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Old 04-30-2013, 07:27 PM   #61
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I seem to have arrived late to the banquet. I just grabbed a flashlight and went out and checked ParkLiner #34. With ~920 miles on the unit, it seems that I, too have the same problem. Seems somewhat worse on the street side where the white gel coat is completely worn through exposing the pink substrate below. I just emailed Chandler and Cameron to advise that I am experiencing the same problem described by others. Will keep you advised as to the response. Hopefully, ParkLiner will come up with a satisfactory resolution to this situation. We are otherwise thrilled with our PL and want to see this enterprise succeed.
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Mark & Brian... thanks for sharing some PL Luv. I wish it weren't so, but i guess we are in good company. This is actually sort of a positive, because surely this is something that has Chandler's full attention with three of us reporting the same situation.

I'm thinking something along the lines of either a tire-size swap or a tweak/adjustment to the angle on the Dexter axle.
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...I would still steer someone towards Parkliner in a heartbeat!
TOTALLY.
In fact i asked Cameron to send more brochures my way since we went through those he sent already.
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Old 04-30-2013, 07:56 PM   #65
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Mark & Brian... thanks for sharing some PL Luv. I wish it weren't so, but i guess we are in good company. This is actually sort of a positive, because surely this is something that has Chandler's full attention with three of us reporting the same situation.

I'm thinking something along the lines of either a tire-size swap or a tweak/adjustment to the angle on the Dexter axle.
Do you know how the axle is attached? Welded or bolted?
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TOTALLY.
In fact i asked Cameron to send more brochures my way since we went through those he sent already.
On the trip back from Gibsonville I had a woman at a gas station ask me about it, and when it was parked out in front of my house that first day a neighbor came out to take a look. I was giving the neighbor a walk-through and felt like I was making a sales pitch since I was talking about all the good points on the trailer! Funny.
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Do you know how the axle is attached? Welded or bolted?
Just checked... it is welded in 10 points and looks a part of the frame/trailer. nicely done...but not coming out easy!

I wonder how they adjust them? Pull out the guts? Replace? just random ponderings that don't mean a thing either way It'll get done. I'll do some reading just for fun before watching some SciFi with Cari.
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I seem to have arrived late to the banquet. I just grabbed a flashlight and went out and checked ParkLiner #34. With ~920 miles on the unit, it seems that I, too have the same problem. Seems somewhat worse on the street side where the white gel coat is completely worn through exposing the pink substrate below. I just emailed Chandler and Cameron to advise that I am experiencing the same problem described by others. Will keep you advised as to the response. Hopefully, ParkLiner will come up with a satisfactory resolution to this situation. We are otherwise thrilled with our PL and want to see this enterprise succeed.
I think this is helpful...#34, #35 and mine (which sorry, I don't know which number I am!). Maybe it will help PL track it back to something that changed in their production of the units. Even outside of the solution they will surely come to, I am also quite certain they will want to know the initial start/source of the problem so they can ensure all impacted units are fixed.
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Mark, Cameron will know your hull number.
As an FYI, mine was finished late in the day on Tuesday April 9th as #35
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Hull # 34 was finished on the morning of April 3.
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Mark, Cameron will know your hull number.
As an FYI, mine was finished late in the day on Tuesday April 9th as #35
I am likely #37 then, as I picked it up on April 27th. I would just guess they built one additional unit between those dates.
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on tires/wheels...
we have 205/75/r14 in load range C with max cap @ 1760lbs.

I was unable to find much else in 14" size.

But in 13" i found load range D with 2" less overall size, which would give ~1" more clearance?? with a max capacity of 1610lbs. Still well above what any of us would have in our rigs (i'm at 2400lbs fully loaded at scales). But then i wonder if we would have to change brake assym also. Too much thinking...gonna chill with Cari, PopCorn, and SciFi.
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I know from my association with the four wheel drive crowd, whole articles have been researched and written about the "real world" tire sizes and what is printed on the sidewall in such publications as Peterson's Four Wheel Drive and Sport Utility, Four Wheeler, JP magazine, and others. Between manufacturers and even different line-ups from the same manufacturer, there is a vast variance in the actual tire size and what is stamped into the sidewall. It should be criminal, as tire rubbing causes damage and safety issues. Things look good on paper, but when one can not rely on a "standard" of a size, things go awry. I wonder if something changed when disc brakes were replaced by drum units?
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Mark, Thom, and Brian;
Do all of you have HI-RUN ST 205/75/D14 tires on your ParkLiner? Is it possible that these tires are out of specification? Regarding your axle, I believe ParkLiner changed from FlexRide axles to Dexter axles at some point in production. Do you know what brand axle you have?

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What brand of tires is on your ParkLiner? Since your unit is a bit older, I am assuming your ParkLiner has a FlexRide axle. Is that correct?

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Mark, Thom, and Brian;
Do all of you have HI-RUN ST 205/75/D14 tires on your ParkLiner? Is it possible that these tires are out of specification? Regarding your axle, I believe ParkLiner changed from FlexRide axles to Dexter axles at some point in production. Do you know what brand axle you have?

Tim,
What brand of tires is on your ParkLiner? Since your unit is a bit older, I am assuming your ParkLiner has a FlexRide axle. Is that correct?

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Yes on HI-RUN ST 205/75/D14.
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on tires/wheels...
we have 205/75/r14 in load range C with max cap @ 1760lbs.

I was unable to find much else in 14" size.

But in 13" i found load range D with 2" less overall size, which would give ~1" more clearance?? with a max capacity of 1610lbs. Still well above what any of us would have in our rigs (i'm at 2400lbs fully loaded at scales). But then i wonder if we would have to change brake assym also. Too much thinking...gonna chill with Cari, PopCorn, and SciFi.
I really hope the solution isn't going to a 13" tire. The ground clearance is fairly low already and going lower doesn't seem like a step in the right direction.
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Luckily, wheel size has little to do with tire size.


Ok, I apologize for the snarky comment, looks like it's going to be one of those days
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Luckily, wheel size has little to do with tire size.


Ok, I apologize for the snarky comment, looks like it's going to be one of those days
Are you saying that going to a smaller combination to increase the clearance to avoid the rubbing won't decrease the ground clearance? If so, please explain!
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I think the solution they come up with will involve moving the axle. Either down or back, or both. Asking folks to accept smaller tires (and tire lower load capacity) does not seem sensible, especially since the problem is likely to worsen as the torsion axles age.
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