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Old 07-29-2019, 05:12 PM   #1
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Tip over angle?

Greetings,
I dont recall seeing a discussion on this topic in the owners manual. Today I arrived home from a 5 day trip and, trying to avoid some tree branches, I veered off my road into a pasture with the DS wheels. Looking in rear view mirror it looked like it would not have taken much more angle to tip over my 3730 FL. I gunned in and got back out in the road. This got me to wondering how easy is it to tip these things over? Is gunning it a good thing or a bad thing to do if there is an impending tip over? Anyone have experiences or advice on this?
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Old 07-29-2019, 06:18 PM   #2
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Keep all 4 tires on the road surface and shouldn't have any worries.
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Old 07-29-2019, 06:47 PM   #3
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I’ve had mine on steep slopes before. The center of gravity is fairly low on these things. About all that is up high is a light weight frame and some plywood the roof and the AC units. They have a wide wheel base. I doubt you had a problem especially if you felt safe in your truck.
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The low center of gravity is real. When we know big winds or severe storms are coming we fill the tanks to get even more weight down there, but spending a lot of time in Kansas, we have gotten hit empty and everything stayed on the ground. I would agree that if you feel ok in the truck you should be ok behind.
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Old 07-29-2019, 08:17 PM   #5
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Good to know. Thank you for your help. it looked a little scary in the side mirror but I guess it may be an “objects in mirror are closer than they appear “ issue!
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