[A/S] Re: Single Axel?

["overlander_64" <overlander64@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Greetings Warren!
I suspect that the coach may be mis-identified.  My suspicion is that 
it may be a 23' Safari which would account for the single axle.  By 
1969, all of the Tradewinds were tandem axle -- of course it is always 
possible that it could have been a one-off special order custom.

Prior to purchasing my '78 Minuet 6.0 Metre a little more than two 
years ago, I too had thought that the single axle coaches were less 
safe.  The Minuet has convinced me that there is no particular reason 
to fear a single axle coach -- it is compact, easy to tow, slightly 
less expensive to maintain (especially when axle replacement time 
comes).  I have always been careful with tires, and am particularly so 
with the Minuet -- the air pressure in its tires is always checked and 
adjusted prior to breaking camp each travel day (I have both a 120-
volt AC compressor as well as 12-volt DC compressor that I carry in my 
tow vehicle), and the tires will be replaced at the beginning of their 
fifth season (even though the tread will be far from worn out -- I do 
the same with my Overlander).  The Minuet is equally as stable as my 
Overlander, and I have never noticed any sway (I do always use Reese 
Strait-Line hitches with the Dual Cam Sway Control).  

Good luck with your investigation!

Kevin D. Allen
WBCCI/VAC/Free Wheelers/Computer Club #6359
1964 Overlander International/1999 GMC K2500 Suburban (7400 
VORTEC/4.10 Differentials)
1978 Argosy Minuet 6.0 Metre/1975 Cadillac Eldorado Convertible (8.2 
Liter V8/2.70 Final Drive)