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flatten a tire in a rig with a locked diff on pavement and report back. ;)

Perhaps I should clarify, as there are obviously few ways to look at this. I purposely omitted the word radius for a reason. With a lower PSI tire the distance (okay... .radius) from ground to center is different. But thats the point. No way, no how is that irrelevant. That difference is...

I never said anything about radius. With the same road speed, a tire with lower pressure will turn faster than one with high pressure, as the DISTANCE from road to wheel center is different. Simple geometry.

A bit more specifically, when weight is on the tire the distance from ground to wheel center will vary with PSI, so even though the circumference of the tread doesnt change, the wheel/tire speed will. A tire at full pressure will result in lower wheel speed than at lower pressure. This is how...

Plenty of reasons to want a full size spare. We run a full size matching wheel/tire spare as I prefer to do a 5-tire rotation.

Easy enough problem to overcome. We have weathered many 60+ MPH storms in our camper. Tip #1 is to point the truck into the wind. Tip #2 is to anchor the bed to the axles/wheels, eliminating as much suspension and subframe sway as you can. After strapping it down, I also air up the suspension...

its worth a read. And why it isnt pinned (if it isnt) by now is a mystery. And let me know if you still have questions. Ive hand built a couple of 3-point torsion free pivoting flatbeds. The latest being the one we are currently running under our custom camper...

did you happen to open up the walls (from the inside)? Ive repaired a few of those and the insulation job on them is utterly terrible.... All white styrofoam, fitted about as roughly as you can imagine. Massive gaps.

FYI, https://forum.expeditionportal.com/threads/pivoting-frames-and-mounting-campers.25494/

Pretty ignorant to advise against gas over diesel in cold temps. Its a simple matter of physics. Gassers are easier to start and come up to temp sooner than diesels of similar displacements.

Thanks. Im happy with it! And I rolled it across the scales this afternoon. With a full tank and my 190lb self, weight came in at 3100lbs. 👍

Productive weekend.... New windshield in, and final test/fitment of bumpers & spare tire carrier. :cool:

Thanks guys. At 4+ years later, Im certainly excited to see this one come together. :cool:

More 3D printing nonsense. Seems fitting 😁

Reassembly is fun. Still have flare and bumper fab and paint work to do yet.... She gets a fresh windshield next week :cool:

For those keeping track.... Fenders stripped and modified to include liners, doors and tailgate stripped.... then hit with 2 solid coats of epoxy primer. Reassembled and entire rig sanded and prepped for Monstaliner. I had a leftover gallon of Monstaliner from 2020 when I painted the camper...

I fabbed up a simple and lightweight fold-down spare tire carrier for the little tracker, and its "BIG" 31" spare 😁

Every region is going to have its best practice with regards to tires. Here in North Idaho we see a decent amount of snow, typically have 2-3 weeks that never gets above 20 degrees or so. But the most difficult is before and after that period, when we see snow daily/weekly, but also see...