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RE: Is this forum going to get fixed???
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Been seeing this a lot recently.
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Hannibal
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10/18/19 02:13pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Wood or Aluminum Frame?
We went back to stick and tin to avoid delamination. Problem solved.
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Hannibal
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09/26/19 06:40am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Weight distribution systems, which one is best?
I've used one like THIS, ($450±) plus a $100 friction sway bar for about 20 years and 10,000 miles. It's set up correctly and it does the job.
That’s the one I use as well but with no sway control. Very easy to set up and use.
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Hannibal
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09/23/19 05:32am |
Towing
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RE: Roll over
The window size in the rear of the TT make me wonder if it’s a rear kitchen as well. Rear kitchens are way too easy to load heavy aft of the axles. Considering the low percentage of tongue weight from the manufacturer to make them half ton towable to begin with, it takes very little weight aft of the axles to make it unsafe.
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Hannibal
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09/17/19 06:50am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Roll over
So to answer some questions, he has broken ribs, but that was from the airbags hitting him. He girlfriend has broken wrists..I guess a good endorsement for Dodge Ram 1500's...
As for what happened, he did have anti sway, but yes, it was a LARGE trailer. I suspected he was overweight, but I can't confirm.
So he was on the highway, and the trailer started swaying and he couldn't recover, and it flipped. That is all the information I got from his brother.
Zooming in, it looks like a Blue Ox hitch. Glad it wasn’t any worse. Hope they heal up and recover quickly.
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Hannibal
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09/15/19 08:18am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Roll over
Glad they're going to be ok.
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Hannibal
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09/09/19 06:37pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: How to deal with grease on ball of receiver
I wipe mine off and store the hitch and bars in the pass through storage. Then a little dab of marine grease with each use. It doesn’t take much grease at all. A toothpaste size dab and finger it around the ball is plenty. Cleaning rags last a long time.
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Hannibal
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08/29/19 06:33pm |
Towing
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RE: Slideout Sticking
At Camping World or Amazon, you can find slide seal spray lube and dry gear lube if you have a rack and pinion slide mechanism. I use both on mine two or three times a year. I learned about this when ours got sticky years ago on a previous rv.
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Hannibal
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08/29/19 06:13pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Removing debris from slide out
With our previous 5th wheel, I carried a five foot ladder to stand on and hose off the slide. Our current TT has a ladder so I climb up onto the roof to hose it off. It gives me good opportunity to inspect the roof as well. I could stand on the ground and hose it off but leaves often don’t like to give up their spot wet or dry.
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Hannibal
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08/26/19 04:39pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Medical marijuana
I have been suffering from anxiety and panic attacks. My doc put me on Xanax. It may sound strange, but it makes me have the worst hangover. Thats why I take CBD oil (more info on site). It calms all my nerves down. Allows me to stay calm and well organized. So you'll never know until you give it a try
I was on Xanax for three months during some surgeries eight years ago. Worked great at first. Then I started having interdose withdrawals. I stopped taking it when it was time to go back to work. The absolute worst withdrawals like I was in shock and panic. At three weeks out my DW took me to the ER with chest pains. ER doc had first hand experience with it as well. Said do not take another and I should have tapered off. Quitting cold turkey can kill you. It took a good 18 months to gradually get back to normal. Hard to believe Benzodiazepines are legal. Even harder to believe it's prescribed for PTSD. That's insane.
MJ? It sure makes me sleep good and no hangover, side affects or addiction. A Florida MMJ card isn't valid in other states. Roll the dice quietly.
Like any other drug, especially alcohol, no it's not safe to drive while under the influence.
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Hannibal
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08/10/19 06:19pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Equal-izer Hitch Bars
Stiffer bars put more stress on the A frame to chassis point of the trailer as well. Picture if the bars didn't give at all. The A frame would have to. Unless it's built like a tank, you might be posting one day of a broken or bent A frame. I prefer no weight distribution but I'm over the weight limit for non WD. So I'm using as little as I can to pull the front of the TV about half way back to unloaded height. Tows like a champ.
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Hannibal
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08/10/19 05:39pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Hitch Setup Question
My 2010 F250 sits about 2" lower than unloaded in the rear with our 900~lb tongue weight. About 3" lower without the WD bars attached. Perfect in my humble opinion. If you need something to bother you, think about the stress the WD bars put on the trailer's A frame. It's already carrying the load of the tongue weight. Then we pull down on the A frame with tremendous force with the bars adding greatly to the stress on the A frame to chassis point. Maybe more than doubling the load. I don't know the calculation or how to measure it. I prefer to use as little WD as is necessary to bring the front of the TV about halfway down to it's unloaded height.
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Hannibal
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08/10/19 05:28pm |
Towing
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RE: Crash in Australia (tongue weight). Video.
That or he got up to the speed that sway became a problem while passing the camera guy.
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Hannibal
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08/07/19 09:55am |
Towing
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RE: Have I been doing it wrong all these years?
If the speedometer/odometer is off, which they usually are, even hand calculated numbers will be inaccurate. Manufacturers aren’t going to extend your warranty by an inch so it’s a pretty good guess which way it’ll be off. Our first Cummins Ram was 8% off. Taller tires brought it closer to reality. I tip my hat to the GM Dmax so no negative intended. I believe other circumstances contributed to the increased mileage.
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Hannibal
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08/03/19 11:24am |
Towing
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RE: Is a travel trailer with a slide out a good idea for me?
If I could have bought our Jayco 28RLS without a slide, I would have in a heartbeat. It’s rack and pinion drive has been flawless and no leaks. The room is great. Having to climb up on the roof to hose off the slide every time we pack up is a chore I could do without and be happy. Spray lube on the seals and drive isn’t a problem at all.
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Hannibal
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08/03/19 11:08am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: What can happen without enough tongue weight?
Regardless of the cause of the accident, most people of average intelligence and towing experience would likely assume tongue weight to be the main contributing factor based on the pictures. This isn’t a court of law. It’s just a forum. No need to get all high and mighty about anything. That says more about your personality disorder than the folks who assumed incorrectly. Very sad just the same.
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Hannibal
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07/29/19 10:13am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: When is a WDH neccessary
The only reason why use a WDH is to satisfy the manufacturer’s rating of the receiver. The front of my F250 raises 3/8” with the bars off. With the bars I’m at about a 1/4”. I have no sway control with our Reese HP trunnion style WDH. Tows like a champ.
With our first rig in ‘94, I fiddled with two different WDH’s before settling on a standard ball mount with no WD for our ‘94 F150 and 21’ overall length TT. It also towed well.
Opinions may vary.
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Hannibal
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07/25/19 09:28am |
Towing
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RE: Black holding tank censors
We use a lot of water with flushes. Works like a champ. Ours has a black tank flush but it seems more of a gimmick than a useful feature.
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Hannibal
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07/25/19 04:48am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Sticking slide
I use silicone slide seal lube and a dry spray lube for the rack and pinion underneath. Otherwise ours will get sticky in our hot humid air.
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Hannibal
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07/21/19 05:17am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: High mile gas engine trucks
104k miles on my lowly 5.4L F250. First truck I’ve owned in a long time that I’m not itching to trade off.
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Hannibal
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07/19/19 07:16am |
Tow Vehicles
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