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RE: 2012 Raptor with Towmasters = BOOOM!!!
Is the Towmaster 235/80r16 made in China? Is the MAXXIS M8008 235/60R16's that seem's to be(from a quick google search) made in Thailand any different? Any tire can be made better anywhere in the world with materials and construction and higher dollars. Just wondering. :)
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RickSo
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05/16/13 09:44am |
Toy Haulers
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RE: First trip and need new tires
I had those tires on my last unit and had nothing but problems. I replaced them with Michelin ribs and all was good until I sold the rig. I have Michelin on the new truck(22.5's) and trailer (17.5's)...the way I see it is that you can buy 1 set of good tires for the price of two or three cheap sets. :)
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RickSo
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05/09/13 08:44pm |
Toy Haulers
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RE: New truck - new hitch.
I have always wanted some but I just never saw ones that I liked, or would hold up to the winter salt. Till now :B Those are sharp looking steps for the dually. Looks like they would do a great job of protecting the truck as well.
Are These the ones you had Rick?
Not bad at less than $500 US dollars.
That is a really good price if they are stainless steel running boards...WOW! :E Mine are called Gatorgear nerfboard 2 and where around 2K a few years back. I have sold all the duallys with them on them. Here is a link.
Rick
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RickSo
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05/03/13 08:50pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: New truck - new hitch.
RickSo showed a very nice product for dually's.
I had similar on a previous vehicle, and they really worked great for reaching the hitch for hook up and unhooking.
Mine were made by WAAG, which I believe are no longer available. They were called their wheel to wheel kick out bars for duallys.
Not sure, but I believe the ones in photo by RickSo are still available through Putco; if Putco, they also sold a stainless version. More expensive yes, but gosh, never any rusting or maintenance.
The Putco look very similar. The one's I used are called Gatorgear nerfboard 2. These made it a lot easier to use the B&W hitch...I am 6'1" and my wife is 5'1" so she really liked them for getting in the truck as well.
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-M4L8byBMawc/UYQtY2iKmzI/AAAAAAAAB20/dJsu0XG6Ev8/s640/Gator%2520Gear%2520NBD-dually.jpg
Putco below.
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-w80hUD-Yzfg/UYQtYFne-PI/AAAAAAAAB2s/6nJ3KfJafcw/s800/ImageResize.jpg
Rick
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RickSo
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05/03/13 03:36pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Post your tow vehicle pics here
RickSo:
nice combination. It looks just like the combo for the Wild Cargo Excel has in their on-line brochure. Is that one yours pictured in the brochure????
Yeah, this is the one in the brochure. I think this was the only Wild Cargo to get ordered with full body paint so they use it quite a bit.
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RickSo
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05/02/13 09:41am |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Post your tow vehicle pics here
Posted picture of truck many pages back. Here is picture with rig hooked up in front of the house ready to go. :)
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-OAD2zWNIgIw/T7rQ7MSIxbI/AAAAAAAABwY/6oYq4eZK3O0/s800/20120521_172344.jpg
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RickSo
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05/01/13 10:59pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: New truck - new hitch.
Congrats on the new TV. I have put running boards on my last three DRW trucks.....makes it a lot easier to get to the hitch and protects the truck.
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-uZK7ghhew70/UYHiyfpstrI/AAAAAAAAB2E/jwtiive5JrU/s640/3500%2520Running%2520boards.jpg
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RickSo
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05/01/13 09:55pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Toy Hauler Information Overload! HELP!
Have you thought about a living quarters race car trailer. I have a 40ft Exiss all aluminum race car trailer that we used for snowmobile racing and was more suited to the work required when racing. There sure are some nice trailers out there with living quarters. Even dual slide units now.
Floorplans
Model with bunks
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RickSo
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04/30/13 09:50pm |
Toy Haulers
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RE: Toy Hauler Information Overload! HELP!
I would suggest going to the websites of the units you like and printing off the standard and optional features. Go down the list of needs and wants and get some pricing to see if it is where you want to be. Also, depending on what you pick take in to consideration the tow vehicle you will need to haul the unit you pick. This is just my opinion but if you go with any triple axle toy hauler you should consider a newer 1-ton dually to haul it.
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RickSo
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04/29/13 10:22am |
Toy Haulers
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RE: Shock Absorbing Pin Boxes for 5th Wheels
It's nice to hear of this kind of customer service. I have been really happy with the Demco Glide Ride pin box / Trailer Saver Air hitch combination, and truly believe that these kind of products will save money and add years to the life of our units by reducing stress on the trailer frames. The improved ride in the truck makes the long drives so much nicer. :)
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RickSo
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04/24/13 09:29pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: IS any one listening???
