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RE: owners manual
There's not really such a thing as an owners' manual for most towable RVs - especially one that old. You may be able to find PDF manuals for the appliances and other components by going to the manufacturer's web sites with the model numbers (i.e. furnace, refrigerator, stove, AC, etc.). The running gear (chassis, axle, bearings, hubs, etc.) are industry standard and any good trailer shop can work on those parts. You should have the bearings and brakes inspected and, if the tires are over five or six years old, replace them before you tow the RV.
Otherwise, YouTube is your best friend. Folks have put videos out there to step you through almost any scenario imaginable. Bobbo's suggestion of having an experienced person come over and do "boot camp" with is also a great idea.
Rob
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Second Chance
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02/16/22 07:49pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Dr visits on the road
What if full timer is on Medicare? See where FL maybe only state will cover you on the road. Gold Star widow wants to full time but WA state health insurance won’t follow her guess like Medicaid.
Traditional Medicare is a Federal program and has nothing to do with the states. Medicaid, on the other hand, is state-administered and the funding is both state and Federal. Some Medicare Advantage plans may be regional, too. I have traditional Medicare and get seen in places other than my domicile state all the time with no issues.
Rob
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Second Chance
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02/04/22 05:18pm |
Full-time RVing
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RE: Best Pin Box?
You will get a lot of "opinions" on this, and many will be from a person with experience of the only pin box they have ever had on their first trailer. We have had several 5ers with different pin boxes. Some have had a rigid pin box. The current trailer had a Demco Glide Ride.
With the Demco, it reduces chucking but the links need replacing after about 20,000 to 30,000 miles. The link bushings wear and you start to get clunking when you start or stop, and it has some side play. We are using a Trailer Saver TS3 air ride hitch in the truck.
The best pin box we have had was a Mor/Ryde pin box. It helps to reduce chucking and is durable.
https://www.morryde.com/products/rubber-pin-box/
Some people who use the air ride pin boxes are happy with them, but it stays with the trailer when you sell it. With an air ride hitch, you can use it in different trucks and different trailers.
Ken
I have experience with both the Demco Glide Ride and the MORryde (current pin box). The Demco performed well and we didn't have the issues with link wear that TXiceman describes (though with more miles, it could have). I am extremely happy with our current MORryde pin box.
Rob
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Second Chance
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01/31/22 12:17pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Best solutions for internet - REAL solutions please! :)
These folks are the gurus on this topic - lots of good information:
RVMobileInternet
Rob
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Second Chance
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01/30/22 12:47pm |
Technology Corner
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RE: Another Question About Level Mate Pro
You can mount it, but you'll need to level the trailer conventionally (I used a good carpenter's level when I used a LevelMatePRO) before calibrating the unit and app. It's really easy.
Rob
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Second Chance
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01/29/22 10:20am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: A Place to Stay
Shopping malls( dinosaurs ) and outlet stores have big empty lots and welcome signs. We are fans of midwest small town off season sportsfields. Traveling on weekends, find a faith of your choice lot, spend the night and share in faith services.Many churches, especially in smaller communities are in residential areas. You may very well get a midnight visit from local law enforcement when the neighbors call about a suspicious vehicle parked in their neighborhood. To many a lone RV in a deserted parking lot is not a friendly traveler but instead is Buffalo Bob looking for the next tenant for his basement well.
We've also seen a number of instances where churches are putting chains across the entrances to their parking lots except on Sunday mornings and Wednesday evenings - especially in the smaller communities and along US highways.
Rob
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Second Chance
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01/29/22 09:18am |
Roads and Routes
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RE: A Place to Stay
You can search here:
RVParky.com
Rob
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Second Chance
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01/28/22 09:30pm |
Roads and Routes
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RE: Wifi connection for TV
Why not keep the Dish setup and open a Dish Outdoor account? That's what we've used for 6-1/2 years of full-timing and it has worked well for us. The beauty of a Dish Outdoor account is that you can change local stations as you move around (using the MyDish app on a smartphone).
Rob
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Second Chance
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01/28/22 09:54am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: 12v to 120v inverter
Small solar panels and inverters are usually installed to support residential refrigerators and not much else. Do you have a residential refrigerator?
Rob
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Second Chance
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01/20/22 11:43am |
Tech Issues
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RE: New RV USB plugs, what amperage are they?
The ones in our Solitude fifth wheel appear to be 2.4A:
USB charging port
Rob
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Second Chance
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01/09/22 03:27pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Route 160 in Colorado
The Mountain Directory says there are several stretches of up to 8 miles of 6% grades and a couple of spots with 25 MPH curves. I used to drive that route in the '70... but not towing.
