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Quote: Originally posted by madspaceangel on 19/5/2013

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P.s lunarvenus, the end layout was one of the things we really liked too. My only critism is the pull down bunk is very narrow and flimsy.

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If you go to a couple of tyre companies they'll quote you to replace your tyres & should be able to get stock in overnight if they don't carry them. I buy all my lorry/car/caravan tyres from one place and he can even get a tyre in the same day if I call him early enough so availability shouldn't be a problem.

Several have told me I've always thrown good money away on TYron Bands & wasted tyres changing them too early but I've always had Tyron Bands in & replaced the road tyres every fourth season. I've never bothered changing the spares because it was a steel rim to replace an alloy one in the event of a puncture or whatever and it would be going back under the van as soon as possible.

I'm posibly wrong but the way I look at it is simple, any tyre new or old can get punctured or blow out but when tyres have supported the weight of the van for long periods of being parked standing still, all the weight on one place doesn't do the structure of the tyre any good & it's no good wishing you'd changed the tyres after they've gone bang and caused damage. So, for the sake of two new tyres every fourth year that's what I've always done.

BB

I have just been reading the june caravan buyer and they have a big article on tyres this month the main things to concern us is that the tyres degrade over time due to exposure to the weather and sitting in one spot for long periods of time. Apparently even some of the main car manufacturers are now recommending that the tyres are changed after 6 years regardless

   doug