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RE: Yamaha 2400isHC first thoughts
I use to have one. Worked great for two years. If the engine every buck backwards when you pull the rope, have them check the rocker arms. I had one that was not tracking right.
Other than that it worked great.
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ng2951
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05/13/13 01:29pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: running refer on inverter full time
The other question is whether the TV can pump those many amps down the trailer plug. The length of the copper lines from the alternator to the converter and battery can be quite long. This resistance is what the alternator has to overcome to keep you batteries topped.
I use to have a TM3327 some years ago. The battery was in the very back of trailer, so the power cable was also very long, and it was quite common for the battery to be discharged after a day of driving and the refer running on DC. Some people would put in an AC line to take care of that problem, but my trailer got whacked before I dealt with that myself.
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ng2951
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04/30/13 09:24am |
Tech Issues
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RE: Still New... :) Inverter generator question
Found refurbished ones on ebay for 400 can anyone tell me if there is a difference between the red and yellow champions?I am not sure, but some of the earlier units did not have parallel capability. That may be one of the differences.
Still I always thought Champions were yellow?
I would agree with the other poster that I would not worry about the coffee pot. We use one of those old cowboy coffee pots rather than electric. Simple, nothing to break, easy to stow, has character, and you don't need to fireup the genset to make coffee.
I would also agree about the oven, but a number of people do not have the old gas ovens in their RTs. Gas ovens are great thing to have in my opinion and we use the heck out ours. Microwaves rarely do biscuits well.
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ng2951
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04/30/13 08:36am |
Beginning RVing
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RE: Still New... :) Inverter generator question
It would be nice to know what kind of trailer you have. If you think you will be increasing power demands in the next few years.
For example, you probably cannot go wrong with 2KW inverter type. I read of plenty of people never having a problem with Champions. Probably the top units though are Honda, Yamaha, and Boiley.
Boileys are another lower priced unit that look a lot like Yamahas only in red. They make some nice units and never heard a bad word about them.
In general, if you ever have desires to run an air conditioner (reliably) you are going to need more than 2KW. Yamaha 2400 (and the Boiley) will run up to 13.5 KBTU unit.
Be sure if you get an inverter type that it can be paralleled. It will have to paired with the same type genset. If you have spent that much a genset, you should spend a little more for the paralleled type.
The Champion 3500, for a contractor grade genset is not a bad deal. Yeah they are little noisy but they do the job and are not expensive. Chances are if you decide to sell it in couple of years you will still be able to get 1/2 your money out of it and maybe more after an ice storm or some big blow up there.
Another thing to think of is lifeboat mode. We keep our RT in the driveway. After a huge storm if the power is going to be out, we fire up the gensets and go stay in the lifeboat. Hot & cold water, satellite TV, full galley, we can stay comfy for quite a while with 16 gallons of propane, 100 gallon fresh water tank, and 30 gallons of gasoline...
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ng2951
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04/29/13 04:48pm |
Beginning RVing
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RE: e
I have had good service from them. They even made a few repairs gratis.
Mistake, I got the two places in town confused. The only thing I got from them we copies of my trailer keys.
Berryland was the place I had service before and they have done well. About 5 miles east of Dixie...
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ng2951
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04/29/13 04:26pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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Need to replace stabilizing jacks on TH
This topic has been moved to another forum.
You can read it here: 26909017
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ng2951
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04/29/13 08:06am |
Do It Yourself Modifications and Upgrades (DIY)
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Need to replace stabilizing jacks on TH
I have some jacks that got whacked by a mud ball. Where should I go to get a decent jack/price for 27SBU? I think they need to be 24" 5K-6.5K.
Thanks
Moved to Tech Issues forum from DIY
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ng2951
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04/29/13 08:06am |
Tech Issues
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RE: App for finding diesel
Haven't used Gas Buddy. YP is free app on droids, and it works quite well.
One thing I like about YP is that I can put the location of the station into Google and use street view to see if the pumps are easily accessible...
