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RE: Whats Your Real Weights? Truck and Trailer. The Real Deal
TV - 2006 Dodge QuadCab 3500 4x4, SRW, LWB, Airlift bags, PacBrake. Real scaled weight with full fuel, hitch, DH-DW and misc. gear and trailer connected = 11,520lbs.
5ver – Dutchmen Victory Lane TH, 38.5ft, disk brakes, 16,400lbs with 1 Harley in garage.
Normal running TV & TH GCW weight is around 24,500 lbs, TV GCWR is 23,000lbs
Real Pin Weight= 3720 lbs
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dhamblet
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10/07/08 09:11pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Suggestions for type of oil-new truck
The owners manual will give you recommendations on oil. Till it has around 10,000 miles on it I'd recommend staying away from synthetics. Give it a chance to break in.
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dhamblet
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10/07/08 08:43pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Wheel chock
I use the Bikepro chocks and have been very happy with them.
Click here
I paid a bit less than this price and bought off Ebay
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dhamblet
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10/07/08 08:38pm |
Toy Haulers
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RE: Sprinter-damage
Either have dealer replace the trailer or have them rip the entire top off and replace the bowed or broken joists then rebuild the roof.
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dhamblet
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10/06/08 12:25pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Remote Storage
Stick some velcro on them and the opposite piece somewhere on the tv etc. Then keep them with the appliance they control.
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dhamblet
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10/06/08 12:23pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Axle Alignment Question
So how do they align axles on a fifth wheel when the brackets are welded to the frame and the springs are bolted to the brackets? There is no adjustment unless you cut off a bracket and re-weld it.
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dhamblet
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10/06/08 09:04am |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Tire Swap
It should not make any difference. If it truly requires LR G tires they sold it in an unsafe condition. If you were to have had an accident and someone got hurt they would be liable for letting it off the lot like that. Take it back and tell them to fix it or explain why not.
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dhamblet
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10/06/08 12:20am |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Want to use 2 Laptops
Probably cheaper to go satellite and run a wireless router than to buy 2 Verizon air cards.
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dhamblet
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10/06/08 12:17am |
Technology Corner
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RE: Diesel Newbie - Inspecting Oil
Cummins diesel oil is black in the first block after an oil change. It is mostly carbon -- soot from combustion and harmless to a point. Oil analysis is available generally via mail order. Amsoil has an affordable testing program. But if you change the oil at recommended intervals and use appropriate oil it should not be necessary. People who run synthetics and extend their change intervals benefit the greatist from testing. Otherwise its just a waste of money.
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dhamblet
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10/06/08 12:15am |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: surge guard prefrence?
Its a pain in the a$$. We camp in MX and nightly as everyone turns off things the voltage goes up. We have a fiver so there is not really a lot of expensive sophisticated electronics to protect like a big bucks MH. Anyway, as the voltage rises noghtly the Surge Guard starts kicking off (BANG) and kicking back on (BANG). It has a huge relay inside. I can't remember the exact timing but it was generally just long enuf to start to drop off to sleep then BANG. Since complaining about anything in MX is pointless you deal with it. We chose to run a 110VAC electric heater outside to keep the voltage down. like a big resistor. Is comforting to have it there for the occasional problem but if the problem is continual its a pain. Most stuff in our rig can sustain the voltage without problem.
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dhamblet
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10/05/08 09:44pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Tire Wear Pattern-Tandem Axle TT (Pic's) Where to look next
So how many miles do you have on the tires?
You might check all the welds. I saw a few in the pics that looked marginal. Your trailer is not very heavy so you're not terribly likely to break them off like I did but good idea to check. Only reason I can fathom for your tire wear is the axle is slightly out of wack. Its no big deal, just rotate the tires annually. You have 4-5 years on these, they are due for replacement anyway -- no big loss.
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dhamblet
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10/05/08 09:18pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: SurgeGuard Tripping Out?
Get a plug in heater and run it outside continuously to draw down the voltage. Either plug it into the pedistal outlet or your outside outlet.
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dhamblet
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10/05/08 12:23pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Brakes are locked
It could be that the parking brake cable is sticky which prevents the parking brake shoes from completely releasing. Never park for extended periods with parking brake on.
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dhamblet
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10/05/08 12:21pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Replacing carpet with laminate flooring
You need to make sure whoever does it knows how to deal with your slides. It can be tricky to transition the slide edge and it can be tricky to make sure the slide still works. I replaced all the carpet in the main area in my 2 slide fiver this summer with Pergo. I did not do the actual slides because they really don't get that much wear and you need that carpet flap to hide the edge of the slide and the stuff under it. I seriously doubt you could get anyone to do it for $1.50 a foot in an RV. Its a lot of work, trust me.
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dhamblet
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10/04/08 11:34pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Winterizing question
Yes.
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dhamblet
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10/04/08 12:40pm |
Beginning RVing
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RE: wireless Home Network in RV
Just make sure your computers are behind a hardware of software firewall. Its always nice when one of my neighbors has an open Router so I can get online too.
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dhamblet
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10/04/08 09:33am |
Technology Corner
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RE: Fresh Water Holding tank drain
Use higher pressure air (or water) and blow it up each drain. Just make sure you are not pressurizing the tank.
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dhamblet
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10/04/08 09:31am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Prodigy and electric hydraulic brakes ?
I have a Prodigy controller on my truck and I have Kodiak electric hydraulic disk brakes on my fifth wheel. It works just fine -- in fact I love the setup. I have electric brakes on my car hauler and also it works just fine.
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dhamblet
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10/04/08 09:26am |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Mexican Diesel Fuel?
I'll take all the Mexican Diesel I can buy at 2.20/gallon. My 2006 Dodge 5.9 CTD runs just fine on it. Thats why I didn't want one of the new 6.7 Diesels.
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dhamblet
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10/03/08 01:10pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: 220 volt from 110 vac?
"............... I suppose a guy could buy a gasoline powered generator, and replace the gasoline engine with a 110V motor. It seems doable if the motor speed provided the correct input, i.e. constant speed motor regardless of load ......."
Ain't no such thing as free energy. I believe that's what you are asking about if I interpret this correctly.
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dhamblet
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10/02/08 02:29pm |
Tech Issues
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