Windsport/Hurricane 34F wheel size

[forkman]

Considering a 2017 Thor Windsport 34F. It only has 7200 miles on it. Not sure if that is a good or bad thing.
Online it appears to be in good shape. Still need to see it in person. I have seen conflicting data as to the wheel/tire size. I have seen both 19.5” and 22.5”. Was there a point in 2017 that they changed, or was the bigger wheel always an option?

[The Gritz Carlton]

Depends on why they are selling it. Could be issues or they just made a mistake thinking it was the right lifestyle. 7200 miles is nearly nothing. At least 2500 of those were transport of the chassis to factory and completed unit to the dealer. I would be more concerned about all the stuff (generator especially) sitting for years not running. Dealer or individual seller?

[forkman]

Originally Posted by The Gritz Carlton

Depends on why they are selling it. Could be issues or they just made a mistake thinking it was the right lifestyle. 7200 miles is nearly nothing. At least 2500 of those were transport of the chassis to factory and completed unit to the dealer. I would be more concerned about all the stuff (generator especially) sitting for years not running. Dealer or individual seller?

I agree. I would plan on getting a RV inspection prior to moving forward.

[Lt Keefer]

Mileage is not relevant on a 6 year old coach. The actual chassis is good for at least 200,000 miles. About 10 years ago I had the misfortune of a flash flood at the ranch and the house was flooded. While I had insurance and the house was being taken care of, flood insurance does not pay for someplace else to live during the work. Luckily for us, we had a Fleetwood Class C so we lived in it for the next 9 months. At the start of the sojourn, the coach had around 25,000 miles and was like new inside. After 9 months of wear and tear the furnishings were about shot. So a better question is what's it look like inside and was it maintained.

[EA37TS]

Originally Posted by forkman

Considering a 2017 Thor Windsport 34F. It only has 7200 miles on it. Not sure if that is a good or bad thing.
Online it appears to be in good shape. Still need to see it in person. I have seen conflicting data as to the wheel/tire size. I have seen both 19.5” and 22.5”. Was there a point in 2017 that they changed, or was the bigger wheel always an option?

Not aware of any Windsport having 22.5 wheels at anytime. Thor did not purchase the 22.5 option for the F53 chassis for the Ace, Hurricane or Windsport. The Challenger and Miramar were the 22.5 equipped models.

[forkman]

Originally Posted by EA37TS

Not aware of any Windsport having 22.5 wheels at anytime. Thor did not purchase the 22.5 option for the F53 chassis for the Ace, Hurricane or Windsport. The Challenger and Miramar were the 22.5 equipped models.

Good point

[forkman]

Originally Posted by EA37TS

Not aware of any Windsport having 22.5 wheels at anytime. Thor did not purchase the 22.5 option for the F53 chassis for the Ace, Hurricane or Windsport. The Challenger and Miramar were the 22.5 equipped models.

https://www.rvusa.com/rv-guide/2017-...an-34f-tr29269

Got this info from specs posted on RV USA, which is normally reliable.

[EA37TS]

Originally Posted by forkman

https://www.rvusa.com/rv-guide/2017-...an-34f-tr29269

Got this info from specs posted on RV USA, which is normally reliable.

Thor archived brochures. 19.5 tires with stainless steel shell liners.

Have a good day.

[forkman]

Originally Posted by EA37TS

Thor archived brochures. 19.5 tires with stainless steel shell liners.

Have a good day.

Ok, thanks

[Beau388]

Originally Posted by EA37TS

Not aware of any Windsport having 22.5 wheels at anytime. Thor did not purchase the 22.5 option for the F53 chassis for the Ace, Hurricane or Windsport. The Challenger and Miramar were the 22.5 equipped models.

Plant 750 started delivering the Hurricane and Windsport with 22.5 aluminum rims when the F-53 V-8 chassis became available. The F-53 V-8 ACE and Freedom Travelers still have steel 19.5 inch rims.

[EA37TS]

Originally Posted by Beau388

Plant 750 started delivering the Hurricane and Windsport with 22.5 aluminum rims when the F-53 V-8 chassis became available. The F-53 V-8 ACE and Freedom Travelers still have steel 19.5 inch rims.

OP asked about a 2017 which was before the upgrade.