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ng2951
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04/29/13 08:01am |
Technology Corner
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RE: Harbor Freight Predator Gen set, any one have one
It might be OK, but I would buy a Champion first. The price difference isn't that much and a lot of people have experience with the Champion.
The Honda's are in a completely different league and price range. They are among my favorite gensets.
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ng2951
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04/29/13 07:55am |
Tech Issues
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RE: Recommendations for Florida?
Blackwater State Park. I have another one in the panhandle but that one is secret.
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ng2951
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04/25/13 04:18pm |
RV Parks, National Parks, State Campgrounds & More
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RE: Generator
A hair dryer is a 1000-1200 watts and a lot of coffee makers are in that range too. Take a look at the watt rating on your converter and see if it will exceed the genny capacity. It might not.
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ng2951
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04/25/13 04:13pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Oxygenics Showed Head from Camping World
I never noticed. But when I changed out the RT (Recreational Trailer) the showerhead came with me.
If the chrome or nickel floats your boat better, go for it. I prefer to save the dollars...
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ng2951
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04/25/13 04:09pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: First RV purchase - worth the cost for upgraded features?
What I would really recommend is trying finding a trailer that is about a year old. The depreciation on a trailer is nothing short of astounding. We bought or trailer for $7,000 off just because it was 3 months old.
You will have to do a little hunting and learn what to look for, but the savings can be remarkable. Trailers that young probably do not have many problems and your Mark I nose and eyeball will tell you much.
The best advice I give people is whatever you get make sure you have a fulltime bed and preferably one you don't have to crawl over each other to get out of it. It is great not having to set up a bed everytime you get out of it.
I am not a big fan of slideouts. They work and they are pretty good these days, but they are just something I don't want to give me trouble when I am one the road.
On the other hand, toyhaulers are pretty nice, even if you do not have toys. We have a pair of jack stands we use to make our "patio" which can be very nice. Its like having an outdoor kitchen without loosing the space. Toyhaulers are also nice as they can double for covered trailer to haul things.
One of the other things I think are worthwhile are gas/electric hot water tank with 10 gal capacity as 6 is rather small. Gas/electric will save you propane use and is slick for really fast recovery time on the hot water tank. Gas stove/oven combo with an ignitor on the stove and oven. We use the microwave to heat coffee, but we use the oven for lots of things. A microwave oven is just not the same thing.
Biggest refrigerator that you can use. The ones with a separate freezer seem to work the best.
What you also need to tell people is just how much dry camping you intend to do. If not much your configuration is just fine. On the hand if you are dry camping, which we do a lot, I would not want to have less than 40 gallons fresh water. Ours has a whopping 100 gallons and we went almost a full week without refilling.
If you are doing dry camping make sure you have enough 12 volt plugs. For reasons known only to Puma they did not put 12 volt plugs in our RT (Recreational Trailer). I was going to put some in, and then I was given a portable air compressor/battery that had the 12 volt plug on the back and that resolved the whole issue. We would run our generators daily and that takes care of recharging the battery systems.
I would also make sure that signal routing for the TV supports DVI. If you have to add it later it can be quite expensive. Check the satellite hookups too, even if you don't think you will use it.
One other thing to consider about your RT is that it can be used for a life boat. We keep ours at home and when the power gets knocked out by a storm we fire up the gensets, aim the antennas and wait for the power to come back on. We can live in the RT easily for a week and the longest we were without power was about that long.
Hope this helps,
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ng2951
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04/23/13 03:11pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Poll: Did you go larger?
Went larger.
I agree with the advice to buy for your next trailer. I changed trucks twice before I learned that lesson.
If I were to downside, having too much truck would not be a problem. My MPG might not be as good, but the rest of the performance would not be a problem. It should handle the trailer even better.
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ng2951
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04/03/13 12:49pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Louisiana Hwy. 1 or 71
Hwy 1 will be more interesting too.