Rob
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Second Chance
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01/07/22 08:05pm |
Roads and Routes
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RE: Whirlpool Micro/Convection oven
If you know how and have an ohmmeter, you can removed the convection heating element and check its continuity. If the meter reads infinity, the element is bad. If the element is good, it's likely an issue with the control board or temp sensor.
Rob
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Second Chance
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01/02/22 11:33am |
Tech Issues
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RE: water filter for taste and smell
A filter that will eliminate tastes and smell and permit enough flow for a shower doesn't exist in a size suitable for RVs. We installed one of these under the sink for drinking and cooking. It works really well. It's the ceramic shell and carbon block (not granules) that makes the difference:
Under-sink filter
Rob
I found a charcoal with a flow rate of 4 gallons per minute. I think showers come in at about 2 to 3 gallons per minute.
Granulated charcoal and carbon block aren't the same.
Rob
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Second Chance
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12/25/21 02:09pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: water filter for taste and smell
A filter that will eliminate tastes and smell and permit enough flow for a shower doesn't exist in a size suitable for RVs. We installed one of these under the sink for drinking and cooking. It works really well. It's the ceramic shell and carbon block (not granules) that makes the difference:
Under-sink filter
Rob
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Second Chance
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12/25/21 08:58am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Finding a TT that does not have Bunkhouse
There are four models on this page that fit your criteria. You could try searching by model number:
Grand Design Imagine Travel Trailers
Rob
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Second Chance
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12/23/21 09:48am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: WANTED -- "Special" Insulated Cup
These keep things hot or cold for several days (our pilot son-in-law won't use one because his coffee stays too hot). They come in different sizes and colors and we love ours.
Zojirushi
Rob
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Second Chance
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12/16/21 09:58am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Garmin dezi 580
We've used a Garmin RV760 for over 7 years with good results. The RV parameters are likely different than the commercial truck parameters, though. An additional plus is that the RV models have a lot of RV-related POIs such as campgrounds and RV parks, RV repair facilities, etc. You can still ask it to show you truck stops along your route and all that kind of thing.
Rob
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Second Chance
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11/28/21 08:45am |
Technology Corner
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RE: Towing With Water Pump Switched On. Burn Up Pump??
The only issue would be if you had a faucet jiggle to the open position - has happened to us with the kitchen faucet. We always travel with the pump off, but it sure started pouring water across the counter onto the floor when we turned the pump on at a rest stop. We were really glad the pump hadn't been on for the whole trip leg. We now leave a heavy rubber band on the kitchen faucet to hold the handle in the up position for travel.
Rob
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Second Chance
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11/20/21 03:41pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: TV
We have Dish Network with a Pathway X2 antenna. We also have a Verizon hot-spot with truly unlimited data so we can stream Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, etc., over the internet with the smart TV. Finally, we have a DVD/Blu-Ray player for our favorite movies and documentaries on optical media. We are full-timers, so the RV is our home.
Rob
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Second Chance
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11/16/21 08:05am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Calling weight police - help
Loaded for travel, the Solitude 378MBS will put about 3,800 lbs. on the pin. Make sure the truck has that kind of payload left over after subtracting the weight of the hitch, occupants, gear, etc. Personally, I would only pull that trailer with a dual rear wheel truck.
Rob
How do you get from 2686 dry pin weight to 3800 load. That is about 1/2 of the carrying capacity of the of the trailer. Do you really think that much will go on the pin.
Taking dry weights it has 18.7% dry pin weight. Carry the percentage forward to 16800 GVWR of the trailer give 3146 lbs of loaded pin weight.
If pin weight increases to 20 percent load, the 3360 would be the pin weight fully loaded.
Now we need to talk about generators and washer/dryer. W/D prep is in the nose, and generator well ahead of the axles.
I made this work with my 16K 39'4" Bighorn because it had a 2435 dry pin weight with our 2015 RAM SB 4X4 3500 SRW with 11,700 GVWR and 7K RGAWR. And we were loaded heavy as full timers at that time.
Almost all cargo, including LP, batteries, basement and closet contents, and all three waste tanks are forward of the axles on this model. Only the fresh tank is over the axles. Having owned two Grand Design fifth wheels and seeing the numbers for many others on the Grand Design forums, this configuration typically runs around 23% of the loaded weight (or GVWR if you don't have actual scale weights) on the pin. My Solitude 310GK, only 15K GVWR, puts over 3,300 lbs. on the pin - and that's without a generator and with lithium batteries (1/2 the weight of lead-acid).
Rob
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Second Chance
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11/15/21 01:35pm |
Tow Vehicles
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