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RE: Keystone Cougar X-Lite vs. 1/2 ton
The hitch weight for the X-Lite is a little higher because of the snazzy protective front-end they started butting on in 2011. If you compare them prior to that year, they are nearly identical.
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SkyPiGG
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02/28/13 07:51pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Keystone Cougar X-Lite vs. 1/2 ton
The Half-Ton series is the west coast version of the X-Lite.
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SkyPiGG
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02/28/13 07:34pm |
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RE: To buy and Cougar or not
HI, We have a 2011 Cougar X-Lite 25BHS, and we love it. Our good friends liked ours so much, they got a Cougar 5th Wheel last year, and they rave about it as well. Keystone is a well known brand, and I haven't had any trouble with warranties or customer service. There are some changes in the 2013's that I wish our trailer had. Cougar added the indentation in the front bedroom's headboard. That is nice to have. They also changed the storage under the dining booth so that they are drawers instead of cabinets. I talked to one of the designers of the East Coast models at Hershey last fall. He said they really pay attention to customer feedback. Hence all the changes. One thing we really like is the sliding door seperating the front bedroom from the rest of the trailer. Alot of models have curtains, and we prefer the privacy of the door. Good luck, and I hope this has helped.
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SkyPiGG
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02/23/13 09:46pm |
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RE: Just picked up our first trailer!
Congratulations! I see more Jay Flights than anything else out here on the road. They are really popular!
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SkyPiGG
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02/18/13 08:46pm |
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RE: Hitch package from RV dealer
I paid $500 for a two-point Fastway E2 1000/10000 (installed) two years ago. The four-point was a couple hundred more, but I didn't think I needed that.
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SkyPiGG
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02/18/13 08:44pm |
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RE: Follow up to posts on TT hitch moaning
Depends on the type of hitch. With the Equal-i-zer, the factory says to lube the blocks where the bars attach to the hitch head and the L brackets where the bars run to eliminate noise. Per the factory, a little grease will not adversly affect the friction, anti sway function.
Yeah, greasing the ends that go into the hitch seems to reduce noise ALOT! My manual says to not grease the friction ends though. Maybe that's just the E2 Round bar.
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SkyPiGG
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08/27/12 09:38pm |
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RE: Follow up to posts on TT hitch moaning
Correct me if I'm wrong, but you're not supposed to grease the flat part of the friction bars are you?
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SkyPiGG
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08/27/12 08:42pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Tow Vehical Recomendation
That is more than enough truck for that trailer. I tow more than that with my Chevy, and your truck can easily out perform mine. I saw two of those F150 EB's up in NY both towing 5th wheels. You are totally fine.
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SkyPiGG
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08/10/12 07:37pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: This is what happens...
Holy cow your bodyshops work for peanuts! To get a hood and front bumper cover painted off the car all prepared cost me $650! I did supply. A part of the old hood so they could color match, and they did a fantastic job.
Don
They were cash estimates.
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SkyPiGG
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07/31/12 08:13pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: This is what happens...
Move that little Karate sticker to the side of the truck...make it look as if the girl Kicked A**:B
ROFL!!
Well, I had two estimates done and they were both within fifty bucks of each other. The cheaper one was 830.00. That, of course, involved repairing the dent, and then painting/clear coating the whole panel so that there is no lines. So, it's going to be 500 smacks for this little mistake. The wife is very opposed to fixing it, but I can't stand it. A little scratch is not a big deal, but this glares at me.
I'll post an after pic.
Thanks for all the advice.
If you mean you are going to turn it in on your insurance I would not do that. If your deductible is $500 you will lose the other $300 to higher premiums for the next 3 years. Your truck would also show on a carfax that it has been damaged.
I doubt this will raise my premiums. I haven't submitted a claim in the 25 years I have been with my insurance company. As far as carfax goes, I'll cross that bridge when I come to it. I've explained items on carfax to dealers alot more serious than this with no problem.
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SkyPiGG
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07/30/12 12:02pm |
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RE: This is what happens...
I'd pull the tail light out and try to push it out yourself.
I tried this. I was able to get to the other side of the dent, but I couldn't push it out, and I was afraid to press any harder. It almost felt like there were two layers.
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SkyPiGG
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07/30/12 11:29am |
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RE: This is what happens...
Move that little Karate sticker to the side of the truck...make it look as if the girl Kicked A**:B
ROFL!!
Well, I had two estimates done and they were both within fifty bucks of each other. The cheaper one was 830.00. That, of course, involved repairing the dent, and then painting/clear coating the whole panel so that there is no lines. So, it's going to be 500 smacks for this little mistake. The wife is very opposed to fixing it, but I can't stand it. A little scratch is not a big deal, but this glares at me.
I'll post an after pic.
Thanks for all the advice.
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SkyPiGG
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07/30/12 11:28am |
Tow Vehicles
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This is what happens...
...when you try to back your trailer in at too sharp of an angle. I'm still cryin about it. I wonder how much this would cost to fix. The wife thinks it adds character. I think it reminds me of how much of an idiot I am. :M
https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/s720x720/547740_4447796120886_458536910_n.jpg
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SkyPiGG
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07/29/12 10:35pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Black tank will not dump and I'm at a site for 3 days!
Wow... that was definately a page turner. Gonna file this one away!
Congrats on fixing your problem.
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SkyPiGG
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07/13/12 09:05pm |
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RE: Fastway E2 hitch
I have this hitch. Works great.
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SkyPiGG
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06/26/12 10:16pm |
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RE: Crappy Pennsylvania Roads
It is very noticible when you enter and leave PA on I81. For the OP... where in SE PA are you? We have family in Reading and lived in both Delaware and Montgomery County before leaving all of that mess for TN.
I live in Montgomery County. The roads around Reading (422, 30, 222) are just awful. 202 & 476 (NE Extension) will be under construction for the next 3 or 4 years, currently the equivelant of taking your TT offroad.
The transportation budget in PA is laughable. Even funnier, is that they have give the construction contracts to the lowest bidder. I lived in MD & VA for a long time, and the roads (on the whole) were remarkably better. I spend alot of time in Oregon as well, and their roads are even better than VA & MD. I guess the more northeast you live, the more weather and cheap union labor you have to deal with.
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SkyPiGG
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06/09/12 07:14pm |
Roads and Routes
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Crappy Pennsylvania Roads
This topic has been moved to another forum.
You can read it here: 26118966
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SkyPiGG
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06/07/12 08:47pm |
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Crappy Pennsylvania Roads
Anyone else notice how bumpy, cracked, and uneven PA roads are? When I tow or visit other states, I marvel at how smooth their roads are comparatively. Even the highways! The worst is the seams on the highway that cause the dolphining effect on my TT. I hate that.
Moved to Roads and Routes forum from Towing.
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SkyPiGG
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06/07/12 08:47pm |
Roads and Routes
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RE: Cougar XLite
Not really sure, but the west coast counterpart of my trailer looks different. It weighs less, and doesn't have the areodynamic front-end. Not sure why the two models would be different. Maybe they thought the sleek front wouldn't appeal to west-coasters? Who knows.
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SkyPiGG
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06/04/12 10:00pm |
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