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RE: I Thought The Economy Was Depressed
Another article said their SUV sales highest since 2008. Perhaps a good TV?
It is a depressing time for some but not all. Nephew just got an entry level job at a local RV center and he said they are selling well at this time.
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Gale Hawkins
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06/18/13 12:06pm |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: Fear of Driving to the Mountains
With our 1992 P30 chassis 32' MH the only time I had to use the brakes was on a 14% grade coming out Kingdom Come State park in KY for speed control when it first gear. Never ran into this out west. I think Yosemite was the worse of any place we went on that 8000 mile trip so we never had to use brakes for speed control but used the transmission for speed control but keep in mind the engine braking ability is very high in a big block GAS engine so know your engine braking ability by testing in on a steep grade. Transmissions will up shift to protect the engine if the grade is step enough in gas engine so use the brakes to keep the RPM's below that number. It is some where around 4500 for an older 454 engine. V-10 may be more like 5500 because they red line around 5200 the best I remember. To be safe use brakes to keep RPM's down to the WOT up shift points of your transmission.
Again nothing we faced out west equaled what we found in KY but they are there.
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Gale Hawkins
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06/14/13 07:44am |
Beginning RVing
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RE: I Thought The Economy Was Depressed
Private options pop up from time to time but one has to be ready to buy. keep looking.
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Gale Hawkins
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06/13/13 01:59pm |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: Dinghy Towing 5200lb Durango with Winnebago 37' 454 Engine
I would keep it out of OD for sure and run a gear lower than normal down hill and up. Knew a guy with the same MH engine that towed a full size Dodge 4x4 and claimed it handled it well but that was a one time conversation. Besides the transmission weak link that is over the hitch limits I expect too.
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Gale Hawkins
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06/12/13 09:26pm |
Dinghy Towing
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RE: 7345 converter fan runs alot more
Some converters/chargers from that era do require a battery to be connected at all times.
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Gale Hawkins
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06/12/13 08:51pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: 7345 converter fan runs alot more
How old is your house battery?
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Gale Hawkins
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06/12/13 08:28pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Fear of Driving to the Mountains
In 2011 we did 8000 miles to Pacific Ocean by way of WY and AZ in our 1992 P30 chassis and never got into places where the engine braking was not all we needed for speed control going down mountains. If you find you are using brakes you need to down shift one gear going down.
I was upset that I had stressed five years over nothing.
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Gale Hawkins
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06/12/13 08:23pm |
Beginning RVing
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RE: 06 Ford Chassis or Workhorse Same year ??
Yes they are great.
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Gale Hawkins
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06/12/13 08:17pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: I Thought The Economy Was Depressed
The market got so low for a while the supply really decreased. As noted baby boomers are now 67 and as young as 49 years old and many of the 68+ owners have not tossed in the towel yet. When they do it will help on the supply side.
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Gale Hawkins
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06/12/13 08:14pm |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: Dinghy Towing 5200lb Durango with Winnebago 37' 454 Engine
Is it a Ford or Chevy?
Either way the transmission will be your weak link I expect.
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Gale Hawkins
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06/12/13 08:07pm |
Dinghy Towing
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RE: RV Fuel Issues & Prices - Post 'Em Here!
On another energy note.............
I charge for my electric, NG, propane and a second electric company, and of course GAS (when needed ((rare occurrence) at Costco. I not only do not pay them a penalty for using the charge but get a bonus from my Visa and American Express for using them!
I get a 600 to 800 dollar bonus from AE yearly for using their card.
The gas stations are no more than a rip to the public that bases most of their buying on credit, case closed.
Sorry you get no bonus from AE. That is just some of the extra money AE charges the merchant that acceps AE and is one reason some do not take AE.
Just remember ANY and ALL bonus money does not come from AE but the business owner who takes the plastic.
Get your facts straight before you do your closing arguments. :B
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Gale Hawkins
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06/11/13 08:14pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: cost of koni shocks and installation
There is no debate from me now that FSD Koni's are worth the price. Well for those who drive less than 50 miles a year I doubt they would make sense but for the rest they are a great option. We have no experience with the low end Koni but the FSD weighed several times more than the Bilsteins we pulled after 22K miles.
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Gale Hawkins
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06/11/13 08:07pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: RV Fuel Issues & Prices - Post 'Em Here!
There is a cost to the station for using a card. Should be paid for by the user. 10 cents seems excessive.
at one time the credit card companies wouldn't let them charge less for cash? I guess that day is over?
bumpy
They lost that one in court.
We find 3% an average cost for a CC payment but some do pay as much as 7.5% (we did before we changed processing companies on some reward cards). Assume a chain of gas stations can get a 2% actually cost then at $4 a gallon the station charge from the CC processor would be 8 cents per gallon to take a CC as payment. There are other costs associated with CC usage.
The question remains will the market permit the seller to raise prices to cover CC usage.
On the up side the seller gets paid at once less the fee and there are no bad checks, etc. Plus people will spend more is they are not using cash in some cases.
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Gale Hawkins
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06/11/13 10:28am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Age or mileage ?
Age is more of a factor at 10 years I think.
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Gale Hawkins
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06/10/13 03:15pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: cost of koni shocks and installation
When we purchased in 2011 most sellers where waiting on stock that was on the ship that was a few days from port so when I found them at SS/Henderson I when ahead and paid the $172 each but they did ship them free. We were heading out on the 8000 mile trip to the pacific. They are expensive but amazing which is often the case it seems in life. :)
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Gale Hawkins
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06/08/13 08:18pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: RV Fuel Issues & Prices - Post 'Em Here!
We saw a 12 cent jump today to $3.53
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Gale Hawkins
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06/07/13 09:52pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: cost of koni shocks and installation
Ohhh... price of shocks installed... D'oh.
I'll shut up now and go back to my Mai Tai's
Mal
$172 x 4 = $688 for just parts cost for our P30 so if you do not have a $1000 bounce on down the road. :)
Our MH was only $7995 six years ago but I would pay $1000 again if I traded MH's I expect. They are close to computer controlled shocks in performance some claim but at a fraction of the cost.
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Gale Hawkins
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06/07/13 04:30pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Big Block to EcoBoost
Thanks for that detailed report.
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Gale Hawkins
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06/05/13 09:53pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: freezer works refer doesn't
Yes on giving it 24 hours. If after that time if it is still not cooling down it may mean it is buying time again. :)
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Gale Hawkins
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06/05/13 09:49pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: STRANGE OCCURRANCE
I've seen kids play a prank of opening valves, but leaving the cap on.....
It is good for a laugh UNLESS.... :)
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Gale Hawkins
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06/03/13 09:27pm |
General RVing Issues
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