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RE: Battery shows 3/4 on shore power. Full on charger?
You might also have a convertor that's on it's way out and is only charging the battery intermittently ...keep your eye on it.
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jsr21
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06/11/13 07:30am |
Tech Issues
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RE: Help with new engine decision
Listen to the previous posters advice on your transmission with all this new found horsepower.
Do either of you know the transmission and it's capabilities? Or is this a case of 'the sky is falling'?
The negativity on the forum these days may be a reflection on the way people look at their lives in these hard times.
Let's inspire the guy to have a go and learn new skills along the way and achieve something worthwhile. It's mechanical, it can be fixed.
And as for what it's worth - so what, if he doesn't intend to sell it, then it matters not one jot.
Holy cow dude...it's a case of common sense. That tranny is rated for 440 fl lbs of torque (when it's fresh and healthy)....you think it will like a 502 with 450hp and 550 torque?
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jsr21
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06/04/13 02:33pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Help with new engine decision
Listen to the previous posters advice on your transmission with all this new found horsepower.
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jsr21
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06/04/13 07:58am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Vinyl under carpet
I think you will find plywood under any of the carpet
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jsr21
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06/01/13 08:46pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Looking at 5th wheels. Need advise
I'm looking at 5th wheels in the 36'-42' range. I have seen MANY different brands. I'm looking at 2010 or newer units.
I want something quality. I will be living in it full time going to grad school in Florida. It is just me, not married and no kids.
What are the better built name brands?
I will most likely get rid of my 03 F350 4x4 DRW Diesel 6spd and get a Retired HDT. So I don't need to be talked to about weights. I'm a farm boy, 26 years old and have been pulling trailers and backing them since I was about 12.
My 5th wheel budget is $40k +- a few
I want something that I can pull out onto 100 acres and live in while I have the house built. So it needs to last 5-7 years min. What options should really be standard? I'm new at 5th wheels, just doing some research before I fork over $40k
Thanks
Dusty
Seems like money is important, therefore make sure the brand you buy is still in business. Neer ever buy orphans! Many so called high end models were not selling for lots of reasons, inability to compete being main reason and therefore went bottoms up. Yet it must be said, they are at fires sale prices. Go look for yourself. As long as you realize they are trailers, not foundation models, you will see the differences in quality. Good hunting!
So your advice to him would be to pass on Carriage Cameos or Carrilites and to go ahead and buy a Montana cuz they're still in business? That's not very good advice.:h
Just stating the facts son! Funny, I, never mentioned Montana, you did. My position is I don't buy from companies out of business. Lots of reasons companies go broke. Bad construction, poor management, crappy product, or just trying to sell obsolete designs that are behind the times. To advise (as you did) anyone to buy "orphans is bad advice"! But hey, misery loves company! Did you read what it took the low bidder who bought the existing inventory from Carriage, just to make them suitable for sale! They are trailers for goodness sakes not "works of art"! The difference is "they just would not sell"! I know let's put blame where it belongs! The educated buyers perhaps, who leave past prejudices, misinformation, at home, and buy from innovative companies who are building quality products, at competitive pricing, who will be there to address issues as they occure!
I know you didn't mention Montana...but that's what you bought. I like Montanas, and I buy nice clean ones for my inventory.
What do you mean about the low bidder that bought the existing inventory? No one person bought the remaining inventory..a lot of the trailers were sold to individuals..and most of what was left were in various stages of completion. Of course it took time and effort to finish them.
Good used Carriage product brings big $$....I assure you I have a lot of experience in the market.
The OP was asking about used high end trailers in his price range...the
fact that a manufacturer is no longer around is a moot point on a 3-4 yr old used coach.
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jsr21
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04/25/13 12:38pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Looking at 5th wheels. Need advise
I'm looking at 5th wheels in the 36'-42' range. I have seen MANY different brands. I'm looking at 2010 or newer units.
I want something quality. I will be living in it full time going to grad school in Florida. It is just me, not married and no kids.
What are the better built name brands?
I will most likely get rid of my 03 F350 4x4 DRW Diesel 6spd and get a Retired HDT. So I don't need to be talked to about weights. I'm a farm boy, 26 years old and have been pulling trailers and backing them since I was about 12.
My 5th wheel budget is $40k +- a few
I want something that I can pull out onto 100 acres and live in while I have the house built. So it needs to last 5-7 years min. What options should really be standard? I'm new at 5th wheels, just doing some research before I fork over $40k
Thanks
Dusty
Seems like money is important, therefore make sure the brand you buy is still in business. Neer ever buy orphans! Many so called high end models were not selling for lots of reasons, inability to compete being main reason and therefore went bottoms up. Yet it must be said, they are at fires sale prices. Go look for yourself. As long as you realize they are trailers, not foundation models, you will see the differences in quality. Good hunting!
So your advice to him would be to pass on Carriage Cameos or Carrilites and to go ahead and buy a Montana cuz they're still in business? That's not very good advice.:h
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jsr21
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04/24/13 07:02pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Gross Axle Weight Ratings?
