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RE: Used 5th Wheel Purchase....need help on a few q
For a start they will charge you for fuel, 10mpg for 3000 miles--300galX$4=$1200 and maybe for fuel for the trip back. And figure 8-10 days travel time at some hourly rate. Plus other fees.
Why are you looking at something that far away and with known water damage? There are hundreds (maybe thousands) of units closer to you. There will be all sorts of small things that turn up even on a new unit, don't start with a major strike against you.
Houston is packed with them but you should be able to find a good unit within 500 miles.
BK
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agesilaus
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06/18/13 06:35pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Illegal Towing.... Triple Towing
Illegal in Florida so far as I know. It seems like a bad idea, it's hard enough to maneuver 50+ feet of 5ver and truck.
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agesilaus
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06/18/13 11:31am |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Assume My Dump Valve is Closed and Won't Open !
Have you looked at the valve? The problem is frequently a broken or loose cable.
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agesilaus
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06/18/13 10:28am |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: 2013 Ford 3/4 ton vs ton GAS
My Laredo 6.7L 4WD Crewcab sticker says 3176. That is the added weight of the diesel and 4WD so it's lower than the above 6.2L gasser.
BK
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agesilaus
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06/17/13 05:03pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: 2013 Ford 3/4 ton vs ton GAS
X2 a 350 is only a few hundred more and handles the same as the 250. As for diesels vs gas, diesels are torque monsters especially at lower rpm. Hauling a fifth wheel up a 8 percent grade will show you very quickly what the difference is.
405 ft-lbs torque on the gas engine and 800 on the diesel.
BK
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agesilaus
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06/17/13 12:55pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: newbie question - electrolysis
Hard to say, but I'd suspect a systemic problem since the aluminum skin is all electrically connected. You can think about this as an unwanted battery, the aluminum is one terminal of the battery and probably some steel members are the other terminal. The white powder you see is corroded aluminum. The blisters form because that white corrosion is pushing out the weakened skin in that spot. You'd have to take off skin panels until you saw no more signs of corrosion. And you'd have to find out why it is occurring in the first place and stop it before you replaced the panels. You may be talking about thousands in damage.
I spent my work life dealing with this sort of thing, we spent hundreds of thousands a year in trying to prevent it in an industrial setting.
Do not buy that trailer is my advice, listen to what people are telling you.
BK
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agesilaus
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06/17/13 11:20am |
Beginning RVing
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RE: Batt verses block insulation
Yeah but in areas where you may need access, spray foam would not allow that. Like the belly area. I just replaced the batt insulation in that area with foam sheets.
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agesilaus
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06/17/13 11:12am |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: newbie question - electrolysis
What you are seeing is electrolytic corrosion. You are probably seeing a tiny portion of what lies under the paint. Don't buy it, Steve is right.
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agesilaus
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06/16/13 07:25pm |
Beginning RVing
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RE: Dogs at glaicer and Yellowstone
You cannot take them on trails and it would be a very bad idea anyway. Bears find dogs to be a toothsome snack.
BK
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agesilaus
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06/16/13 08:49am |
RV Parks, National Parks, State Campgrounds & More
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RE: Mt. Rainier, Washington
Mounthaven Resort right outside the gate in Ashford. Nice park, great owners, WIFI weak tho unless they fixed it.
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agesilaus
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06/15/13 12:21pm |
RV Parks, National Parks, State Campgrounds & More
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RE: tires
Have you tried washing them?
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agesilaus
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06/14/13 05:23pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: def fluid
I saw it at Walmart: $11 for 2.5 gal. Any auto parts store or truck stop will have it tho you may pay a little more.
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agesilaus
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06/14/13 11:17am |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Cargo Capacity
It is in the max gross capacity.
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agesilaus
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06/13/13 10:41am |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Houston to Orlando
Well good luck, that's just about my least favorite part of any trip heading west. I have heard of people doing the backroads and small towns of south Louisiana. Once you get to the Florida panhandle there are a multitude of parks and beaches to explore: Grayton Beach, Ft Pickens, Topsail Park, St Andrews SP. And downinto the peninsula there are many major spring type state parks: Suwanee, Manatee Springs, Rainbow Springs, Homosassa Springs and others. South of St Petersburg there are more beaches.
BK
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agesilaus
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06/12/13 01:26pm |
Roads and Routes
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RE: What hitch can I get away with ?
The question is, can your half ton pickup handle a 1000 pounds of pin weight plus 200 pounds of hitch weight. Plus anything else you are carrying except 1/4 tank of gas and a 150 pound driver. Check the payload on your truck. The ability to pull a trailer is not usually the issue, the payload capacity is an issue.
And braking ability is the other, that may not be a problem with a really small 5ver.
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agesilaus
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06/11/13 05:57pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: What hitch can I get away with ?
I find a 1900 pound fifth wheel to be unlikely. Did you get that off the sticker that shows the max gross weight?
Any fifth wheel hitch should handle a 21 ft 5ver.
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agesilaus
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06/11/13 04:55pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Which one: 2010 F250 6.4L or 2011 6.7L
X3
6.7 has been flawless for me, the only problem I've had is a defective battery which the dealer replaced. And a bad 120V outlet on the console also replaced by the dealer. Otherwise it has been trouble free.
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agesilaus
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06/11/13 02:21pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: circumnavigation of the U.S. via the boundary states
10-14 weeks seems to be pushing it. Do you plan to drive every day?
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agesilaus
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06/10/13 07:03am |
RV Parks, National Parks, State Campgrounds & More
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RE: Glacier National Park -Closest Grocery Store -St Marys Cgrnd
If I recall right there is a small store in St Mary's greatly overpriced of course.
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agesilaus
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06/09/13 02:25pm |
RV Parks, National Parks, State Campgrounds & More
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RE: electric brake "breakaway" cable
Same here
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agesilaus
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06/09/13 11:35am |
Fifth-Wheels
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