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RE: Unhitching an Equalizer 4-Point
Yep, that's all you have to do. Just jack it up until all the pressure is off the bars and swing them off.
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daystrom
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05/14/13 04:49pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Repair or replace roof?
Yelnad,
Did you buy the trailer outright or take a loan out?
If you took a loan out keep in mind that the insurance company will most likely write a two party check. It'll have your name and the banks name on the payee line.
Most banks will not give you the cash and will want to use it to pay down the balance of the loan.
Just something to keep in mind.
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daystrom
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05/10/13 01:05pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Where's the floodlight switch?
How about hooking a tone generator up to the light socket and see if you can trace where the wires go?
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daystrom
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05/08/13 02:09pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Touch up paint
Problem is I'm touching up the skirting that is antique silver.
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daystrom
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05/08/13 09:14am |
Travel Trailers
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Touch up paint
Does anyone know about paint on aluminum sided trailers?
I ordered some aerosol touch up paint from automotivetouchup.com using the paint code provided by Crossroads.
I received an acrylic urethane basecoat paint which did match the color but since it was a basecoat, had no gloss.
The big problem was the urethane paint reacted to the OEM paint and bubbled it up around the touched up area.
What kind of paint is used on aluminum skinned trailers? Enamel?
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daystrom
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05/08/13 08:41am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Not super impressed with Dometic fridge controls
No compressor on these fridges so not sure what you are hearing. On A/C it would be silent. On LP you may hear the flame.
I have the same controls. Pretty easy if you ask me. If the unit is on, the Auto LED will light. If it has a problem lighting on LP, the Check LED will light.
If the auto led is not on, you may have the gas button pressed and the fridge is not in auto mode?
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daystrom
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05/08/13 08:33am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Proflex removal
ProFlex is a real pain to get off. The best thing I have found is to soften it up with WD40 and use a plastic scraper to scrape it off.
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daystrom
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05/03/13 06:38am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Brake part needed
I haven't but I can tell you I had a eureka moment after I posted. I just need to cut the new adjuster down to the same length with a metal saw. Should be a 5 minute job.
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daystrom
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05/02/13 06:59pm |
Tech Issues
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Brake part needed
2012 Crossroads Zinger with 10" Axletek electric brakes.
One of the brakes adjuster wheel is frozen and won't turn.
Found an adjuster on ETrailer that says it is for 10-12" brakes however it is longer than the one I'm replacing and the drum will not go over the shoes with it on.
Looks exactly the same but just a little too long.
Can't find anyone else that carries anything shorter.
Any ideas??
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daystrom
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05/02/13 05:32pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: What's wrong with this?
"Bumper" seems like it is closer at one end of trailer than the other unless that is how the picture was taken...
That's what I see too. Something isn't square.
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daystrom
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05/02/13 12:45pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: First Trip in New TT, Already Hit a Fence...ugh
Been there done that.
Last year I clipped the neighbors mirror while pulling into my drive with the trailer. Broke his mirror off, pulled off the corner molding like yours and made a fist sized dent in the aluminum.
$2500 worth of damage according to the adjuster. No damage other than superficial wounds. Took the money and paid that much off of the camper and replaced the corner moulding myself.
The moulding was $12 a piece for a 12' section. But since it was so long I had to have it shipped freight which was $120.
Here's an album of the fix. There's still a dent but it isn't bad.
Album link
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daystrom
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04/30/13 02:13pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Ultra Fab Kudos
Gotta say the same thing about Ultra-Fab. This past weekend I found that my 7 month old Ultra 4000 jack motor would no longer work under power. Emailed Ultra-Fab and Randy apologized for the problem and would send me out a new motor this week.
That was beyond my expectations! Great, great company and customer service.
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daystrom
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04/29/13 08:54am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Buying New Travel Trailer Jayco or Z-1 Crossroads??
Understand in that price range you are going to most likely get a stick and tin built trailer. There's nothing wrong with that and is what I own now. Inside you are going to have the same appliances across the brands, the same luan walls and ceilings, and the same furniture. I'd find it hard to believe if you could tell me what brand you were in if I were to blindfold you and sit you down on the dinette.
I own a Crossroads Zinger and have not had any issues with it. It is built strong and we enjoy it. I've toured the Crossroads factory and they seem to be built just like all the others.
On the other hand I owned a Jayco highwall popup from 2005-2009. We had nothing but problems with it. So much that the factory transported the trailer back to Indiana for extensive repairs all of which were covered by Jayco's warranty but nonetheless that entire experience put a real sour taste in my mouth about Jayco.
As always pick the floorplan that suits your needs and don't worry about the brand name.
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daystrom
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04/24/13 05:45am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Equal-i-zer Hitch ?
Another 4 point user of the Equal-i-zer. LOVE IT! I had a trunnion bar based WDH and a single friction anti-sway bar before. My towing experience was white knuckle with every gust of wind or truck passing.
The Equal-i-zer was a 100% improvement. My trailer tracks as if were part of the truck. What a difference it made. And yes it does make some interesting sounds when making turns.
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daystrom
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04/09/13 06:19am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Water Spots
One word of warning about Awesome. Don't allow it to dry on painted surfaces. I made the mistake of spraying it full strength and then was distracted. The spray dried in the sun and now I have permanent etching in the paint :(
It is really strong stuff.
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daystrom
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03/30/13 06:54pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: EQ/WD Hitch: Question about creeking/popping in turns
Cutman,
You don't see that because what you have is not an Equalizer hitch. What you have there is a normal round bar weight distribution hitch.
Equal-i-zer's look like this:
http://www.equalizerhitch.com/
That plastic insert is meant for the Equal-i-zer brand of hitch.
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daystrom
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07/28/12 07:28am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Magic Water
It's hard to tell from the photo where that is in the camper. I can tell you that when our Zinger was brand new last year, I had a small puddle of water on the night stand next to the bed after a day of constant rain. The night stand is in the corner of the front and side wall of the trailer.
Upon inspecting the outside corner molding I found this:
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-9k8-1YmRVc0/Tat5fhXk-ZI/AAAAAAAAFvk/Q-hDkKEjVGo/s640/IMAG0329.jpg
That void was almost directly in the same spot as the night stand. Water was coming in, running down the inside paneling onto the night stand.
A touch up with clear ProFlex fixed it right up and it has been water tight since.
Look for voids in the caulking on the corner molding from the roof to the bottom of the trailer.
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daystrom
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07/24/12 05:49am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Aluminum Side Buckling
JJBIRISH is correct. Siding on a house is bottom up but trailers are top down.
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daystrom
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07/22/12 06:53pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Insurance question while camping
;-D
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daystrom
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07/16/12 06:14pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Insurance question while camping
True, has nothing to do with being in a campground. Just didn't know if that made a difference.
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daystrom
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07/16/12 06:09pm |
General RVing Issues
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