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RE: long hitch shank?
Be aware that if you are using an extra long shank it will derate your trucks receiver (carries less weight safely). I'd suggest you check your trucks receiver rating and compare to the loaded tongue weight of your trailer to be sure you're within what it can handle.
Good luck / Skip
That is just not true... some shanks with two holes have different #'s, but that is for the shank NOT THE RECEIVER.
Larry
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LarryJM
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05/13/12 12:58am |
Towing
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RE: Dexter EZ lube hubs
by little rubber nipples your referring to the rubber plug dust cover that you remove to insert the grease gun nozzle ?
with a dexter ez lube, you pump a tube of grease in and the old grease pumps out the bearing closest to you and you clean it up as it comes out... what rubber nipple are you referring to ?
http://www.cerka.ca/catalog/images/EZLUBE_line.jpg
YouTube of Dexter EZLube
That diagram is misleading since you have to fill the entire axle cavity to get the grease to the outer bearing and the grease only comes only at one point at the inner bearing.
Here is where the grease exits which is on the inner face of where the grease seal fits and exits at only one small hole.
http://inlinethumb57.webshots.com/45048/2229206400035848260S600x600Q85.jpg
and a pic of the new grease coming out
http://inlinethumb07.webshots.com/2054/2303868280035848260S600x600Q85.jpg
Here is how much grease was on the inner bearing and grease seal and notice even the cavity in the grease seal wasn't full.
http://inlinethumb57.webshots.com/43000/2822165210035848260S600x600Q85.jpg
http://inlinethumb15.webshots.com/398/2341870890035848260S600x600Q85.jpg
Larry
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LarryJM
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05/09/12 04:22pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Lost 50 AMP service
Do you have an EMS that manages your loads? The PI is not an EMS and should never be called one as it will make a thread like this very confusing. If you don't have an actual energy management system, do you have an auto transfer switch for a generator prep?
Sam
WRONG ... CLICKY and notice the title of the document in the top right.
Larry
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LarryJM
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05/09/12 04:13pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Dover PA to Bull Run Campground near Manassas VA
Plan on useing hwy 15 from Gettysburg to Interstate 66 and then east to Bull Run. I want to avoid Dulles Greenway toll road down to 66. Is hwy 15 a good route???
Don't bother with 66 ... follow 15 to 29 and over to Bull Run. You will slow down thru Gainsville, but that's not that bad.
Larry
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LarryJM
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05/04/12 06:06am |
Roads and Routes
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RE: Cleaning area prior to applying Eternabond
Don't saturate the roof, put some on a rag and wipe. Acetone especially evoporates very quickly from the membrane...doing no damage to the membrane.
Correct answer and lacquer thinner evaporates even faster. One key is to apply with a clean absorbent rag till no white residue is seen or very little. This might take a couple of cleanings, but don't worry as long as you don't soak the roof the cleaner won't effect the glue and even if it did it is in a very narrow and small area. Things like soap and water, alcohol, etc. can leave a residue which can interfer with the micro sealant bonding to the rubber membrane.
Larry
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LarryJM
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05/03/12 05:32pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Newb Question - Bottle Jack for Leveling?? (Long Story)
We just did our first weekend in our new 20ft TT. Went to full service campground as wanted to practice with all of the hookups. After the usual yelling,cursing and dog running under the moving trailer finally got it into place. The spot looked pretty level and i squared it up with the tongue jack but didnt think of side to side as it looked ok. However, you could feel it was a little off side to side when we went to bed that night. The next day we stopped in at the dealer to pick up some of those orange leveling blocks. The parts manager mentioned that if we had a bottle jack, and it was only off a couple of inches, i could raise it that way. He said as long as I dont raise it high,like wheels off the ground high,it wouldnt be a problem. He also said that once you get it up, just readjust your stabilizer legs and bring them down a little more. It turns out i do have a small bottle jack so put under the frame between the tandem wheels and jacked it up. It was off about half a bubble so 'd say i raised overall about 2 inches then lowered the legs down to stabilize it. Everything seemed ok but dont want to inadvertently do any damage or wind up torquing the frame, or legs, etc. Any thoughts would be appreciatd.
As long as you are putting it between the axles on the frame I don't see and issue unless it's one of the "engineered frames" with all the holes or maybe a "U" shaped frame.
I have always used a bottle jack or sissors jack between the axles to lift the tires off the ground for whatever reason.
The whole frame is supported normally less than 18" in most cases from where you will put the jack to begin with so frame twisting, etc. is IMO a non issue.
Larry
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LarryJM
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05/03/12 05:19pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: jelly packs
What we have done over the past 10 yrs. or so have saved various sizes of plastic spice bottles and things like the smaller plastic peanut butter jars and then DW loads up what spices, mayo, salad dressing into them so we don't take up so much refer space carrying around home sized jars of condiments, jelly, dressings, etc.
