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RE: plastic gas can protection?
Do you have another trailer mounted battery somewhere? A trailer mounted battery is necessary to operate the trailer brakes if the trailer separates from the tow vehicle. I'm sorry I don't have a better idea for your gas cans. I used to carry one in my truck bed but have quit doing that as I never really needed it as long as I refilled the truck tank when there was 1/4 left. (I don't have a generator that needs fuel.) Do you need them or want them? There is a difference. Maybe buy a plastic one upon arrival at your destination and empty it before traveling again and it could be secured with a bungee cord most anywhere.
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WayneAt63044
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06/14/13 02:47pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Hitch ball size
I'm not sure about your trailer but the three 26' trailers I've had and the 28' that I have now were all 2-5/16".
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WayneAt63044
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05/28/13 12:40pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Right turn signal problem
The bulb will have 2 filaments in it, one for normal tail lights and the other is used for both brake lights & turn signal. Is that filament OK?
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WayneAt63044
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05/21/13 04:19pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Bearing Grease in rim
Could be. The rubber button typically covers a grease fitting for lubing the bearings and that area will have grease around it. If the rubber button/plug is torn it would be likely to leak. I'd just clean the grease off the rim and behind the plug and see what develops with continued use. The bearings are still behind a nut and washers and not directly affected. You should replace the torn plug to keep dust and grease from infiltrating the bearing area.
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WayneAt63044
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05/07/13 04:35pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: water heater switch
I once had a 1996 SunnyBrook trailer that that had a switch so that you could run either the microwave or the water heater on electric but not both at the same time. It was mounted in the kitchen cabinet.
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WayneAt63044
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05/03/13 08:18pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Electric trailer jack blowing fuses
I'll second the issue of reversing the jack direction too quickly. I've had that happen on two different model jacks on different trailers.
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WayneAt63044
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04/28/13 05:22pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: weight
I had a 2003 Ram 1500 with the Hemi so still have the original brochure. I don't believe there were any changes in 2004. The brochure specifies four 4.7 liter configurations as follows:
4.7 liter 2003 Ram 1500 Reg Cab Reg Cab Quad Cab Quad Cab
4x2 4x4 4x2 4x4
Max Payload (lbs 1,780 1,510 1,740 1,500
Max Trailer Weight(lbs) 7,700 7,450 7,350 7,150
Hope this info helps you. (Sorry that pasting a spreadsheet lost its column alignment.)
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WayneAt63044
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04/27/13 07:48am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: What to do if the slide doesn't work?
I bought a NEW TT last summer and most of the fuses were loose in their connectors on the fuse panel. Removed the fuses and crimped the connectors that the fuse blades go into a bit. The fuse panel was pretty cheaply made. Be careful using needle nose pliers to do this as you don't want to short to ground/chassis while doing it.
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WayneAt63044
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04/25/13 06:19pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: First time buying advice/insight
I bought the Vibe 826VFK last July based on the floor plan. We wanted a bathroom near the bedroom so that if someone else sleeps on the couch we are not invading sleeping space to access the bathroom during the night. Downside on this one is that you cannot get to the bathroom from the living area with the slide in. Good news is that towing mileage increased about 1 MPG. I would have preferred a larger fresh water tank and Forest River sent us a larger one after I complained that it didn't meet spec as shipped. They since have changed the spec and I never installed the larger tank as we were able to boondock in the AZ desert for 10 days without an issue. We like the storage under the benches of the dinette which you won't get with free standing table and chairs. Since the nose of the trailer covers most of the A-frame, you have to use a weight distribution hitch that will mount below the frame. They recommend the Equal-i-zer. We tow with a 2009 Ram 1500 Hemi with 3.92 gears. Good luck finding something that works for you.
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WayneAt63044
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04/23/13 09:09pm |
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RE: 2001 Sunnybrook gray tank suports
Perhaps you can look up the tank shape on-line if the tank label is still readable. That may help you determine what brackets to remove to drop it. I had a 2000 SunnyBrook but don't remember how the tanks were mounted.
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WayneAt63044
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04/21/13 06:28pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: AC Problems
Your problem could be a bad contactor (relay) that provides the 120VAC or a bad run or start capacitor. Neither are expensive and worth checking out before replacing the whole unit. The capacitor will be under the cover on the roof top unit. The relay is likely to be accessible above the inside ceiling filter.
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WayneAt63044
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04/18/13 04:53pm |
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RE: Think back to when you first started camping in a TT
Fridge doesn't need to be perfectly level, close is good enough. Is there a Good Sam chapter near you? I would think some one experienced to mentor you a bit would be a great help. Maybe the dealer has such a person in mind. That would help you avoid the hazardous/costly mistakes. The rest you can learn as you go, laughing at yourself the whole time. Hooking and unhooking is the dangerous stuff. Be sure the trailer wheels are chocked before lifting the tongue off the ball. Once you have that down, go camping at a campground and folks there will help/answer questions anytime you ask.
