. I will probably upgrade the class when I
need new tires. Some people have upgraded the axle but I think I will
just never load it to capacity and it will be OK.

I am surprise how much the Vibe looks like the caravans of the UK. I
love how the dining area was thought out and the lightness of the
trailer overall.

[Tim+]

arizonajohn <dri...@sunnysideup.com> wrote:
> I don't know how you rate tires in the U.K.but Bert is right. Your axle
> has a load rating, and your tires should be able to take the load the
> axle takes. I have run across Chinese tires that were supposedly rated
> for my trailer, but the sidewalls were so wee I wouldn't by them I buy
> tires that are "ST" designated, and of course as close to my axle capacity as practical.
> Trailer tongue weight should be 12% of the trailer rate, which your tow
> vehicle will account for, so the remainder of the weight is what you
> should be concerned about.

Here we call it "nose weight" and you'll be hard pressed to find a tow-car
that will take anywhere near that load. Most manufacturers specify a
75-100kg limit.

Tim

[GrahamW]

"arizonajohn" <dri...@sunnysideup.com> wrote in message
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http://www.countrycreekrv.net/inventory/197903/New-2012-Forest-River-RV-V_Cross-Vibe-6501.aspx

Wow John. What a rig. And what a price. Less than �8,500 in UKP. Bargain.
Bit on the heavy side for me though.
Regards, Graham.

[Tim+]

> Wow John. What a rig. And what a price. Less than Ł8,500 in UKP. Bargain.

> Bit on the heavy side for me though.
> Regards, Graham.

A hitch weight of nearly 300lbs will limit your choice of tow cars greatly.

Tim

[Woody]

"Tim+" <timdow...@nospampleaseyahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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>> Wow John. What a rig. And what a price. Less than L8,500 in

>> UKP. Bargain.
>> Bit on the heavy side for me though.
>> Regards, Graham.
>
> A hitch weight of nearly 300lbs will limit your choice of tow
> cars greatly.
>
> Tim

Not only that (a) don't the US use a pin - I doubt a ball would
ever handle the forces and (b) you would probably have to have a
higher class of licence given that you would need a vehicle of
something well north of 2 tonnes to tow it.


--
Woody

harrogate three at ntlworld dot com

[arizonajohn]

5th wheels use a pin which slides into the hitch in the bed of the
truck. Some, like horse trailers use a ball into the socket imbedded int
the truck bed. Same leverage though. My Dodge pickup and loaded 5th
wheel each weigh 5 tons, which is a total of 20,000 lbs. No special
license required for RVs. In Texas and Arizona and some other states,
people tow a boat trailer behind the trailer. It really inhibits the
ability to back up if needed. Also the whole assembly has to be within
the legal length requirement of the state.

[Woody]

"arizonajohn" <dri...@sunnysideup.com> wrote in message

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In the UK if you took your driving tests (theory and practical)
after 1/19/13 you can drive a vehicle and trailer up to a total
train Maximum Authorised Mass of 3.5tonnes - that is metric
tonnes or 7714lbs - to tow more you have to pass an additional
test.

If your licence was issued before that date but on or after
1/1/97 then the same rules apply except that the towing vehicle
kerb weight must be more than the weight of the trailer.

If you have a licence issued before 1/1/97 you can drive a
vehicle and trailer combination with a MAM not exceeding
8.25tonnes or 18183lbs. If anyone needs to tow higher than that
they can take extra theory and practical tests known as C1+E
which permits a MAM of 12tonnes or 26448lbs.

Any licence permits towing of a 'small trailer' - which generally
means one that does not have brakes - up to 750Kg or 1653lbs.

Curiously the older licence also permits use of a trailer towed
by a minibus up to the same limit: I suspect this is specified
because many schools have minibuses behind which they tow a
trailer carrying canoes.

I think one of the main reasons for smaller load limits is that,
generally speaking, Europe and the UK have much narrower more
winding roads that in the US where many places are built on a
grid system, and in particular the UK has a considerably greater
traffic density everywhere than that found in most of the US
outside the larger cities.

[arizonajohn]

Our rules are based on the regular driving license or commercial license
for people who drive for hire. Any class can drive an RV, or tow an RV
if it has an RV license tag on it.

Many roads in mountain states with narrow roads or switch backs warn not
to drive big rigs or tow long RVs.

There are 7% grades in the Arizona mountain areas, and California has
some 10% grades. Anyone who tows a 5th wheel trailer down a 10% grade
will never do it again if they survive the first time.

[Chris J Dixon]

arizonajohn wrote:

>Many roads in mountain states with narrow roads or switch backs warn not
>to drive big rigs or tow long RVs.
>
>There are 7% grades in the Arizona mountain areas, and California has
>some 10% grades. Anyone who tows a 5th wheel trailer down a 10% grade
>will never do it again if they survive the first time.

That's way outside my experience. However, 10%, which unless I am
mistaken, we used to express as 1 in 10, doesn't on the face of
it sound that scary. I'm not even sure if I have seen a slope as
shallow as 7% ( approximately 1 in 14.3) even signed.

Chris
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Chris J Dixon Nottingham UK
ch...@cdixon.me.uk

Plant amazing Acers.

[Harry Bloomfield]

After serious thinking Keefiedee wrote :

I used Tyre Shopper 12 months ago and absolutely no complaints from me
on price or quality. Budget tyres are not like they used to be, or at
least that is my experience. Even the respected caravan manufacturers
are supply their vans on budget brand tyres now.

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Harry (M1BYT) (L)
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