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RE: Tires on fifth wheel
Look at the cost difference between ST and LT. That should be a clue as to which is better.
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Wolley
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08/02/08 08:11am |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Wind Deflector on cab of truck
I wonder if he's referring to the bug deflector that mounts at the front of the hood or a wind deflector that mounts on top of the cab.
Obviously the bug deflector isn't going to give you any more MPG, but the wind deflector on top of the cab sure will. Otherwise you wouldn't see them on half of the trailer trucks on the road.
Man I wish you folks would take the time to actually read the posts!
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Wolley
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07/25/08 09:34pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Think We're Going Back
Must be a small 5ver or you were pulling down hill a lot to get 14-16MPG towing. I think I'll stick to my quiet Duramax and get 11MPG. Steve A. Dagro
My CTD is turned up quite a bit and I run a manual trans, and that was pulling a 12K 5er.
BS! There is no way on God's green earth that anyone is getting 14-16mpg pulling 12K. Ain't gonna happen!
OK maybe if you never exceed 50mph and you take 3 miles to attain that speed from a dead stop and every thing is done on flat ground with no wind.
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Wolley
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07/22/08 10:20pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Dometric Recall
Since the recall is product liability driven from the risk of fire, Dometic WILL not stand behind any repair done by someone who is not Dometic approved. Not worth the risk.
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Wolley
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07/11/08 09:35am |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Facts and Opinions wanted regarding construction
Having lived in mine for a winter in Colorado I would seriously consider wood.
Aluminum is a huge heat sink and very few manufacturers recognize this and take steps to insulate the aluminum from the wall board. A properly constructed wood wall where the wood, insulation board(preferable to fiberglass batt) and interior and exterior wall board are glued and vacuum bonded together would as strong if not stronger than aluminum construction. It will also be heavier. Hence the huge weight of the Teton rigs
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Wolley
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07/11/08 09:17am |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Video link: Someone didn't watch their clearance!
Had another customer been parked under it, they probably would not have survived; you can beat all the parties would have been sued ( including the building contractor,architectual firm). Sorry it happened to this guy, but who knows, maybe he actually saved lives by bringing it down and before it potentially came down on a family during a high wind gust day.
My thoughts also.
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Wolley
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07/11/08 09:06am |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Rockin' for LOVE
No matter what you do, don't forget to unplug the awning lights! They're a dead giveaway, swaying on the awning, no matter how well you've stabilized the rig! :B
Julie
Add the television antenna to the list of indoor activity indicators.;)
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Wolley
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07/11/08 08:44am |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Watch the height restrictions
I've always wondered whether they remembered to change the clearance signs when they repaved and added six inches of fresh asphault on the roadway.
Not always. I deal with over height loads occasionally and many drivers tell me that the signs are often off by one to two inches. The wrong direction. New asphalt!
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Wolley
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06/05/08 08:04am |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: New LT tires for the 5er
ST tires are nowhere near the quality of an LT. They do not have to meet the same stringent requirements of an LT tire.
If you are lucky enough to have 16" wheels and they are rated for the 80psi of an LT then by all means run an LT.
XPS ribs are a great tire and look at their pricing this way. If you have a tire disintegrate at 60+ mph it may well do a couple of thousand dollars damage to your rig. Four XPS Ribs are about a 900 bucks. I have never heard of an XPS disintegrating but have thousands of stories about STs blowing up and taking out the entire area around the wheel well.
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Wolley
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06/05/08 07:47am |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: hydrogen generators: diesel
Google is your friend.
These things are a total sham and will only decrease your bank account.
Be objective when reading the links Google pulls up. Many will be disguised advertisements.
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Wolley
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06/05/08 07:33am |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: hydrogen generators: diesel
It is a sham! It will not increase mileage. It will only decrease you bank account.
Google it and disregard all of the hits that are coming from folks trying to sell this thing.
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Wolley
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06/05/08 07:30am |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: What causes the black cloud of death? UPDATE 6/29
Since it did it and then repaired itself it can only be one thing.
The vanes in the turbo hung closed and wouldn't allow the turbo to make full boost. A very common and known issue with 6.0 PSD.