Just returned from an RV show at Phoenix stadium in Glendale.Looked at mostly 5th wheels ,but the had some Work and Plays that where pretty cool.The thing that bothers me is that none of the Manfacturers listen to us the buyers.Look at all posts we get on Tire issues and the THs all had ST China Bombs!Hello... Carrying cap was only 1800 lbs on a 18k unit.The inside is all kinds of JUNK, I'd rather have a double door refer than granite counter tops.They all have 1 one battery ,no inverter/chargers,no clearance at the rear,their dump lines where 12in off the road.When someone starts building units that carry some weight and are built with what the trailer is used for they will sell all they can build.What would your PERFECT 5th trailer have??
And I wonder what price you would be willing to pay for thay trailer.......
Mark,
That is exactly the issue...on our last rig I did things like changing the batteries, adding Sat dish,tires, vaccuum, Inverter...and the list just went on. The up front price wasn't as much of a shock as our last one but at least there are a few manufactures listening. They added everything my wife wanted including introducing a new model based on our floor plan request.....it wasn't cheap but we got exactly what we wanted. :)
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RickSo
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04/21/13 08:02pm |
Toy Haulers
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RE: #0 gauge cables
Welding cable
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RickSo
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04/16/13 04:43pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: How to run TV off 12V?
Well here is the link to the TV. If you just take the power supply to Radio shack they should be able to get you the right connectors and they are usually switchable from pos/neg by switching pins. They should also have a meter at the store to tell you if the center pin is positive.... most likely.
Options
Options
video
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RickSo
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04/15/13 03:41pm |
Toy Haulers
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RE: Free ice in the desert
Mark,
I agree and really like the peace and quiet it has provided for us and the people that are around us. The Onan QD7500 diesel generator only gets used for the air conditioning. I love the pictures of the dunes and toy's you guy's have..... one day I'm going to get out there. :)
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RickSo
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04/12/13 09:18pm |
Toy Haulers
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RE: Free ice in the desert
We had hauled a portable ice maker around for years in our previous RV's, and when we ordered the new one had them build in a U-line ice maker. I always bought the portable one's from Costco because they would fail at about one a year. The warranty at Costco is very good so just kept replacing them. The built in one is good now after a few years and lots of miles and the 705 watt solar system is more than enough power to keep the ice maker going......the party seems to always end up at our place..... :)
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RickSo
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04/12/13 10:40am |
Toy Haulers
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RE: Solar panel install on Toy Hauler
With so much of the roof covered by the panels, do you have any issues/concerns about roof maintenance?
No real concerns...I check the roof quite often seems fine.
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RickSo
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04/10/13 08:24pm |
Toy Haulers
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RE: Solar panel install on Toy Hauler
I went with the MPPT-60 because of the 600 watt max spec @ 12v for the 45 from the manufactures website and have seen 673 watts on the meter.
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RickSo
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04/10/13 05:19pm |
Toy Haulers
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RE: Solar panel install on Toy Hauler
If you are going to run 2ga wire close to the controller and battery box it looks like you have 30 volt panels....close to same as mine. I went parallel just because we do get into shaded area's once in awhile. If you were running smaller gauge wire I may consider series but I think I'm getting very close to the full potential out of this system right now. I hadn't brushed the snow of my panels a few weeks ago when we had a good storm and when cleaned the meter was reading 673 watts and 45 amps because the batteries were down to 12.3 volts.
Rick
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RickSo
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04/10/13 02:48pm |
Toy Haulers
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RE: Solar panel install on Toy Hauler
Hi Dave,
I have been very happy with the system and have only used the generator for air conditioning. This is the first year I haven't had to remove batteries in an RV and put them on maintenance chargers...at -30 to -40 batteries don't do well here even if fully charged and disconnected before putting in storage. I just had to make sure the snow was brushed off the panels. I am adding a TriMetric RV-2025 gauge to the system in a couple of weeks. The 2 ga wire may be over kill according to people I have talked to but has worked well for me. I have room for one more panel and two more batteries but really don't think it is necessary for us at this point. Good luck with your system and if I can help in any way please let me know. :)
Rick
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RickSo
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04/10/13 10:42am |
Toy Haulers
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RE: Solar install
http://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/25705772.cfm
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RickSo
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04/05/13 03:44pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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