Your looking at two totally different ratings supplied by two different manufacturers. GAWR is the rating of a single component. That is the rear axle. The vehicle builder assembles a set of components, one of which is the rear axle. All the builder is doing is including for your information the RAWR. At the end of the assembly line, based on the components the builder includes adds what they believe is a number (GVWR) that that vehicle will operate safely in all aspects of operation. There is a lot of debate on these numbers, I believe because there are so many people who either don't understand the numbers or think their smarter than the people who design and certify the vehicles for a living.
Don't think so...American Axle does not assign a 6000lb capacity for their axle used in this Dodge...I believe they rate the actual capacity
around 10500lbs. That 6000 rating is limited by the tires.
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jsr21
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04/02/13 07:42am |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Do I need battery power to hitch up?
You'll probably blow your trucks 12 volt charge line fuse
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jsr21
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03/20/13 08:35am |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: What make of slide outs are on 2007 C-Force?
The manuals and information that came to us with our new to us 2007 Carriage C-Force FW has a good list of equipment vendors for the unit. I haven't found the make/model data for the slide out equipment.
Anyone know what make / model of slides this unit has?
Thanks
here is a link for Carriage slideout parts RBW
Where did you get your C Force? Nice units!
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jsr21
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03/16/13 08:45am |
Toy Haulers
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RE: Trapped in the US
x2
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jsr21
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03/12/13 09:40pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Mobile Suites TK3 leaking slides?
I would bet it is the seam from where the rubber roof meets the rear fibreglass cap.
The water is getting in there and running down the inside of your wall and
making your carpet wet.
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jsr21
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02/25/13 08:43am |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Infinity 3750 FL AC Question
If you are getting a dealer installed (or yourself) second A/C unit I think you will find it will be a non ducted setup
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jsr21
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02/19/13 09:08am |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: OOOP's Brush fell in black Tank
You shudda ran tight out and bought a lottery ticket too....you're lucky :)
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jsr21
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01/26/13 08:25am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Good campgrounds near Hungry Horse, MT?
If you are going before July 1st or after Sept long check out Lake Five Resort...absolutely stunning beauty...but it gets real busy in July and August. Right on a pristine warm Mountain Lake about 5 minutes from Hungry Horse www.lakefiveresort.com
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jsr21
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01/24/13 08:48am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: OOOP's Brush fell in black Tank
If all the simple methods fail get an RV tech to drop the tank and get it out of there. If you leave it in there and it's still draining ok...sooner or later it will rear it's head and plug things up at the worst possible time.
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jsr21
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01/23/13 02:46pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Black water tank is leaking
If you're going to go thru the bother of removing the tank to have it plastic welded you should just put a new one in and be done with it. If your old one is brittle you could be doing this again in a year if you weld up your old one.
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jsr21
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12/18/12 04:55pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: looking for full time fifth wheel
In my estimation the top three would be
1. Mobile suites
2. Excel
3. NU WA CE.
Cardinal would not be in the top 10.
Had one for 15 mos. Junk. Course could have been made on
FRi. Aft or Mon . Morn.
My opinion.
Except NuWa it's out if business. Don't buy orphans, banks don't finance them for a reason . I like the Hitchhiker but facts should not trump logic! The above posted info is full of bias!
Where do you get your info banks won't finance orphans? Maybe it's different in the USA but here in Canada I've already sold probably 8-9 used Carriages this year and financed 4-5 of them. Also...I have not seen a drop in resale on a Carriage. If anything...they command
top dollar if they are nice.
First it's common proactive for US banks not to finance any RVs that have no manufacturer in business. For example check out B of A. Clearly stated in their lending statement. Carriage are not holding their value in lower 48. Check website highly discounted, my dealer in Texas has units discounted 40 to 45 percent. Not saying all banks or finance company's wont finance, but large institutions will not even finance orphans until such time am manufacturer takes over their company etc. Carriage was sold in pieces. Thor owns the name for example others bought inventory and mechanical property !
Taken directly from B of A terms:
Collateral
Maximum collateral age of 7 model years for loan amounts less than $150,000
Maximum collateral age of 10 model years for loan amounts equal to or greater than $150,000
Maximum mileage 50,000 on gasoline-powered motor homes
No commercial vehicles
No vehicles used for commercial / business purposes
No vehicles used as a primary residence
No salvaged, rebuilt or branded title vehicles
No conversion or delivery vehicles
No gray market or lemon law vehicles
No horse trailers with or without living quarters
No park models or truck campers
No diesel tractor RVs / toter homes
No RVs made by manufacturers who are out of business or who have filed for bankruptcy
Applicant(s)
Interesting B of A....but I import almost all my inventory from the USA and nice clean used Carriage stuff is bringing strong $$ (as is any other higher end 5th wheel)...perhaps the few dealers that still have new unsold units are taking a bath.
