Dion Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 https://kalamazoo.craigslist.org/rvs/6101270602.html found this on CL this morning. Had no idea something like this even existed. I assume it still means the deadly duallys are still an issue. I can't imagine there are many of them left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linda s Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 Yup several companies made tag axle rigs and no deadly dually on them. No recall just funny looking Linda S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WME Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 There were 2 versions of tag axles that Ive seen. Faux duallys and a tag axle, more rare is two wheels per axle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fred heath Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 57 minutes ago, WME said: There were 2 versions of tag axles that Ive seen. Faux duallys and a tag axle, more rare is two wheels per axle. Based on the narrative, this rig has foolies and a tag axle. Well at least if the foolie breaks, the tag axle should keep it upright. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek up North Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 I've seen them with both single and foolies on the 2nd axle. I've only ever seen tag axles on 1979-1981 motorhomes. Obviously tried because they knew there was an axle issue and since they gave up on the idea in 1981 it obviously wasn't the 'better idea' they'd hoped for! 1979 Dolphin 300 Micro Mini.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dion Posted April 27, 2017 Author Share Posted April 27, 2017 Hmmm. Makes me wonder how collectible they might be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linda s Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 Not very. actually hard to sell instead. Most people didn't like them even when new or they would have been made longer. Higher tolls on bridges too cause of the extra axle Linda S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek up North Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 IMHO, none of them are 'collectible'. Don't be raiding your kid's college fund. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee & Joan Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 3 axles also means a 55 MPH MAX speed limit on California roads Don't ask how I know... And yes even a tiny trailer counts as 3 axles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek up North Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 11 hours ago, Lee & Joan said: 3 axles also means a 55 MPH MAX speed limit on California roads Is that a (hopefully) California only thing, or did other States go insane as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek up North Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 Another curiousity with this one is that they appear to have retrofitted a generator in the right rear corner. A huge access panel that looks to have been professionally done. Taking up the space where the oven used to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee & Joan Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 8 hours ago, Derek up North said: Is that a (hopefully) California only thing, or did other States go insane as well? About 15 years ago I was heading to the Mojave desert on the Interstate I-5 from Oregon (which does NOT have that 55MPH thing) into California which had signs on I-5 stating 65, or 70 / Trucks 55. I was doing 67 in a 70 zone with my Toyota pickup pulling a small bike trailer with a small 250 cc bike, cost me $280, plus I drove the next 1400 miles at 55 constantly almost getting rear ended by vehicles doing 80. Real fun. I finally decided on the way home that it would be safe doing whatever the local semi's were doing. Several years later California put up 2 signs, the first 65 MPH and a second sign a few hundred feet later "Trucks / 3 axles or more 55 MPH". In Oregon on the same interstate Federal road it is still 65 / Trucks 55 and everyone even big class A motorhomes pulling automobiles goes 65 without a problem. Heck Oregon even allows trucks to pull three trailers (at 55). Did you notice that this Dolphin is an undercover DEA unit ? (see plate) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linda s Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 I like the 55 mph limit on big rigs in California. I get blown around on the road enough without having those huge things blow by me. Besides most are really doing 60 and that's my sweet spot. Sit comfortably behind them and cruise. Best mileage and enjoy the trip more not worrying about other traffic. Linda S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dion Posted May 4, 2017 Author Share Posted May 4, 2017 That generator install has me thinking. My 88 Sunrader has a rear bathroom, and behind the stool is a closet that has a storage space underneath it that is accessible from the outside. I have a Champion 2000 watt Inverter that looks like it would set in there with room to spare. Does that seem like a viable idea? I think I would prefer that to having it on the rear bumper. Has anyone here ever done that? It doesn't seem like it would be too daunting. Fueling might be an issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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