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RE: Battery Drain on 2008 F-350 4x4?
I am using a Brake Buddy that plugs in the cigarette lighter. However, it doesnt drain the battery on my Saturn Vue when I tow it. Have considered using the charge line. But was more interested in what is drawing the power to drain dual heavy duty batteries.
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MS Bowhunter
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12/01/08 03:20pm |
Dinghy Towing
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RE: St Louis to Destin Fl
You might wish to consider going thru Nashville, Tn, then down I-65 to Montgomery, Al then take Rt 331 south on to Destin. I suspect it's 50 miles shorter and the ride on Rt331 is a nice trip easy traveling.
Birmingham South campground in Pelham, Al is a good, easy off easy on, stop for a night or 2. I think it's Exit 142 on I65.
Stop in Luverne, Al. on Rt 331 and eat at Annies. Great southern fried chicken. There is a closed grocery store across the street , great for RV parking.
This route would add an additional 170 miles to the trip.
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MS Bowhunter
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12/01/08 12:23pm |
Roads and Routes
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Battery Drain on 2008 F-350 4x4?
I am flat towing 2008 F-350 4X4 with manual transfer case. The owners manual doesnt say it is necessary to remove an ignition fuse or anything like that. But after about 700 miles or so the batteries will be dead on the truck. The key is in the proper position and no accessories left on like radio etc. Curious if anyone might know what is discharging the batteries?
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MS Bowhunter
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12/01/08 12:07pm |
Dinghy Towing
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RE: St Louis to Destin Fl
A quicker and certainly less stressful route is to take Hwy 78 East from Memphis to Hwy 45 South all the way to Mobile AL. Hwy 45 is 4 lane 65 MPH most of the way to the AL line. Then you can pick up I-10 in Mobile. On Hwy 45 you will feel as if you are the only ones on the road for much of the trip.
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MS Bowhunter
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11/30/08 07:33am |
Roads and Routes
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RE: gas golf cart fort wilderness
I took my gas cart in March of 08.
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MS Bowhunter
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11/30/08 07:14am |
Campgrounds, Resorts and Attractions
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RE: Super C? Why?
Lots of folks posting they purchase Super C types to be able to haul more weight, but most have prob not weighed their rigs loaded with tow vehicle attached. In most cases even these Super C s are exceeding their GCVWR. I would say a fully loaded Seneca towing a Yukon is exceeding GCVWR. 2 reasons I purchased the Super C I have is: no more worry about weight restrictions and performance at highway speeds(handle excellent in wind and doesnt slow down or downshift on hills)
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MS Bowhunter
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11/28/08 09:30am |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: Destin, FL pull throughs
Why do you have to have a pull through?
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MS Bowhunter
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10/04/08 02:29pm |
Campgrounds, Resorts and Attractions
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RE: ORA Ozarks- Table Rock Lake
Outdoor Resorts on Table Rock Lake is an extremely nice park. It is a 30-45 minute drive to anywhere. It gets hot and humid in the summer. Highs in the 90s and humid also. When I was there the lake was so high it was hard to tell how narrow that part of the lake is when at normal pool. But there were not many boats on that part of the lake on a holiday weekend. I would recomend visiting the place and see for yourself before even talking about purchasing a lot.
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MS Bowhunter
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09/27/08 10:15am |
Campgrounds, Resorts and Attractions
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RE: Running generator below 1/4 tank?
You could always pump 30 or 40 gallons of water into the tank, just be sure to drain it before starting the engine.
This could be used in an emergency and would work as diesel floats.
Bad Advice IMO!!
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MS Bowhunter
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09/11/08 04:17pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Supernova Ride While Towing
Might want to scale your rig fully loaded including trailer. Then unhook trl and see how much tongue weight you have. Then evaluate the problem from there. Sounds to me like too much weight somewhere. If that is not the case, then replace shocks on the entire truck.
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MS Bowhunter
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09/02/08 11:59am |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: Phaeton underpowered?
I would say the 42 is underpowered and the rest are bare minimum at best. But, I hate for anything I am driving to downshift when going up a hill.
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MS Bowhunter
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08/26/08 07:14am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: West Helena, Arkansas
Tunica MS Casinos are approx 30 miles away
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MS Bowhunter
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08/25/08 04:49pm |
Campgrounds, Resorts and Attractions
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RE: Anyone have a Haulmark Super C?
I have one on the Coronado Chasis. Have had it almost a year now and have put 12500 miles on it. We have had a few normal issues like most all motorhomes have, but overall am happy with it. 2 disadvantages vs DP are 1) more engine noise obviously 2) takes 40 acre field to turn it around. But has many many advantages over a DP.
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MS Bowhunter
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08/25/08 12:38pm |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: towing a suburban
Most Class C's can Only Tow:
Chevy 3,500 pounds
Ford 5,000 pounds
You need to look at a DP rated to tow 10,000 pounds...
My Class C is rated to tow 40,000 lbs.
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MS Bowhunter
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08/24/08 08:18am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: towing a suburban
A motorhome with a tow rating of 7,000 lbs or more will tow it, but not exceeding the GCVWR. Make sure to get the 10,000 rated tow bar also.
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MS Bowhunter
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08/24/08 08:13am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Looking for some honest data regarding Ford V10, 6.4L mpg
My 08 F-350 Diesel Single rear wheel crew cab gets 12.1 at best not towing a thing. I like everything about the truck except for the fuel mileage. EPA forcing cleaner air for the 08 model but gets 5-6 MPG worse than the 99 I had??????????? I dont understand how that makes the enviornment any better.
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MS Bowhunter
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08/16/08 11:39am |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Buiulding a pad for our MH..
In Arkansas it is called gravel.
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MS Bowhunter
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08/16/08 09:33am |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: Traction Off Road
Truck Conversions with twin screw rear axles (2 axles) have air lockers that will allow for all 8 tires to pull at slow speeds. However, a friend of mine crossed a grass parking lot in his Seneca after a rain out at a football game. He would have made it to the road if he didnt have to stop for traffic. Slung mud all over it like a 4x4. Was a terrible sight.
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MS Bowhunter
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08/15/08 12:32pm |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: weight distribution
Steer Axle= 14,200
Drive Axle= 23,700
Tow Vehicle w/ Golf Cart & 105 Aux Fuel Tank= 10,700
Gross Combined Weight= 49,600
Fully loaded for 2 week trip.
GVWR= 56,660 GCWR=80,000
Still have room for about 30000 more lbs of junk, one huge advantage of a truck conversion!
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MS Bowhunter
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08/15/08 12:11pm |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: Class A or Super C
My friend has the Seneca with 4 kids and works great for him. 2 in the overhead bunk and 2 in the beds. The Seneca also has an outdoor TV, remove the one from the halway and plug it up outside. But by all means, I would not make a purchase decision based on whether it has an outside TV or not. You can always buy a TV and store it in the outside compartment of any motorhome. I personaly would look at the Seneca if I was trying to accomodate 4 children.
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MS Bowhunter
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08/11/08 11:41am |
Class A Motorhomes
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