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RE: Moving over from Hybrid Forum
Yup, traded our 21SSO on the hardside in my sig. I'm about half way through my list of mods to set it up the way we want it.
Welcome to the dark side!
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mbopp
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05/19/13 11:19am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: brake issue
"By the book" says you replace the brake shoes and clean up everything else. Brake shoes are somewhat porous and will absorb any grease that gets on them.
That said, in my younger days I would clean the shoes off with a brake degreaser and have even boiled them in a strong soap solution. YMMV.
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mbopp
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05/17/13 06:05pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Pets are NOT to be left unattended... what??
We were in a nice cg a few years back but the neighbors left their 2 yapping dogs locked in their 5er all day. I complained to the cg manager and was told "there's nothing we can do about it". I told him I didn't have to bother him with our business again either.
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mbopp
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05/17/13 05:24pm |
Beginning RVing
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RE: Trailblazer Successor
I went from an I-6 Envoy to the F150 in my sig. Since it's mostly DW & me it works out OK, a much more stable and capable TV with the new TT than the Envoy was with our smaller HTT. And it rides smoother than DW's Toyota Venza. With a 36 gallon tank it almost doubles the range of the Envoy.
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mbopp
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05/16/13 04:24pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: inverter size
And it'll need 950 watts of AC power at full output. So you're looking at something bigger than a 1000 watt generator, more like a Honda 2000i at a minimum.
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mbopp
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05/15/13 05:37pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: EcoBoost problems on the Horizon...:?
Yawn. This has been discussed in depth over on the F150 forum.
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mbopp
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05/14/13 04:59pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Batteries: Marine/RV or Marine?
If you dry camp you might want to consider going to a G27 battery over a G24.
Or go off the deep end for 2 - 6 volt batteries.
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mbopp
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05/14/13 05:45am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: X-chocks with spread axle
My solutions:
I'll probably go to 2 rods for this one:
http://i1114.photobucket.com/albums/k530/starmaster1953/North%20Star%2021FBS/100_1314_zps226a9cab.jpg
Recycled scissors jack:
http://i1114.photobucket.com/albums/k530/starmaster1953/North%20Star%2021FBS/100_1316_zps1c19dc10.jpg
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mbopp
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05/11/13 06:59pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Battery charging with Champion 20001 question
You may want to try a Kill-a-Watt meter to see what your power usage is. You can then start turning breakers off and watch the effect on your power.
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mbopp
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05/11/13 10:51am |
Beginning RVing
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RE: Water transfer pump
You could use something like this:
12V HF Pump
Or a bit nicer one:
12V Pump
I have a 15 gallon plastic barrel in the truck bed. The old HTT was low enough that it would gravity feed into the FW tank. The new TT sits higher and since I have a HF pump from another project that's what I'm going to use.
Some people from the pop-up forum use a hand powered boat bilge pump.
'Course I could drain the barrel into a 6-gallon Aquatainer then lift it to fill the TT tank. But what fun is that?
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mbopp
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05/11/13 08:03am |
Do It Yourself Modifications and Upgrades (DIY)
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RE: Ball section on WDH slipped.
If that's a Reese DC then it should have a 6-sided washer on each side and not rely just on the tightness of the bolt to prevent slipping.
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mbopp
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05/10/13 02:26pm |
Beginning RVing
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RE: Removable towing mirror suggestions.
I had the McKesh mirrors on my Envoy and liked them. But on the F150 the straps vibrate badly, maybe because the doors don't have a lot of curvature to them. I bought a set of the CIPA slip-on extensions, I like the way they fit but haven't towed with them yet. I ordered them from Wally World.
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mbopp
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05/10/13 06:41am |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: What is it? (pic)
Maybe it's for removing the cartridges in the faucets?
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mbopp
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05/10/13 06:35am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Slide out power.
Something's not right - slides should work on battery. Most manufacturers say NOT to run a slide on just the converter which is what you're doing now.
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mbopp
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05/09/13 06:41am |
Tech Issues
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RE: Question on F150 Eco GVWR
With the standard tow package the 3.55 and 3.73 rear ends have the same tow ratings. I had a chat with Ford - the standard tow package has an upgraded radiator, and the Max tow has an even bigger radiator.
We tow a small trailer, and since the F150 is my daily driver and I park in a city garage I didn't want the big tow mirrors. I opted for the standard tow package and put my P1 in the dash. It works for us.
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mbopp
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05/09/13 06:33am |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: New Tent trailer owner:) just looking for advice and tips
Check out the "Folding Trailers" forum here, that's where the people with pop-ups hang out.
And try this site: http://popupexplorer.com/forum/
Lots of people transition from tents, to pop-ups, then a hybrid, and finally a full travel trailer or 5th wheel.
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mbopp
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05/07/13 06:43am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Help with converter and battery charging...
Fill until the water touches the split ring.
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mbopp
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05/06/13 08:33pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Waiting on my new Yamaha generator
DB has a Yamaha 2400 for his 5er and it runs the 13500 A/C just fine.
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mbopp
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05/06/13 06:35pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Help with converter and battery charging...
From what I've heard the WFCO's don't go into bulk or fast charge mode easily. And a 35 amp charger won't charge dual batteries very fast.
My old HTT had a single-stage Elixir converter that wasn't good at charging my batteries (dual G27's.) I bought a deck-mount Iota 55-amp converter from Randy and mounted it in the front pass-through. I drilled a hole in the floor and ran the charging cables (all 3' of them) to the batteries. The Iota was powered by an extension cord plugged into my Honda 2000.
I traded the HTT but kept the Iota. It'll go in the front pass through again but I tapped into a bedroom outlet and ran a 115V line with a switched outlet into the pass through. The Iota will get screwed to the pass through ceiling to save floor space (and keep it from getting beat up.)
I had a local car stereo shop make cables for me. $1 / ft for very flexible 8-ga cable and $1 each for gold plated ring connectors crimped on.
The new TT just got refitted with LED lighting, and I put an on-off switch on the radio / DVD player so the current draw is ZERO when the unit is "off." My only full-time load now is 100ma for the propane detector.
The Iota is hard wired to the batteries but I have a disconnect switch between the batteries and trailer 12V circuits. When I'm on generator the full output of the Iota will go to the batteries and the factory WFCO converter will power the rest of the TT. WFCO's don't need a battery to supply clean 12V power.
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mbopp
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05/06/13 06:31pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Begginer questions on battery
What brand of converter do you have? WFCO's have an adequate charging circuit but the older Elixir's were only single stage and were not good at battery charging.
I mounted a Blue Sea marine-grade disconnect switch in a plastic electrical junction box and have that attached to the side of the battery box. And I switch the negative side of the battery.
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mbopp
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05/06/13 06:07pm |
Hybrid Travel Trailers
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