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RE: Whose fault is it!!! Follow up to "You forgot to do what".
Please refresh our memory on which location this is?
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fla-gypsy
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05/18/13 11:07pm |
Camping World RV Sales
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RE: Goodyear Marathons Made in China?
I put Maxxis brand M8008D ST tires on my 10k GVWR travel trailer in 2007 after the OE Chinese made Duro-bombs disintegrated in less than two years. The Maxxis ST's are still on there, look great, and are in excellent condition. The logical conclusion is the Thai made Maxxis tires are better than the Chinese made Duro's. Anecdotal evidence?, I think not.
After 5 years those tires need to come off....I don't care who makes them.
Please provide information or evidence from Maxxis tires that indicate they cannot be used beyond 5 years.
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fla-gypsy
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05/18/13 11:00pm |
Towing
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RE: Goodyear Marathons Made in China?
I put Maxxis brand M8008D ST tires on my 10k GVWR travel trailer in 2007 after the OE Chinese made Duro-bombs disintegrated in less than two years. The Maxxis ST's are still on there, look great, and are in excellent condition. The logical conclusion is the Thai made Maxxis tires are better than the Chinese made Duro's. Anecdotal evidence?, I think not.
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fla-gypsy
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05/18/13 08:44pm |
Towing
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RE: How much are you willing to ?
Keep the truck under the GVWR. It will depend on the curb weight and the GVWR how much pin weight that is. I suspect you will be limited to about 10k.
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fla-gypsy
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05/18/13 05:58pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Memorial Day weekend, where will you be?
Condo on the beach. The weekend after at Salt Springs in Ocala!
Sounds like we will be tag teaming the place. I will be back there the week after you but for the entire week.
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fla-gypsy
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05/17/13 08:38pm |
RV Parks, National Parks, State Campgrounds & More
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RE: our new mule
You will be limited to about 12000 lbs if the payload really is that much (2598). Only way to know for sure is to subtract your actual curb weight from the trucks GVWR. I suspect it will be less and limit you further.
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fla-gypsy
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05/17/13 08:12pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: NEW "I'm not sure I'd normally post this..." THREAD
Hire a lawyer and seek punitive damages. There is nothing else left other than warning others which you have done. You will have to let this go at some point because none of it will improve your life.
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fla-gypsy
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05/17/13 08:07pm |
Full-time RVing
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RE: Pets are NOT to be left unattended... what??
I'm amazed how people can rationalize the rules to make themselves exempt and an exception to the rules. If it says "Dogs are not to be left unattended" it means don't go off and leave your dog unattended. How can you interpret it any different?
Because there are many different versions of unattended. And unless a campground tells me how they define it, i don't ask and do as i would at home.
Very simple really!
See what I mean. :)
Wow, there are really more than one definition of "unattended", I found two!
un·at·tend·ed ( n -t n d d). adj. 1. Not being attended to, looked after, or watched: 2. Having no attendants
Funny thing, they mean the same thing
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fla-gypsy
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05/17/13 07:55pm |
Beginning RVing
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RE: Looking at buying Sunset Trail Reserve ST28BH
Do you have the trucks payload and GVWR specs? I think the Sunset Creek Reserve is one of the best TT's available for the money.
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fla-gypsy
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05/17/13 02:56pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Roof renewal products
What does the manufacturer of your roof material recommend? There was absolutely no requirement on mine to do anything other than wash/inspect annually and keep the seams sealed. There are many of us that feel doing too much shortens the life span of some materials.
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fla-gypsy
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05/17/13 11:52am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Can My Truck Pull this? (Noob)
I have a 2006 Chevy Colorado Crew Cab truck and according to what I read online it has a max towing capacity of 4,000 pounds. I am looking at purchasing a used Fun Finder X189FBR. According to this site, http://www.cruiserrv.com/fun-finder-x/x_189fbr/specifications.html
Here are the weight specs:
Axle Weight (lbs.) 2,533
Hitch Weight (lbs.) 255
Dry Weight (lbs.) 2,788
GVWR (lbs.) 5,855
Cargo Capacity (lbs.) 3,067
What number do I need to be looking at keeping under the 4,000 pound mark? The dry weight? + another 500-1000 pounds for added things?
Thank you for helping a complete noob out with my first TT purchase.
I wouldn't do it and it is doubtful you could keep it under 4k and not run out of payload.
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fla-gypsy
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05/17/13 11:50am |
Beginning RVing
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RE: "Pocket Hose" reviewed on Consumer Reports
I saw one review on here saying they were total junk, leaked all over the place and never returned back to their original shape and size.
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fla-gypsy
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05/17/13 11:48am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: What the heck is this crap?!
