2005 E350SD 6.0L PSTD SMB RB15 Class "B" and TT

[kenkillsr]

Blew a drivers rear tire on my SMB this weekend.
Noted while tire was being changed by GOOD SAM [30 min. response], that my E350 has the semi-floating axle.
Kinda' thought on this application the full floater would be appropriate.
We were heading up to Alpena Michigan, but didn't make it out of Toledo.
With the Voyager roof our SMB is somewhat top heavy, but thanks to the travel trailer and the EQUALIZER load distributing hitch I was able to bring it to a safe stop alongside I75.
We were traveling 60 MPH and had just left I280 when I saw smoke in the rearview mirror.
We do not do any offroading in our SMB as I designed it primarily for towing and touring.
Went back home as I wouldn't drive much distance without a spare.
As the origional tires were 40,000 milers with 33,000 on them I just went ahead and bought a new set of four.
Changed plans and spent the weekend at Maumee Bay State Park.

 

[argve]

at least you didn't cancel your plans completely

I would bet the reason it uses a semi floating axle is because the semi float has enough weight rating to handle what a 1 ton can do plus it's probably a few pennies cheaper to make. I would expect to find a full floater on a 450 series truck. but I agree I would have liked to see a full floater in it's place considering it's a class b where a guy would probably be packing a lot a gear.