1995 BMC 37 Major Overweight Problem

[Lee Davis]

We bought a 95 BMC 37 about 4 months ago (we RV full time). This is
the first motor home we have owned and we excited about getting a
Bluebird. I recently had it weighed (each front wheel separately and
duals separately on the back) with full fresh water and fuel at a
Family Motor Coach Rally and found I was 3000 total lbs overweight.
About 700 lbs. on the front, and 2300 lbs. on the back) GVWR is
31,000lbs ( I don't have a tag axle) and we were over 34,000 lbs.
That worried me since although we have a fair amount of stuff, we
don't have enough to be that overweight. I have since raised the tire
pressure (Michelin's) to the maximum 110 lbs, (still overloaded
according to the Michelin book) but less than with the recommended by
Bluebird of 100 lbs. on the front and 90 lbs. on the rear duals
printed on the Aqua Hot. I also carry now very little freshwater
which eliminates 700 lbs. or so. We are also trying to eliminate
everything else that's very heavy, but there is no way we'll get rid
of another 2000 lbs. I don't have Joey beds, I don't have more than
50 lbs. of tools, I have some books, but nothing like we'll need to
jettison. (I think 2000 lbs is close to more stuff than we have!)

I read in one of the forum notes about a rear axle recall that helps
with the weight problem, but when I contacted Bluebird, (Bill Coleman,
been there since before 1995 and says he has been involved in all
recalls) they deny there ever was a rear axle recall on this model.
They say Ridewell (sp?) redid some tag axles but nothing to do with
single rear axles. Blue bird say they have no info on the cargo
capacity of this model or the original initial weight with all factory
installed stuff, full fresh water and fuel, but no other cargo. (I
wish I'd weighed it before putting in our stuff, but we were moving
the stuff from a trailer and just didn't think about it.

Has anyone else noticed a weight problem with this model? If so, what
did they do about it? I'm pretty concerned about the safety situation
I am in now. I bought the Bluebird because everyone said they were
built like tanks and were supersafe, but now I feel I am sort of
running on the edge of a potential major problem (like a front tire
blowout going down a mountain or something else).

Thanks for any info you can give.

Lee Davis