I hope you are a fast learner, you have a lot to learn still
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fla-gypsy
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05/17/13 11:26am |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: Hot Water
30 minutes from cold would be pretty normal
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fla-gypsy
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05/17/13 07:59am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Warranty work refused
No dealer of RV's is required to perform warranty service. The warranty is with the manufacturer and they alone are obligated to the terms of the warranty. RV dealers perform warranty service to attract and keep customers to make a profit from sales. You neither purchased from them or were likely too based on your own comments. Service work is performed by dealers/service centers to make a profit as well. You were viewed as never being a profit center for them in any way. It was a business decision, not personal.
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fla-gypsy
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05/17/13 06:25am |
Truck Campers
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RE: Memorial Day weekend, where will you be?
Salt Spgs recreation area in Salt Spgs Florida
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fla-gypsy
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05/17/13 05:52am |
RV Parks, National Parks, State Campgrounds & More
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RE: Payload vs Tow rating?
Three type of people out there OP.
1. Folks who follow manufactures GVWR. Manufactures are pretty dumb folks though as they know nothing about the truck they engineered :B
2. Folks who run by the GAWR or axle rating. Heck a 9350 rated axle can always hold that much weight with 6k rated tires :E
3. Then there are those who just hitch up and go. I'm sure the Yugo will be just fine honey.
Life is choices.
Let me add 1A; Those of us who think the manufacturer actually did the engineering and therefore NONE of the many "maximum ratings" should ever be exceeded!
This type never has to rationalize away anything in their mind or to anyone else concerning whether a maximum allowable rating was established for safety reasons, or warranty reasons, or performance reasons, or liability reasons, or if the tires or the axle is the limiting factor, no wait, maybe it's the mythical "missing" leaf spring? Is it possible that the manufacturer who established the "Not to exceed" rating really meant it, or is it just a recommendation? Apologies to the OP for the hijack rant but your question has already been answered many times very accurately by previous posters.
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fla-gypsy
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05/17/13 05:36am |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: China Bombs Got Me
(the infamous Blow Max Power King), Fixed it for you!
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fla-gypsy
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05/16/13 01:31pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Navistar RV is gone.......Hello new owners
I hope they can save the HR line from extinction. At one time they were very well made trailers. Now they are just pretty pigs, at least the ones I looked at were.
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fla-gypsy
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05/16/13 12:34pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Warranty work refused
How long this great warranty service will last, I suspect, will be based on if Navistarrv sells their MH business. In the mean time I have 7 months left on my warranty.
You didn't have to wait very long......Navistar RV sold
LOL, here is the text of the article. I didn't see anything mentioned about warranty of existing units either and frankly I thought they did a terrible job of production on the HR brand trailers. This may be good for HR.
Fleetwood Parent Acquires Navistar RV Assets
Print May 16, 2013 by RV Business Leave a Comment
Navistar Inc. confirmed today that Allied Specialty Vehicles (ASV), a $1 billion sales producer of specialty vehicles and parent to motorhome builder Fleetwood RV Inc., has purchased certain assets of Navistar RV.
According to a news release, the deal was structured as a purchase of all of the equity interests of Navistar RV and includes the manufacturing operations for Navistar’s R-Vision and Holiday Rambler towable units in Harrisburg, Ore., and Navistar’s Monaco and Holiday Rambler brand motorized RVs in Wakarusa, Ind. ASV has also entered into a multi-year leasing agreement for Navistar RV’s Elkhart, Ind., facility. The sale does not include Bison Coach, Navistar’s horse trailer manufacturing business.
“ASV is honored to welcome all of the existing Monaco, Holiday Rambler, R-Vision, Beaver and Safari customers and an exceptional network of dealer partners to the ASV family,” said Peter Guile, CEO of Orlando, Fla.-based ASV. “The ASV team is committed to providing our customers and dealers with exceptional product, service and support, and we are fully committed to re-establish the product leadership and extraordinary reputation for innovation, quality and service for which the Monaco family of brands has been known.”
ASV also announced that Mike Snell has been named as president of Monaco and Holiday Rambler. Snell has logged over 20 years with Monaco, serving as a longtime executive for Monaco Coach Corp. and most recently as vice president of sales for Monaco RV under the Navistar umbrella.
“ASV is pleased to welcome Mike Snell as president of Monaco and Holiday Rambler,” said Guile. “Mike has made an invaluable contribution to the Monaco brands and the industry over his 20-year career with Monaco RV, and we look forward to his leadership during this new, exciting phase of growth.”
“We join the ASV family fully energized with worthy goals and high hopes as we jointly work to rebuild our iconic and proud RV industry brands,” commented Mike Snell. “With the commitment and support of ASV we’ll focus on developing innovative, distinct and aspirational products in keeping with the long and rich tradition of our brands. I look forward to working with our team, our dealers and our customers to make this vision a reality.”
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fla-gypsy
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05/16/13 11:25am |
Truck Campers
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