THIS week I bought

Bought a new mixer tap for the 'kitchen' sink i the van... Ours suddenly started leaking !
 
Well, I simply couldn't resist splashing the cash the other day and bought this wonderful accessory for my Brompton bike ... cost all of €1.99 ... and yes I WILL be removing the unicorn picture and replacing it with something more suitable ... any suggestions? :rolleyes:

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thidwick said:
I bought one of those Ring RAC900 tyre inflator compressor thingies, mostly after reading recs on here.
It was bothering me that I had no sensible way, at home, of inflating the MoHo tyres to the required 80psi. (The non-sensible way being a bicycle pump).
Cost £75 from Amazon.
I’m quite impressed with it: it’s quite a quality piece of kit, and works really well.
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Have you checked the max PSI on your tyres as 80 sounds high
 
denisejoe said:
Have you checked the max PSI on your tyres as 80 sounds high
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Yes. It’s a new Ducato based van, and there’s a handy sticker just in the door frame. Required pressure is given as “79.5 psi +/- 1”. That’s 80psi in my book!
 
Isn’t the ride a bit hard? But what is the max pressure on the tyre

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denisejoe said:
Isn’t the ride a bit hard? But what is the max pressure on the tyre
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Well I’m quite happy to run the tyres at the recommended pressures. The ride is fine.
The tyres (Michelin Agilis 225/75R16CP) are marked as if 80psi is the intended pressure. (Photo)
Reading a couple of web pages it seems as if 80psi may be both the intended in-use pressure, and the maximum pressure. The “116Q” is some sort of load rating I think.
Interesting to read about why motorhomes should use “camper” tyres rather than van tyres. They have stiffer sidewalls apparently which reduces swaying and increases stability. The same website also suggests that the cost premium of “camper” tyres is worth it for safety and fuel economy. (And it wasn’t a Michelin site. It also talks about other tyre makes)


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The handbook and the door sticker both say 79.5 psi, and the tyres were all about this pressure when I first collected the van from the dealer.
 
thidwick said:
Well I’m quite happy to run the tyres at the recommended pressures. The ride is fine.
The tyres (Michelin Agilis 225/75R16CP) are marked as if 80psi is the intended pressure. (Photo)
Reading a couple of web pages it seems as if 80psi may be both the intended in-use pressure, and the maximum pressure. The “116Q” is some sort of load rating I think.
Interesting to read about why motorhomes should use “camper” tyres rather than van tyres. They have stiffer sidewalls apparently which reduces swaying and increases stability. The same website also suggests that the cost premium of “camper” tyres is worth it for safety and fuel economy. (And it wasn’t a Michelin site. It also talks about other tyre makes)


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The handbook and the door sticker both say 79.5 psi, and the tyres were all about this pressure when I first collected the van from the dealer.
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As standard out 5.25 tonne tag was fitted with the same tyres
The Ducato book said 75 psi all round
The AutoTrail hand book had 70psi for the fronts and 55psi for the rears
I made various checks and it the AutTrail book is correct
80 psi is the maximum that can be used safely
I would urge you to check with with the motorhome manufacturer what they recommend
 
For our tandem axled chassis on our MH, the Hymer manual pressures for camping tyres are, 5.5 bar in the front, and 4.5 bar in the rear. The pressures are less for commercial tyres, of which 6 x Goodyear Cargos were fitted at the factory.

Cheers,

Jock. :)

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Got new fronts for my tag last month and had previously run at 65 psi and fitters recommended 80psi all round and it has made a big improvement.
 
If you run on Contental tyres you can get advice from them on the correct pressures. Just weigh each axle when fully loaded and they will provide a chart for each size of tyre telling you the optimum pressure for the axle load. Ride comfort was much better after we took their advice
 
peterc10 said:
If you run on Contental tyres you can get advice from them on the correct pressures. Just weigh each axle when fully loaded and they will provide a chart for each size of tyre telling you the optimum pressure for the axle load. Ride comfort was much better after we took their advice
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Peter, that's where I got my pressures from, not only for the Continetal Vanco's, but for other tyres within the group, ie, the Barum Vanis range.
Their recommended pressures were much less than those recommended by Hymer, for both camper and commercial tyres.