22’s still aren’t available on all floor plans. Smaller units are still 19.5.

[forkman]

Do you think that there is a significant enough difference between the two that I should only consider coaches with 22.5? Is the cargo carrying capacity close to the same, or vastly different?

[The Gritz Carlton]

Makes no difference. Gear ratios vary according to tire size. Metric size tires in 22's can be the same height as a non-metric on 19.5's. It's based on revolutions per mile. Are you looking to buy a spare in advance or what?

[EA37TS]

Originally Posted by forkman

Do you think that there is a significant enough difference between the two that I should only consider coaches with 22.5? Is the cargo carrying capacity close to the same, or vastly different?

OCCC is based on the chassis and build weight. The way it looks I believe the OCCC will be about the same because with a higher GVW chassis the manufacturer uses more capacity building the house and equipment.

I found the ride on a 22 wheel can be a little smoother than a 19.5 however this is just my opinion based on test drives of both chassis variations and the difference wasn’t enough to sway our decision one way or another. Our decisions were based on features, floor plan and the requirement of no large Schwintec slides.

Tire and wheel size is never a consideration on our selection of a Motorhome.

[forkman]

Originally Posted by EA37TS

OCCC is based on the chassis and build weight. The way it looks I believe the OCCC will be about the same because with a higher GVW chassis the manufacturer uses more capacity building the house and equipment.

I found the ride on a 22 wheel can be a little smoother than a 19.5 however this is just my opinion based on test drives of both chassis variations and the difference wasn’t enough to sway our decision one way or another. Our decisions were based on features, floor plan and the requirement of no large Schwintec slides.

Tire and wheel size is never a consideration on our selection of a Motorhome.

You bring up another point that scares me about the Windsport 34F in that it uses Schwintec slide system. I understand that they use 3 tracks and not the traditional two. I am wondering how many problems people are having with that system. That is one very large slide.

[EA37TS]

Originally Posted by forkman

You bring up another point that scares me about the Windsport 34F in that it uses Schwintec slide system. I understand that they use 3 tracks and not the traditional two. I am wondering how many problems people are having with that system. That is one very large slide.

You can read all about the full wall slide issues here on the forum and about folks paying a considerable amount of money to have the Vroom system installed. And BTW Vroom has a limit on the age of a Motorhome for installing their system.

I started reading about Thor’s full wall slide issues back in 2014 and I still am not convinced they have adequately addressed those problems and as long as people keep buying the units they have no incentive to fix the problems.

[forkman]

I will look for the full wall slide posts, thanks.

[forkman]

Originally Posted by EA37TS

You can read all about the full wall slide issues here on the forum and about folks paying a considerable amount of money to have the Vroom system installed. And BTW Vroom has a limit on the age of a Motorhome for installing their system.

I started reading about Thor’s full wall slide issues back in 2014 and I still am not convinced they have adequately addressed those problems and as long as people keep buying the units they have no incentive to fix the problems.

It baffles me that the entire industry continues to use Schwintec on the majority of slides regardless of the size, knowing full well that they are pushing the limits and possibly exceeding those limits at times. Schwintec seems to work fine on smaller slides, but there are so many horror stories from folks with larger slides.

[CactusJuice]

Originally Posted by forkman

It baffles me that the entire industry continues to use Schwintec on the majority of slides regardless of the size, knowing full well that they are pushing the limits and possibly exceeding those limits at times. Schwintec seems to work fine on smaller slides, but there are so many horror stories from folks with larger slides.

People who don't have problems don't post about it. Like me. Mine works fine.

If you follow the maintenance and repair section of this forum you will never leave your driveway.

[RACarvalho]

Originally Posted by forkman

It baffles me that the entire industry continues to use Schwintec on the majority of slides regardless of the size, knowing full well that they are pushing the limits and possibly exceeding those limits at times. Schwintec seems to work fine on smaller slides, but there are so many horror stories from folks with larger slides.

Like cactus posted above, people that don't have problems don't post...
The fact that they continue to install the system seems to indicate that the majority of the rigs should not have problems otherwise the warranty cost would eat a lot of the profits and that would drive change.
It is common on these systems to have to change the entire system when they fail and that is a lot of man-hours, cost on transportation o bulky package$, etc but, again, they continue to install so warranty costs due to schintech system failure should not be high...