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RE: Motorcycle and Bicycle Transport
That's why I make everything myself, easy enough to copy.
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mountainkowboy
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10/27/22 03:01pm |
Toy Haulers
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RE: Done!
kid works the real estate business ,says it was like some body turned the switch off. still busy but big diff.
Houses where we are don't last long for sale, the average time "on market to sold" is a few weeks at most. There is NO affordable housing in my area. I'm not worried at all about it selling....it's dirt cheap.
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mountainkowboy
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10/23/22 03:57pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Done!
“after the market completely crashes…”
We’ve been through this before and we’ll get through this…together.
Yup, got screwed on the last one... it'll never happen again. I'll be the guy in the woods that just wants to be left alone, living off the land and away from the cesspool cities.
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mountainkowboy
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10/21/22 09:38am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Done!
Good luck with your full timing. The housing market has cooled off a bit with higher interest rates, but hopefully you'll have a quick sale.
Should be a non-issue, we bought a "tin box" in a 55+ M/H park when we moved down here to take care of moms. We're not trying to make a killing, but it's worth about 1000 times more than we paid for it now...lol.
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mountainkowboy
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10/21/22 09:35am |
Class A Motorhomes
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Done!
We've been living full-time in the moho for about 8 weeks now. House went on the market today. Still have a few things to do to it, and after it sells, I have to take a trailer full of our stuff up to Idaho to our friend's house where it will be stored till, we're done traveling, or buy a place, after the market completely crashes....lol.
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mountainkowboy
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10/20/22 06:10pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: how long can one store a gas engined motorhome?
When put to the test none of the "stabilizers" works very well. Aviation 104 has 0 ethanol and last dang near forever. Had it in my dually that was stored for 4 years with this in the tanks. New battery and it fired right up, and never missed a beat. Ethanol is the enemy, if you have to store it for long periods of time....put non ethanol fuel in the tank. It's not as good a Av gas, but it better in the long run.
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mountainkowboy
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05/19/22 01:48pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Almost ready to full-time.
I'd recommend before that 3,000 mile shakedown, you take the MH and your truck to a big empty parking lot nearby, hitch it up, and turn a few laps around the parking lot. Hit brakes a few times, watch it as you make turns, etc. Make any adjustments needed, then. Once all looks and feels good, drive it on home to test it on the road.
This way, you'll have a chance in a more controlled, relaxed setting (parking lot and roads close to home), to iron out any issues with the towing setup. If there is some adjustments, corrections, etc. needed, the time to make them is in a more relaxed setting *BEFORE* you leave on a long trip. This way, when you do leave for that 3,000 mile shakedown trip, you'll already have a lot of confidence that all is working as it should.
We did this when we set up our Jeep to flat tow recently. Very glad we did, too, as there were some things that needed initially tweaking with the brake setup.
Same system we had in the CR-V, and it weighed more than the truck does....lol, put 30,000 miles on that setup. Thanks for the advice, but if anything is needed I'm sure it will be VERY minor, maybe adjust the "rate" the brake is applied to the toad. We've been towing behind an RV for over 30 years now. Now we're finally retired.
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mountainkowboy
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05/19/22 01:42pm |
Dinghy Towing
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RE: Almost ready to full-time.
Got the Even Brake system installed, and the wiring finalized today. going on a 3,000 mile shakedown soon.
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mountainkowboy
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05/18/22 11:23pm |
Dinghy Towing
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Almost ready to full-time.
Been gettin the Ranger ready to be a toad. Got the baseplate on the other day. Had to spend an hour with a sledge straightening out the mounting ears for the bumper on the RF.
https://i.imgur.com/0o5wea5l.jpg
Tomorrow..........wiring and the brake system.
https://i.imgur.com/Q3nSlx5l.jpg
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mountainkowboy
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05/16/22 06:44pm |
Dinghy Towing
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RE: Tailgate support rack
Ran an "Air Gate" on mine when the camper was off.
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mountainkowboy
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04/30/22 04:18pm |
Truck Campers
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RE: Tow vehicle
The 2wd auto has the neutral in the transmission...it has no transfer case.
You will burn up the trans towing it in neutral.
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mountainkowboy
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04/28/22 09:31pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Tow vehicle
Is your Ranger automatic? If so are you doing the driveshaft disc. or the pump. How are you going to handle braking? Guessing you should be okay on weight even w/the Harley.I've always heard those limits are from the lawyers anyway and you can fudge on them some. Doubt I'd be in TH without a dinghy but I'll definitely use it when towing, it knocks mileage down a bit but is a transmission saver. I don't plan to cruise at over 58 anyway.
Yup, 2wd auto. I'll be ordering the driveshaft disco. at the end of the month. I have a Brake Buddy from the CR-V, our last toad, to take care of the brakes. The CR-V was just under 4,000lbs in "toad" trim, and the BB worked well behind our old HR moho. As for the weight I'm not worried, the Harley is 645lbs, even if the Ranger is 3,500lbs I'm good.