Cheers,

Jock. :)
 
Dometic fridge installed in new Frankia only came with a lower and upper shelf even though there are runners for a middle shelf. A new Dometic plastic shelf costs ..............wait for it .................£67!!!! Today I bought from B & M a pack of 4 plastic serving platters and fitted one of them in the middle runners. It fits snugly and gives me another 1/2 shelf in the fridge. Well pleased, and if it breaks I've got another 3 to replace it with.

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thidwick said:
Well I’m quite happy to run the tyres at the recommended pressures. The ride is fine.
The tyres (Michelin Agilis 225/75R16CP) are marked as if 80psi is the intended pressure. (Photo)
Reading a couple of web pages it seems as if 80psi may be both the intended in-use pressure, and the maximum pressure. The “116Q” is some sort of load rating I think.
Interesting to read about why motorhomes should use “camper” tyres rather than van tyres. They have stiffer sidewalls apparently which reduces swaying and increases stability. The same website also suggests that the cost premium of “camper” tyres is worth it for safety and fuel economy. (And it wasn’t a Michelin site. It also talks about other tyre makes)


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The handbook and the door sticker both say 79.5 psi, and the tyres were all about this pressure when I first collected the van from the dealer.
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Two on Tour said:
A bit of extra security.

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I'm on too winter tyres and the max pressure is 70psi but run at 55
 
Jaws said:
I would urge you to check with with the motorhome manufacturer what they recommend
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The Hobby Optima manual gives 5.5bar front and rear when fitted with Michelin , and 4.5 front and 5.0 rear for tyres from other manufacturers.
5.5 bar is 80psi near enough.
 
thidwick said:
The Hobby Optima manual gives 5.5bar front and rear when fitted with Michelin , and 4.5 front and 5.0 rear for tyres from other manufacturers.
5.5 bar is 80psi near enough.
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WOW ! That is really high !
 
my tyres are run at 100 psi. duals on the rear, but she does wiegh 11 ton loaded:):)

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JockandRita said:
Peter, that's where I got my pressures from, not only for the Continetal Vanco's, but for other tyres within the group, ie, the Barum Vanis range.
Their recommended pressures were much less than those recommended by Hymer, for both camper and commercial tyres.

Cheers,

Jock. :)
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Jock, agree the pressures are much lower, especially on the front. But that improved the ride quality a lot and my fillings are not falling out anymore. :D2
 
peterc10 said:
Jock, agree the pressures are much lower, especially on the front. But that improved the ride quality a lot and my fillings are not falling out anymore. :D2
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You and me both Peter. The ride was too harsh with the Hymer advised pressures. The pressures advised by Continental made such a difference to the ride quality........................................until we hit Belgian roads. :LOL:
Cheers,

Jock. :)
 
A Maxxfan roof vent to replace my old B2100 aircon unit. Made use of the MHF 5% discount too - and I've entered the comp this morning to try and recoup the cost...:D
 
While at Lincoln our sink tap started to leak around the point it swivels...
Did some checking and found prices from £94 down to £68 ( then saw it was plus VAT and plus silly money delivery..
Had a nose on fleabay and found one that looked the same, but was £28 inc. delivery



Took a chance on it..............
Arrived two days later and I fitted it today.
Apart from the spout arm being 6mm shorter it is the same as the old one.... Well pleased !
 
@Larrynwin
I much prefer my Swiss Navy knife. Good for prying oysters open and can still get boy scouts out of horse's hooves. :)
 
Jaws said:
While at Lincoln our sink tap started to leak around the point it swivels...
Did some checking and found prices from £94 down to £68 ( then saw it was plus VAT and plus silly money delivery..
Had a nose on fleabay and found one that looked the same, but was £28 inc. delivery



Took a chance on it..............
Arrived two days later and I fitted it today.
Apart from the spout arm being 6mm shorter it is the same as the old one.... Well pleased !
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Should have gone to Belgium ... Lidl are going to be selling them later this week at €19,99. :D

I replaced the stupidly low spout one (like your new one ... :oops:) with a lovely long spout one in our Globecar (needed the micro-switch version) and it's wonderful being able to use it without having to move everything off the top of the sink cover to get the kettle under it! :D

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