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RE: 2005 Jayco 5th wheel battery connection
The other end of ONE of those cables will be bolted to the frame. That one is your negative.
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kaydeejay
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05/24/13 08:20pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Do you jack up your 5th wheel with the landing gear down?
I always hitch up when I jack up the 5er. This assures the trailer will not roll and takes the weight off the landing gear. You'll probably be OK if you only jacked one axle up just enough to get the wheel off.X 2 BIG TIME!
Jacking up one side with the landing gear down is going to apply extreme torque to the chassis as the legs will resist the rolling movement you are trying to achieve. I suggest that is NOT a good idea:E
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kaydeejay
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05/24/13 06:17pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Running AC off of my home's current/Please Respond
Thank you everyone. I do not have a "special RV line" at my house. It's unlikely that I will get one. Just curious as to why you would not get an RV outlet installed. Then you would never need worry about this situation ever again. You could run the A/C and other appliances up to the 30A limit of your circuit breaker just as if you were at a campground.
If your electrical panel is not too far from where you would want such an outlet, installation costs should not be through the roof.
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kaydeejay
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05/24/13 12:29pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: hitch and pin gap or sizes
Sure sounds like his slider was not locked in the forward position and was sliding back and forth as he drove and/or stopped/reversed.
NOT a good situation - some of the impact loads on that hitch and the fiver pin box will probably exceed the design limits.
If taken to extremes that COULD result in a breakaway.
You need to talk to him ASAP to figure out what was going on and what he needs to do to stop it.
You didn't say what hitch he had - is it possible he also has a Superglide, but the trailer is not equipped with the wedge plate on the pin box? That would result in a similar situation.
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kaydeejay
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05/23/13 09:38pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: no power in my trailer
Batteries or no batteries should NOT affect the 110 volt system. There's more going on here than a perhaps defective converter.
If the converter is humming you have 110 volts in there. If it's not getting to any other outlets start looking for tripped GFIs. Is the display on your microwave lit?
You say the batteries are good? Then there is a disconnect somewhere between them and the fuse box. The 12 volt side of the house should work whether the unit is plugged into 110 volts or not if the batteries are OK.
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kaydeejay
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05/23/13 02:57pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Running AC off of my home's current/Please Respond
Welcome Olive600:)
The original discussion with your "friend" left out a lot of details. They weren't exactly wrong (low volts could fry your A/C) but they were very misleading. It is not black and white - you CAN run the A/C if the circuit can handle the load. It's the same voltage as you would use at a campground after all.
IMO HiTech gave you the best answer. You need volts to run the A/C.
A typical 120V circuit will drop below 110V under heavy load if the circuit and/or connections are not sized for the job. Your A/C compressor will NOT like that. At 108V it would really start to struggle and may fail.
You COULD run off a 20A circuit but the best solution is to have a 110V 30A (NEMA 30-TT) RV outlet installed at home, then it will behave no differently (perhaps better!) than hooking up in a campground.
MAKE SURE whoever does the install confirms it is a 120V circuit with a SINGLE breaker in your fuse-box.
DO not plug into it if the electrician installs a double breaker - he would not be the first to assume that outlet should be 240V.
THAT would guarantee failure of your A/C compressor and let the smoke out of a bunch of other stuff as well.
This would be a good time to buy a voltmeter so you can check it out before you plug in. Cheap insurance and a useful tool to have around.
And show your friend this discussion - perhaps you can come to a better mutual understanding. It's not worth losing a friend over.
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kaydeejay
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05/23/13 11:19am |
Tech Issues
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RE: Stolen Diesel Fuel
After reading a prevous post about gas getting siphoned or lines cut to steal fuel, was wondering how many have had diesel fuel stolen from there rigs? I have 2 70 Gallon fuel tanks on the Freightliner and I cinch the caps down pretty tight with a pair of channel locks, no problems so far...That assumes they'd siphon - chances are they'll just punch a hole in your tank and suck it out.
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kaydeejay
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05/22/13 08:05pm |
Forum Technical Support
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RE: no power
Unless your batteries are completely dead or shot, failure of both the 110Volt and 12volt sides of the electrical system is highly unlikely.
Can you elaborate on what you mean by "no power"?
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kaydeejay
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05/22/13 01:12pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Yikes! $3850 for a 5 day rental
As Airstream considerers them self as a premier trailer brand, Thus paying almost 4 grand for 5 days, seems about right. Only time will tell if this kind of rental arrangement will pay off.The $4Gs does include the TV - a Yukon Denali.
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kaydeejay
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05/22/13 01:09pm |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: Dinghy towing options
To your message ,, first of all i have a question when you tow your toad can you see where it is by looking at your side view mirrors ? If your not able to see and you are depending on your rear view camera well stop depending on that and try what i purchased it is the Rv Dinghy / Toad marker lights , They work great i can see where my Toad is by looking in my side view mirrors,They are awesome you can see the markers at night they light up great i use them day and night especially when i am trying to get back home to go to work the next morning after a long three day weekend we all know how that is driving at night trying to get thereYou are new on here so not yet privy to various protocols, so I'm sure we will all cut you some slack for now.
What you just did is hijack someone else's thread. That's a No-No.:(
At the same time you seem to be promoting a product you just bought. That's another BIG No-No in someone else's thread!:E
You really need to start a thread of your own to discuss this product, tell us all about it, where you got it and how much it costs.
Other RVers can then make a conscious decision on whether they may be interested or not.