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ng2951
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03/15/13 08:11am |
Roads and Routes
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RE: Where to put our Generator
Bumper mount is about the best way to go but be aware of the "diving board effect."
The other option is to build yourself some kind of lift and wagon to move you genset around...
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ng2951
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03/15/13 08:03am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Heading to southern Louisiana
Yes flooding can be a problem since it is in a swamp. Lots of things for the rug rats to do. The swamp is considered quite an attraction.
As far as eats go, there is plenty nearby. Tin Lizzies is a popular place and there is a German place whose name escapes me. People love going there for breakfast.
Both Ponchatoula and Hammond are full of great places to eat too.
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ng2951
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03/07/13 03:51pm |
RV Parks, National Parks, State Campgrounds & More
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RE: Class C vs Travel Trailer
We have avoid the class C approach. We have several people who have Cs or had Cs. The truly nice thing about Cs is the ability to pull up the levelers and go.
The bad thing about Cs is that the TV is part of the trailer, so to speak. That means problems either, immobilizes both. One guy in our club spent a week in the repair yard (they let him live in his C).
The other problem is as the the motorized parts age, there is really no efficient way to replace the worn components.
With a TV/TT either can be replaced plus the TV can be repaired at almost any car shop. Some car shops are set up to repair a C (most are big vans anyway) but not all shops facilities can handle Cs.
Of course the other nice thing is the room while traveling. However, you really have to avoid the temptation to do the less safe things while driving. You never know when something will break or some other vehicle encroach. You don't want anyone or anything to become a missle.
You may also want to consider how much boondocking you do. In Cowboy Action Shooting we do a lot of boondocking. I find that Class Cs are very sensitive about unimproved grounds. It is very easy for them to get stuck.
I am with you on slides. I really like the units that have slides, I had a Trailmanor at one time; a bigger puzzlebox has not been built. But slides can be trouble, and the older they are the more trouble they are. Additionally, I want as little proprietary hardware as possible (TM was pretty good about avoiding that). If some company goes out of business, I want to be able to maintain my hardware.
I still think a TT/5W with a remote start generator is a great combo. We have a TH without the big toys, which gives a porch, or in a pinch a covered trailer to haul things.
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ng2951
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03/04/13 06:55am |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: HD Truck Owners- why did you choose a TT?
We never found the deal we wanted. The 27SBU has almost everything we wanted anyway (got a huge deal on it). In 5vers it is very difficult to find one without a slideout, and Puma does make one without a slideout.
If Keystone ever gets built, we will probably go TH 5ver in the future.
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ng2951
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02/24/13 05:21pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Same tune, different dance - Toyota Tacoma Question
My first tip is to get a TV for your next RV and not the one your currently want. I went through three and while I would feel bad about it I know others that did the same thing.
Next. Though a Tacoma is good choice of TV, sometime a V8 1/2 ton might do a better job. When I had a Trailmanor that when loaded weighed close to 5,000 pounds people with F150s were getting better gas mileage than the Taco was. Operating expenses of a V6 Taco vs. F150 are virtually the same too.
There are also some calculations you might want to make just to see if you are within the weight rating you need. This can be especially true when you decide to drag along a toy or two, or a few friends.
Further, you may decide after a year or so a bigger RV might be in order. If your TV is too marginal then, like me, you have to buy a bigger TV along with the RV.
Power can be an issue too. I could pull the old Trailmanor at 65+ at sea level. When I got to 6,500' Arizona, going up mountain grades at 50 was it.
The other thing to get is a real tow package. The big thing that gets you is a transmission cooler and possibly brake controller wiring. On the Taco that also includes 150 amp alternator. I would also get a ScanGauge as this will let you look at the transmission temperatures too.
If your trailer is a popup, I think you will tire quickly of it. Everytime you move you have to stow everything. Things like fulltime beds and only having hookup to leave are nice features in a trailer. It also gives you an option for bathroom breaks on the road, or lunch stops whenever you feel like it.
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ng2951
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02/13/13 12:53pm |
Tow Vehicles
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