That's what I'm doing, I'm having my disc. done here in Dallas, by the same outfit that's doing the Blue Ox plates and brake light wiring, I'll be ordering the Blue Ox braking outfit and fitting it myself. Kind of pricey all together but beats buying another vehicle. I'll be pushing up against 4,800 estimated when loaded out but I'll run everything up on the scales before heading for parts unknown, since I plan to run with full fresh water and all.
I do everything myself.....gearhead for life....lol. I will have around $2,700 in it, so it's towable. I looked into other directions, but this ended up being the cheapest.
For the Ford Ranger automatic there is a kit that will make it towable without a drive shaft disconnect or pump. It is called the Neutral Tow Kit (NTK) available from Ford. Check to see if it will work. Also, you will need a reprogram of the ECU.
We have used one for 4 years, ours is a 2011 Ranger 4X4. Works well.
That only works for a 4wd, the "neutral" is in the transfer case not the transmission.
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mountainkowboy
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04/17/22 09:18pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: CBC radio
I will be running both CB and HAM in ours, there will be an antenna on both sides.....countdown to fulltime.......
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mountainkowboy
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04/16/22 03:45pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: GAS CLASS A. Vs. Dually
Our 07 F53 rides like a loaded F550, exactly what it is. I drove everything from 350's to KW's when I worked, and it drives EXACTLY like our F550 stake back loaded for a days work...LOL. The ride isn't harsh, just stiff. I have Bilstein shocks on it and they seem to do a decent job with it. I have 0 upgrades done to the suspension and am comfortable driving 2 fingered most of the time. I would like to upgrade my swaybars though.
That being said, my 1990 F350 Dually, loaded with a 4,500lb truck camper and towing a loaded 2011 Ranger at 4,500lbs on a uhaul car trailer at 2,250lbs rode MUCH better. Got 9 mpg over 1,100 miles with the AC on.....lol.
https://i.imgur.com/aDuKFE9l.jpg
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mountainkowboy
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04/16/22 03:39pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Tow vehicle
The limit is imposed by the MH manufacture, not the chassis manufacture. Slide under the rear of your MH and look at the cobbled-up mess that they used to extend the rear of the chassis for the receiver hitch and to support the rear of the MH.
Our chassis is the way it came from Ford, there is no extension. I do a chassis inspection with a creeper every month or so. Gearhead for life, I do 95% of all maint and mechanical work on all my vehicles...keeps me young.
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mountainkowboy
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04/16/22 03:26pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Tow vehicle
Is your Ranger automatic? If so are you doing the driveshaft disc. or the pump. How are you going to handle braking? Guessing you should be okay on weight even w/the Harley.I've always heard those limits are from the lawyers anyway and you can fudge on them some. Doubt I'd be in TH without a dinghy but I'll definitely use it when towing, it knocks mileage down a bit but is a transmission saver. I don't plan to cruise at over 58 anyway.
Yup, 2wd auto. I'll be ordering the driveshaft disco. at the end of the month. I have a Brake Buddy from the CR-V, our last toad, to take care of the brakes. The CR-V was just under 4,000lbs in "toad" trim, and the BB worked well behind our old HR moho. As for the weight I'm not worried, the Harley is 645lbs, even if the Ranger is 3,500lbs I'm good.
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mountainkowboy
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04/16/22 03:19pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Tiers of Motohomes
JMO, we just bought an 07 Tiffin Open Road gasser last October. We weren't really actively looking for a moho yet, but this one kinda fell in our laps. At that age my biggest concern was how well it was taken care of. Ours had 43K on the clock and the rest of the coach showed about the same. It had some issues, but I'm VERY mechanical, so non of what I found concerned me. Stick to higher end name brands and you should be fine. HR, Tiffin, GBM, Winnie, and the like.
The tank level indicators always said full on the black and grey tanks, The bedroom slide didn't extend or retract, but you could hear the motor spin. The decals were cracked from age and sun damage. Tires were at 6 years old and starting to dry rot. That and it needed a good cleaning inside. We got ours for well under the book value because of the "issues".
After driving it home 1,100 miles towing the Ranger on a car trailer, it took us 2 days to get everything fixed or sorted for 0 money. We presently have 51K on the clock and over 45 days "camping" in her. She goes in the 18th for drivetrain and chassis fluid changes, a new acc belt on the engine, and front end alignment. We will be leaving in May for a PNW tour and to visit friends. We plan on being gone till the end of July. Finish the house, sell it, and go fulltime.
We thought about a diesel, but after owning diesels for decades and the cost premium of maint. and purchase price.....that buys ALOT of regular gas. We're retired and don't do "hurry up" vacations anymore. We don't usually drive more than 300 miles a day and boondock most of the time.
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mountainkowboy
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04/12/22 02:26pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Tow vehicle
We towed our Ranger home on a car trailer when we snap bought our 07. Went a crossed the scale at 5,500lbs on the trailer. Other than being a little slower going up hills, it didn't really care much. Lost 1 mpg due to the weight and yes, the V10 like to do 4K up hills. We are in the process of setting up the Ranger to be flat towed with the Harley in the bed. Ranger is a bit lighter than your Nissan though. Curb on ours is 3,200lbs they say. I will weigh everything after getting it outfitted though, so I know.
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mountainkowboy
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04/12/22 01:54pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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