Capiche:@
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kaydeejay
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05/21/13 01:56pm |
Dinghy Towing
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RE: Pay Pal Question - Duuuh
As the others have said the sender needs to login and "send" you money. One caution though is to be sure and select the proper category for the transaction as this determines who pays the fees, if any are charged (I believe that there is some selection that has no fees).Correct! If they simply "send money" the recipient will pay approx 4% in commissions.
OP needs to ask the sender to "send money to family or friends", which attracts very low or zero fees.
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kaydeejay
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05/21/13 01:40pm |
Technology Corner
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RE: Replacing shore power cable for plug.
The problem I have with the set up you show in the picture, is that it will have a "Hot" plug inside that cover. If you were to reach in, you'd get electrocuted.:(
It would make more sense to have an outlet type connection, and just make your shore cable a double male (one at each end). It would be much safer.
Keep in mind, YOU may know it's "live", but some child could go exploring, and get killed. At least try and make it "code".
Good luckConversely, the double male plug cord WILL be hot at the trailer end when it is plugged into the pedestal outlet.
Commonly known as a "dead man's cord" and is certainly against NEC code if not actually illegal.
The only way the outlet pictured could be hot would be if the unit had a generator/inverter without a transfer switch.
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kaydeejay
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05/21/13 01:29pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Truck Frame Flex
Thought my rig was listed at bottom. It is a 2004 GMC Duramax. My concern is when backing a 14,000 lb fitth wheel making a turn too much stress is placed on drive train. Thanks,A 14000# fiver is overloading a 2004 2500HD D'max at the best of times! You might want to check the weight on your rear axle.
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kaydeejay
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04/25/13 09:02pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Gear Ratio Rear End
If you go with anything lower than a 3.73 (i.e. 4.10, 4.56), you will be redlining the engine in 4th gear at 65MPH.
My 8.1L/Allison/4.10 is turning 3200-3300 RPM in 4th gear at 65MPH. My redline is like 5000RPM, though, while a Duramax is 3450.Why would he be in 4th??
The D'max can pull O/D 5th or even #2 O/D 6th on the flat.
What if one is pulling a 4-6% grade? thing an almighty dmax will do that at 60 mph in DOD, much less OD? probably not, so the rpm in direct is something to think/worry about!
then as far as gear ratio's and rear axels go.....I believe you can get an "A" 3.73 with g80, or "B" 3.73 with a G80, or "C" 3.73 with the G80 locking gears........so take you pick, a, b , or c!
MartyMarty, in direct (ie no O/D) my D'max spins at 3000 rpms at 70mph. (I locked out my O/D to figure it out).
I don't see that as a problem.
Having said that, I have yet to find a freeway grade that causes my Alison to shift out of O/D (5th in my case), but I am only pulling about 10,000# (including the "stuff" in the truck.
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kaydeejay
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04/25/13 03:59pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Almost made a huge mistake
Your saying a similarly equipped Chev has 5000lbs of payload capacity?Matter of fact a 2013 3500HD dually has a max payload up to 7220#.
Now I'm assuming that is a base truck - quite sure a D'max crew cab long box 4WD will be closer to 6000#.
The GM Weight Calculator I usually use is off-line right now.
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kaydeejay
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04/24/13 10:27pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Almost made a huge mistake
You should have looked at 2013's. They have much higher numbers but I would rather have the Dodge power train myself even if the numbers were slightly lower."Slightly lower:@:@:@:@ How about almost 50% lower on the key capacity - payload!
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kaydeejay
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04/24/13 09:10pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Canadian border/frozen food
Think your weights are a little off there. kg (kilogram ) =2.2 lbs
250 kg = 550 lbs lotta fruit per person and other products listed.The numbers are correct - I checked the referenced website.
I want to know where they think you can buy cheese for $1/Kg:h
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kaydeejay
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04/23/13 09:11pm |
RVing in Canada and Alaska
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RE: Jacking up a 5er
Some do some do not. I owned an 82 Air Stream once and the manual stated to never place jack under axel as it may bend the axel. With the trailer I own now there is no info about where to place the jack, and it has dexter axels.This is to discourage the folks who would put the jack under the middle of the axle, which would bend it for sure.
Jacking under the spring plate at the wheel puts ZERO bending moment on the axle and gets the wheel off the ground with minimum trailer lift.
NO jacking should be undertaken on a fifth wheel if the front landing gear is down, that is guaranteed to torque the frame. I always jack mine when connected to the truck, which gives it the freedom to rotate at the hitch.
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kaydeejay
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04/23/13 09:04pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Gear Ratio Rear End
If you go with anything lower than a 3.73 (i.e. 4.10, 4.56), you will be redlining the engine in 4th gear at 65MPH.
My 8.1L/Allison/4.10 is turning 3200-3300 RPM in 4th gear at 65MPH. My redline is like 5000RPM, though, while a Duramax is 3450.Why would he be in 4th??
The D'max can pull O/D 5th or even #2 O/D 6th on the flat.
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kaydeejay
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04/23/13 08:59pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Gear Ratio Rear End
You will have a 3.73 axle - that's the only way they came.
Even though your truck may be rated to PULL 15,000# it is nowhere near capable of carrying the pin weight of a large fiver.
A 2500HD D'Max probably has a payload around 2000# (if it's a 4WD Crew Cab).
Not even close! You may well be looking at a 3000# pin weight.
You need a 3500, probably a dually for that size of rig. (Unless it's a 2011 or later truck, which have higher capacities)
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kaydeejay
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04/23/13 01:04pm |
Tow Vehicles
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