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Traveling Through Fort Worth and others
CBS channel 11 Ft Worth reports the Step program requires 4 "contacts" tickets per officer per hour. Goal to increase speeding tickets by over 14,000 and others likewise.
We might try to detour around these places this year.
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05/21/13 05:34pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: "Little things to know" about 2500 series Suburbans/Yukons?
About the only really good sized vehicle left. By coincidence we saw several today just purchased with paper plates.
Would prefer one with a diesel but alas.
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05/21/13 05:05pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Edge grill guard
Is the grill guard really going to be heavy enough to protect the grill if you hit a deer, or will you just have more cost to replace the guard also? I've never hit a deer, I thought the guards were only good for mounting driving lights on.
Bill
There's great many that are built to take it.
The one from Roadmaster is the most practical but won't do as much protecting as I had hoped.
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05/21/13 05:01pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: 2013 Edge limited
We just traded for a 13 also. Don't know about dash lights etc staying on yet. Haven't towed it yet. They must shut off after a period or they could act as a drain.
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05/20/13 06:45pm |
Dinghy Towing
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RE: need new deep cycle batteries for class a
Several mentioned here work just fine. Look for weight of the batteries. The heavier deep cycles have heavier/thicker plates.
They cycle many times more and last longer. imo
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05/20/13 06:25pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Gutters
We got a local Tradesman to give us an estimate. he made more sense. You don't use steel screens on aluminum gutters, even if powder coated.
He would clean that no extra charge. Four hundred dollars or one third the other Guy.
I'm old and infirm and wife is just recovering from surgery but we are not stupid.
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05/19/13 02:50pm |
Around the Campfire
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RE: Dam Box Elders
Mom and Dad had several massive Box Elders. The bugs would get all oer the house and everything. They are called good bugs since they won't affect us except for the ick factor or so I understand.
I tried all kinds of bug sprays, ethanol, and gasoline. The gas of course killed a few but did a lot more damage to the test tree.
The ethanol didn't do anything.
Soapy water. If it works for others it will work for us. Don't think we tried that.
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05/19/13 02:39pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: squirrels under the hood
Had mice get in one time but only squirrels was last year under the RV and on top.
We need a companion for our present Dog. I had thought seriously of a Jack Russel or perhaps a Rat Terrier on leas sleeping under MH.
We have had two cats that liked to sleep under the hood. Dangerous if you forget.
We have two ultrasonic rat repellers in the basement. I don't know that they work but no rats or squirrels so far.
Things that stink except skunks don't seem to affect wildlife like it does us. The Cab Fresh if you have it inside a garage might be worthy of consideration.
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05/19/13 02:35pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Full Synthetic or Synthetic Blend
It is all Dino oil now. Back when we still could get real Synthetic I decided to try a blend. The engine had a turbo on it. The bearings get hot. The Dino part oil of the Blend would burn or caramalize or whatever into abrasives within the higher performance Synthetic. It looked like brown sugar and felt like sand around the turbo shaft when it was replaced.
I haven't tried a blend again.
When I find a source for the real Synthetics again I'm going to try them. Someone replied with a source while back. I'll have to find it again.
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05/19/13 02:24pm |
Tow Vehicles
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Edge grill guard
Didn't know whether to post here or in Dingy Towing or Tech.
We have a new Edge for a toad. We have the Roadmaster set up.
I would like to add a grill guard for when we are using it solo.
There a lot of deer out here now and way more big critters north and west. We have had to repair several vehicles from hitting deer.
Anyone now of a gill guard that will mount with the Roadmaster base plate on the vehicle?
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05/19/13 02:20pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: What RV damage has Gorilla Duct Tape repaired?
In the Army we had stainless steel tape for the aircraft. I found some one time afterwards, in an aviation surplus store. Won't bend too sharply but won't come off too easy either.
The duck/duct tape I have in the tool box is over twenty years old. I haven't had to use it, I think, yet. Probably needs replacing.
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05/19/13 02:00pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: How do we keep 2 yr old from opening screen door?
Tie her to a two year old Labrador. Maybeeee not.
At a campground two years ago, a two year old locked Mommy out.
She finally convinced her it wasn't fun or something.
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05/19/13 01:51pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Could we please get some global warming over here? Thanks
No snow but it has been rumbling and raining, sometimes hard, all day.
The rains singing on the porch roofs are making me so sleeeepy.
I could hardly get to the kitchen to get a cup of coffee. It doesn't saydeecafinated but it must bee. Can hardly amke it to the couch. ife is rufff.
Nothing but a few crows out in it.
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05/19/13 01:47pm |
Around the Campfire
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RE: Washing clothes at a campground.
The Splendide works fine if you keep ahead of the clothes. Doesn
t do many at a time. Really don't want to spend half a day at the laundry or leave them in the machine untended. Some of the campgrounds can cost ten to twenty dollars to wash and dry all the clothes.
If we can get around to it separate washer and dryer is the ticket. Lose the storage for towels etc though.
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05/19/13 11:57am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Rest Areas Safe?
When we pass through an area and I don't like it/doesn't feel right we don't stop for naps.
Most areas are fine.
Always do the walk around after we stop anywhere.
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05/19/13 11:46am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: What's in your tool box?
I have an assortment of the most unneeded tools, usually.
My intention is a sliding tray tool box on one of the whatchamacallits that extend from the bay.
Myers had a truly excellent one made in America for about 300.00.
A good half inch set in socket set in metric and American or wwhatever.
A basic selection of pliers and snap ring tools,double end wrenches and so forth is here at the house awaiting my wife buying me the before mentioned Christmas present. A slide out case of the several different fasteners and extras will be nice. I've seen a couple of Folks with really nice outfitted tool kits and fittings etc in their bays. Larger than mine though. I planned on putting a sticker on their bumper, so I could find them at Rallys etc when I break a dowhitzit.
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05/18/13 08:33pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Inside step cover
My inside step cover stop working, the motor runs but the step just slides in & out by hand.. Any ideas, it looks like a nut or a pin is missing
Who makes the coach?
Ours is an air powered cylinder. The rod to the end of the step has a hinge threaded onto the end of the rod. It is held to the step cover at the end by a clevis or large cotter pin.
Ours came off the threads. It is not to wholly difficult to extend the cylinder as it is in the closed door position and reaching in disconnect the hinge and thread it back on and hook it back on the step.
This is a Fleetwood.
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05/18/13 08:25pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Help with gun selection
.40 cal S&W or the ubiquitous Glock. It is impractical to carry a shotgun around in most of her situations.
Just have to learn to use it. It is not rocket science. Just practice.
I didn't mean the tone of my reply upon rereading. Sorry.
There are a wide variety of firearms suitable. For hogs I really would like the .44 or solid .45 long Colt at 1200 fps plus.
The .40 is more manageable by women. jmo
The 10mm would be really good but there is a little recoil.
If it came to a situation where you suspected hogs a S&W 12 gauge M&P or other fairly short and light shotgun would handle all comers with slugs and 000 buck as second choice.
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05/17/13 07:40pm |
Around the Campfire
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RE: How Much Stuff Do You Bring for a Weekend Trip?
Everything, in the house, that isn't too big to get through the door or at least it seems like it.
Most people, we are finding out, keep clothes and everything ready for a quick get away.
My wife insist on taking it all home and washing it and putting back in the closets etc.
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05/17/13 05:38pm |
RV Lifestyle
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RE: Help with gun selection
.40 cal S&W or the ubiquitous Glock. It is impractical to carry a shotgun around in most of her situations.
Just have to learn to use it. It is not rocket science. Just practice.
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05/17/13 05:34pm |
Around the Campfire
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