Unless it has changed the Ford fix is a new turbo. Occasionally it can be repaired by replacing the actuator that drives the turbo charger vanes.
Do yourself another favor and google 6.0 PSD EGR block off plate.
This will save you from the other huge problem with this motor.
The EGR system is total junk and is subject clogging up and also the EGR cooler is a weak link. Blockiing the system off will solve both of these problems.
I hope you've got an extended warranty.
BTW, a clogged fuel filter will not cause excessive smoke only low power. Black smoke in a diesel is either not enough air or too much fuel. You don't think a clogged fuel filter will cause too much fuel do you?
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Wolley
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06/05/08 07:25am |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Ok Im not a weight police - But what I saw this weekend
I have driven a truck for a living and used to defend the drivers any chance I got. That is until I spent 6 weeks from December through early Feb. driving I-80 through Wyoming a couple of times per week and the 40 miles from Rawlins to Wamsutter every day twice a day.
I have never in my life seen a stupider bunch of idiotic morons in my entire life. Some mornings on the way to Wamsutter I-80 would be too slick to drive over 35 and visibility that dictated even slower and the trucks are still running 60+.
In 40 miles I could sometimes count 6-7 trucks in the median.
Sometimes all in one spot.
For some reason there was a disproportionate amount of CR England trucks. ????
It will take a long time for truck drivers to get back in my good graces!
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Wolley
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06/04/08 01:27pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Rocky Mountain NP and Hwy 34
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Wolley
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05/27/08 05:13am |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Ugliest Camper Photo's
And the Winner is....
http://i6.tinypic.com/6t3j8m0.jpg width=600
http://i17.tinypic.com/8b4lcag.jpg width=600
Back in the early 70s an Uncle of mine converted a hearse to an RV.
It looked very similar to this. He died in 1985 and I saw his rig in the parking lot of a hardware store in Farmington, NM. in 1997. Hopefully it's still out there somewhere.
Sadly I have no photos.
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Wolley
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05/26/08 06:44am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Carfax
It's hit or miss as to whether they will actually have your vin but yes they do RVs.
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Wolley
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05/11/08 01:17pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Laundry Etiquette
If you have a problem with me touching your laundry, I really think you need to put yourself in a position so that does not have to happen - i.e., be there when the washer/dryer stops.
I don't think I'd wait around very long for the owner of a finished load to return before those clothes found their way to a table...unfolded. Your time is NOT more valuable than my time.
If I had "issues" with people touching my clothes, I'd be there to tend to them myself, on time. If I expected "unexpected circumstances", and had those "touching issues", I guess I'd save my laundry for my own home, or have a laundry in my rv...
Come up with an answer where you don't impose on others (making them wait for you...it's not their problem!)
What he said!
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Wolley
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05/09/08 07:14pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Laundry Etiquette
Please provide a source for this statement. I seem to recall that you have made this claim before and yet a web search shows nothing from a reputable source.
And besides, what does this have to do with this thread?:h
Item #3 Wet Laundry
It doesn't have anything to do really with the post except that one person mentioned their paronia about having someone else touch her clothes.
It wasn't me that mentioned this previously :?
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Wolley
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05/09/08 08:46am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Laundry Etiquette
dead level best to return in a reasonable amount of time (no more than an hour, tops).
An hour? Nothing in a washeteria will run for an hour. Try Harder! That way you won't have to worry about strangers touching your clothes. Which is just silly anyway. The average pair of underwear has 1 gram of fecal matter in it and you just used the same washer as the other person.
The guy in the original post was a complete ass and I promise he would not have behaved that way if Kimette had been a man. Spineless jerk!
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Wolley
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05/08/08 08:35pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: How did you get starting in RVing?
Mine was necessity based. For years I worked in the petrochemical construction business and having a rig to live in was the best way to save the perdiem money.
First; 1972 21' Prowler TT
Second; 1972 31' Airstream
Third 1988 28' Kit Road Ranger FW (this one enabled me to go to college)
Fourth; 2001 Sea Breeze FW (the first one I didn't buy to fulltime although I did for three months through one the worst winters Colorado has had in 90 years)
I've never bought a new one and every one of them has special memories.
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Wolley
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05/05/08 07:32pm |
General RVing Issues
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