Larry
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LarryJM
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04/30/12 04:53pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Replacing Suburban cooktop
Larry,
I'm sorry if I offended, but if you check my original post, that is exactly what I asked. I'm just trying to find out if anyone has had any problems.
Tom
No you didn't offend, but to call the Suburban cook top a piece-of-crap w/o explaining why you thought it was is IMO why you got the type of responses you did. I think most think there is no problem with the RV cook tops except for the lower burner outputs and that is a function of the LP delivery system IMO that I mentioned about making sure of before mucking around with the LP system.
My experiences are that there is not a lot of "slop" in RV systems when you try and increase things.
Also unless you intend to leave the inverter to ignite the residential cook top with the trailer could be a downside to a future owner.
Larry
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LarryJM
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04/30/12 04:38pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Can you tow a Travel trailer in express lanes
Typically signs stating 'No Trucks', 'No Trucks Left Lane', 'Speed Limit For Trucks' etc. also apply to vehicles that are towing.....unless otherwise posted.
I follow the 'truck' signs.
Never heard of that ... got a reference to it:h
Larry
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LarryJM
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04/30/12 04:28pm |
Towing
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RE: Replacing Suburban cooktop
Lets get this back on track. I don't want to fix my present unit and I don't want another RV cooktop. I want to install a residential style gas cooktop. The question is, has anyone installed a residential style gas cooktop in their RV?
Thanks
Well it would have been nice to have actually asked the question you were actually asking instead of framing it the way you did.
I doubt you will get many responses since I think the RV cook tops are fine and designed for their intended purposes. One thing if you go mucking around with the LP system is to make sure the existing lines will flow the amount of propane required for any mods you decide to make.
Larry
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LarryJM
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04/30/12 03:22pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Replacing Suburban cooktop
Hi All.
You can do what ever you waant, as its your RV. But before you go spending your Money, why don't you get your your Propane System checked out to make sure you have the correct Propane Pressure.
It makes all the differance in the world. Just by what you said, that tells me you Flame isn't adjust properly. Or it could be your whole Propane System needs to be checked to make sure its at it proper Propane Pressure Level.
As far as having to Light the Burners, that is an easy fix, with the Link provided to you. That is if your half way handy, thats an easy fix. Its also a Fix for the Oven as well.
Ourselfs, we wouldn't want a 120 Volt Household Cook-Top in any of our RV's, as we mostly do all Boondocking. Just what we don't want is another Power Hog on board.
We have been RV'ers for a bit over 45+ years now, and we have never had any trouble with our RV's Cook-Tops or Ovens.
Good Luck. Happy Travels. Dan & Jill
I agree, find out the actual problem and get that fixed first.
Larry
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LarryJM
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04/30/12 11:20am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Bathroom Tissue
Toilet paper facts!!
OP, I have been RVing for over 45 years. Used any paper I could get my hands on. Never any problems ever.
X2 so that's 90 years:B
Larry
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LarryJM
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04/30/12 09:30am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Humidity in RV
IMO if you install a couple of the Max Air vent covers and leave windows cracked in the front, middle and rear you should never have a humidity problem if you are talking about storage. If occupied in the summer the A/C will take care of things and in the winter just cracking the roof top vents will help reducing any humidity a lot w/o loosing a lot of heat.
Larry
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The main times your are putting a lot of moisture in the air, make sure you are running fans in the vents to move it out. These would be when your taking a shower and for about 10-15 afterwards, cooking in the camper (We seldom do) and if it's cold and you have all the windows shut and your sleeping. You exhale quit abit of moisture, especially if there are numerous people in the enclosed camper. Crack a couple windows afew inches to give the moisture a place to go and your fine.
I used to have a rainforest in the morning with water dripping off the ceiling of our bunk in the gooseneck of my trailer until I figured out/read about the sleeping thing. Soon as I started cranking the windows and letting the heater run a bit more to make up for it, no more dripping ;-)
Actually, we have never seen a need for the fan, but dont' use the shower so the natural circulation will remove the moisture thru the cracked roof vents. I can see an exhaust fan at the roof helping "A LOT" if doing things like showering, etc.
Larry
Larry
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LarryJM
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04/29/12 08:01pm |
Beginning RVing
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RE: Hand held electric drill for jacks
Intersting, 110V, 19.2V, 18v, extra batteries, finding right socket, extensions, shearing problems, etc. all to put down stabs that don't don't do the job on trailers over about 26'. Then it's another set of stab jacks to mess with closer to the wheels when a properly set up system will solve all these issues, but that is a non money maker for Rf manufacturers and dealers so it's not offered or discussed.