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WayneAt63044
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04/15/13 11:57am |
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RE: Dealer hitch setup poll.... please respond
2 of 3 new trailer installations were incorrect with insufficient weight transferred to the tow vehicle front axle. 3 different dealers.
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WayneAt63044
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04/09/13 06:30am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Weird Converter Problem
120V AC to 12V DC converters typically have a cooling fan that will run if the converter is required to provide a lot of 12V power. The fan noise may be noticeable, and maybe objectionable, depending on the location of the converter, ambient noise in the trailer, and the condition of the fan bearings. I'm not sure why this would be isolated to turning on the water heater unless your water heater is running a 12V heating element. Does it also do it with many lights on and the water pump running?
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WayneAt63044
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04/09/13 06:24am |
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RE: V front travel trailers
"I don't know about V-nose campers, but my buddy bought a V-nose cargo trailer, and it sure made it challenging to try to fit a weight distributing hitch to it. Most of the trailer a-frame is 'covered' by sheetmetal."
Yep, that is true. Vibe recommends the Equal-i-zer as it can be mounted below the A-frame as the A-frame is covered by the body. In fact, I had to shorten my L-brackets the bars sit on to get the bars to pull up far enough to distribute the weight properly. The dealer didn't get it set up correctly. I need to lift the tongue higher to get the bars up in place so extended the 18" travel tongue jack by adding the 6" Fastway Flip jack foot; would have been nice if the trailer came with a 24" travel jack.
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WayneAt63044
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04/06/13 07:29pm |
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RE: V front travel trailers
I should have mentioned we bought our Vibe not based on the V front but because we like the floor plan with the bathroom near the bedroom which seems hard to find. I should also offer an apology for those with opinions above that are different than mine. I think my comments were a bit harsh. Sorry!
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WayneAt63044
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04/06/13 07:57am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Well...the Virginia trip is off
There is Devil's Tower in northeast WY and Belle Fourche, SD above Deadwood & Sturgis. If you want to see buffalo & prairie dog towns go to Custer State Park in southwest SD. Wind Cave is down there, too.
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WayneAt63044
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04/06/13 07:50am |
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RE: V front travel trailers
My V front trailer has about 1 mpg better mileage that my former flat nosed trailers as experienced during our annual winter trip to the desert southwest this past Jan/Feb. That's 9 mph vs the prior 8 mph average over 3000 miles. Doesn't sound like much but it is a 12.5% increase. We bought it new last July and it handles better with the Equal-i-zer 4 point hitch than the flat front nose did with the Reese cams. Really no sway. I'm thinking the posts above are unproven opinions rather than fact or experienced based. The rear drag from eddy currents created by the air flow over/around the body will never exceed the 60-65 mph front winds created by towing. If the front corner winds would get high enough (25-40 mph)to be a problem, I am stopping to park anyway just like before. My new trailer is a Forest River V-Cross Vibe 826VFK with the front kitchen which utilizes the interior of the front V very well. At 7,800 gross weight, this tows as easily over the mountains as my prior three 26' SunnyBrooks at 7,850 gross with the same Ram 1500 Hemi pick up. On the down side, the hitch gear being under the V makes hitching up a bit more of an effort and having the LP tanks and batteries inside the body a bit more troublesome to service/maintain. My new trailer is the first I've had with a slide-out and it is a skosh lighter. Hope this helps. We've liked all the trailers we bought; guess we were lucky.
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WayneAt63044
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04/05/13 06:12pm |
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RE: Closing or opening a slide out manualy
My Lippert slide requires that the 2 motors at the top of the vertical screws be disengaged and then each screw is turned separately from the bottom of the slide out. Sounds awkward as all heck and all is outside but not under belly cover. Hope I never have to do it.
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WayneAt63044
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03/27/13 08:01pm |
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RE: Rear suspension support for 2010 Dodge Ram 1500
I'm towing a 7,800 lb. trailer with a 2009 Ram 1500 2wd and am having good success with an Equal-i-zer weight distribution hitch. I carry a fair amount in the truck bed as well. I wouldn't think you'd need a stiffer suspension on the truck. If you have a weight distribution hitch, just be sure to pull up on the bars enough. I had to tilt the hitch ball backwards a bit, which lowers the bar tips toward the ground, allowing for for more bar pull up. It does take some effort to lift them but not bad when lifting the trailer tongue and truck with the electric tongue jack. I also added the Fastway Flip jack foot extender as I only have an 18" range on the jack.
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WayneAt63044
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03/25/13 02:31pm |
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