Does not surprise me, but hey everything seems expensive up there form where I sit! Lol. You thoughts are spot on, dealers are taking baths on high end units. All in all new RVs of all makes are being greatly discounted from my research. The margins on higher end units are being eaten into by smart buyers, hard financing requirements, and few cash buyers. I drove over 2700 miles to save nearly $20,000 US on my RV. More than one dealer nationwide was willing to sell near or at invoice.
Sorry I wasn't very clear....what I meant was that any of the dealers that still have new unsold Carriage product on their lot are certainly discounting them to get rid of them. On the other hand....used Carriage (along with almost any other high end brand) is commanding big $$$ to buy them if they're nice. I'm a licensed dealer and trying to buy something at the big U.S. RV dealer auctions is frustrating...there seems to be a bit of a shortage of product and dealers fight tooth and nail for anything nice and clean and the end result is really high $$$ to buy them. Doesn't matter if they're orphans or not.
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jsr21
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12/18/12 07:47am |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: looking for full time fifth wheel
In my estimation the top three would be
1. Mobile suites
2. Excel
3. NU WA CE.
Cardinal would not be in the top 10.
Had one for 15 mos. Junk. Course could have been made on
FRi. Aft or Mon . Morn.
My opinion.
Except NuWa it's out if business. Don't buy orphans, banks don't finance them for a reason . I like the Hitchhiker but facts should not trump logic! The above posted info is full of bias!
Where do you get your info banks won't finance orphans? Maybe it's different in the USA but here in Canada I've already sold probably 8-9 used Carriages this year and financed 4-5 of them. Also...I have not seen a drop in resale on a Carriage. If anything...they command
top dollar if they are nice.
First it's common proactive for US banks not to finance any RVs that have no manufacturer in business. For example check out B of A. Clearly stated in their lending statement. Carriage are not holding their value in lower 48. Check website highly discounted, my dealer in Texas has units discounted 40 to 45 percent. Not saying all banks or finance company's wont finance, but large institutions will not even finance orphans until such time am manufacturer takes over their company etc. Carriage was sold in pieces. Thor owns the name for example others bought inventory and mechanical property !
Taken directly from B of A terms:
Collateral
Maximum collateral age of 7 model years for loan amounts less than $150,000
Maximum collateral age of 10 model years for loan amounts equal to or greater than $150,000
Maximum mileage 50,000 on gasoline-powered motor homes
No commercial vehicles
No vehicles used for commercial / business purposes
No vehicles used as a primary residence
No salvaged, rebuilt or branded title vehicles
No conversion or delivery vehicles
No gray market or lemon law vehicles
No horse trailers with or without living quarters
No park models or truck campers
No diesel tractor RVs / toter homes
No RVs made by manufacturers who are out of business or who have filed for bankruptcy
Applicant(s)
Interesting B of A....but I import almost all my inventory from the USA and nice clean used Carriage stuff is bringing strong $$ (as is any other higher end 5th wheel)...perhaps the few dealers that still have new unsold units are taking a bath.
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jsr21
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12/17/12 06:47pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: looking for full time fifth wheel
In my estimation the top three would be
1. Mobile suites
2. Excel
3. NU WA CE.
Cardinal would not be in the top 10.
Had one for 15 mos. Junk. Course could have been made on
FRi. Aft or Mon . Morn.
My opinion.
Except NuWa it's out if business. Don't buy orphans, banks don't finance them for a reason . I like the Hitchhiker but facts should not trump logic! The above posted info is full of bias!
Where do you get your info banks won't finance orphans? Maybe it's different in the USA but here in Canada I've already sold probably 8-9 used Carriages this year and financed 4-5 of them. Also...I have not seen a drop in resale on a Carriage. If anything...they command
top dollar if they are nice.
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jsr21
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12/17/12 07:20am |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Concerns/Discussion About Insulation in RVs
Some thoughts to consider
Having R40 insulation would do you little good if the windows are single-pane.
Having R40 insulation would do you no good if it leaks like a sieve.
If the rig has a slide, try the following, with the rig parked and level. Unlatch the entry door, but leave it closed. Then run the slide in/out. If the air pressure from running the slide does not pull/push the door closed/open the rig leaks so much that having an R40 "package" will do you very little good.
Of course the windows, vents and all other openings must be closed.
Why would single pane windows hamper you that much...they are not like dual pane windows in a stick house...no inert gas. They are simply another plate of glass over the first one.
ratings for RV single panes R1
ratings for RV dual panes R2
Also...the air pressure test of running the slides in and out is bad info. Slides only seal when they are full in or full out. You can see daylight thru them when they are anywhere in between full in and full out. Huge gaps for displaced air to escape.
I believe the dual pane windows help a lot when it comes to condensation.
Thanks for the tip regarding sealing. I think walking around with a smoking incense stick and checking for air flow/leakage is what we'll do to assess leakage.
They will help with condensation but if you're getting that much you better run a dehumidifier
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jsr21
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11/30/12 07:28am |
General RVing Issues
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