Larry
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LarryJM
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04/29/12 07:57pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Humidity in RV
IMO if you install a couple of the Max Air vent covers and leave windows cracked in the front, middle and rear you should never have a humidity problem if you are talking about storage. If occupied in the summer the A/C will take care of things and in the winter just cracking the roof top vents will help reducing any humidity a lot w/o loosing a lot of heat.
Larry
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LarryJM
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04/29/12 07:00pm |
Beginning RVing
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RE: Damage to wheel well skirting.
Our first trailer was a 1973 hard sided Apache pop up that had ABS sides, covers for the lifting mechanism and the window shades and I never had much luck on long term repairs with things like Epoxy, etc. Of course that was almost 40 years ago so what is available today might be better.
What I did for my ABS repairs was I ordered some 12x24" sheets of ABS in a couple of thickness and went to a plumbing supply house and got the Oatley real ABS cement that has dissolved ABS in it. I also cut some of the sheets using a hand saw and saved all the shavings and put them into a small baggie. Don't use the universal cement like you can get from Lowe's/HD since it doesn't have ABS dissolved in it and they probably won't have the real ABS cement. Following is what you need and might be available at your local RV dealer.
http://www.oatey.com/apps/catalog/instance_assets/images/catalog/productimages/abs_black.jpg
By using the ABS sheet and real ABS cement you can make it stronger than it was originally with a lot of support across a break or large crack. If you make a paste of the shavings mixed into the cement you can make a paste to use on non flat repairs and to add thickness strength to the item being repaired.
Larry
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LarryJM
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04/29/12 05:24pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: How much do you pay for Kuerig Kcups?
I still don't get it! How much are the Reusable ,Empty Cups?
I figure that it costs Me 1 Cent ea. for the Paper Filters that we use and no more than 25~30 cents for the Coffee to make 6 Real Cups of decent Brew! Brew Time is about 3 minutes!
The Machine is a B&D . When we are dry camping We Boil the water in a Kettle on the Stove and use a Melita Filter Cone which fits the B&D carafe. About the same price.
I guess my taste buds where dead a long time ago and if you have never been in the Navy onboard ship and gotten up for the 4 to 8 watch and had a cup of "sludge" especially from the wardroom you expectations of what decent coffee tastes like gives you a very different prospective on all these fancy ways of brewing a "cup of Joe":p
We make 12 cups and a large can of Folgers that I get at the commissary lasts us about 2 weeks. At $9 in coffee and $.14 in filters for 168 (840oz) cups of coffee works out to approx $.01/oz. Not sure of the oz. per cup of Keurig coffee is.:h IMO it takes no more clean-up since you have to take something out of the coffee maker and throw it away and you only do that once.
Finally, if you have say a couple of friends over for dinner you can serve coffee to everyone at the same time with no waiting.
I guess something like the Keurig might make sense of you only have one cup of coffee a day, but we are big time coffee drinkers so what we have and do now makes sense to us.:)
Larry
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LarryJM
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04/29/12 07:01am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: 7.3 Diesel Question
Umm....if it is post 1996 then any parts store that has a OBD-II scanner will be able to pull the codes. There isn't any magic here just because it's a 7.3. I have a fancy Snap On MODIS and a cheaper scan tool that I bought from Advance Auto...the cheap one pulls codes and reads data easier than the fancy MODIS rig. My tuner also pulls codes, but isn't as nice in the data department as the cheap scanner.
Yes it might pull some codes, but generally the lower end ones don't see all the codes. E.G. a generic scanner will pull an IDM fault, but won't read that IDM code and isolate it to a specific area. As always the devil is in the details. Last year I developed what I felt was the UVC connector fault and had to invest almost $400 in the AutoEnguity system so I could isolate that code to a specific injector since none of the other scanners except the dealer level ones would get to that level.
Larry
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LarryJM
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04/27/12 02:53am |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Nervous about TT length!
He is a retired OTR driver, why are you second guessing him? Don't give it another thought.
The handling characteristics of a semi with the rear end wheels on the trailer and basically a 5th wheel type hitch is completely different handling wise than a 35' bumper pull with the wheels only 20' or so from the rear tires on the TV and not almost 50'.
Larry
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LarryJM
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04/25/12 08:32pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Newb - Low water drain point?
I thought it'd be better (am I wrong?) to completely drain the fresh water using the low water drain point, but when I turned the valves under the bath sink, absolutely nothing happened. In hindsight, I believe I should have opened the facet tap to release any vaccum pressure? Or do you pull up on the valve to get it to drain?
Do you normally drain all your water if storing it for a week? Do you leave water in the toilet ontop of the flapper too?
Thanks for your insight!
You can't drain the water in the fresh water tank via the LP drains since the water pump is in line with the fresh water tank. The LP drains will only drain the water from the pipes after the water tank and the HW tank and opening at least one faucet on the hot and cold will help especially for the HW tank.
Larry
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LarryJM
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04/25/12 07:03am |
Travel Trailers
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