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RE: F250 vs F350
Yup, in the end it's all about braking power.
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RVUSA
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05/20/12 11:11am |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Campgrounds with Private hot tubs on site???
You know the saying...
If the waters foamy, dont go in. :B
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RVUSA
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05/19/12 01:46pm |
RV Parks, National Parks, State Campgrounds & More
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RE: Fuel Price Gouging
It's not gouging unless theres been a disaster, like a hurricane or something.
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RVUSA
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05/19/12 01:40pm |
General RVing Issues
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If you're going solar, do it now.
US gov't sets stiff tariffs on China solar panels
In its ruling Thursday, Commerce also granted SolarWorld's request for a finding of "critical circumstances" to counter a recent flood of Chinese imports into the U.S. market ahead of the widely anticipated decision. As a result, preliminary dumping tariffs will be imposed retroactive to late February.
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RVUSA
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05/18/12 04:24am |
Tech Issues
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RE: Maxxis trailer tires
Maxxis rates their tires to 65mph. Do all of you keep within that limit? If not what speeds do you run at?
ALL ST tires, regardless of mfg are rated at 65mph max.
Not quite.
Carlisle states their radial tires are approved for highways speeds. Their year one plus warranty that comes with the tires states that the tires had to be limited to the maximum posted speed.
By the way Carlisle now shows a st235/85R16 with a F weight rating, 3960 pounds. 0.2 inches bigger diameter than the "E" tire.
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RVUSA
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05/17/12 06:59pm |
Towing
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RE: Verizon kills unlimited data plans for existing subscribers
rabble rabble rabble...
http://www.essentialaudio.com/humor/blazingsaddles.jpg
:B
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RVUSA
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05/17/12 04:35am |
Technology Corner
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RE: Honoring Comanche Veterans
I thought the Jeep Comanche was the pickup truck.
Wow a Master Sergeant. And a code breaker. The movie was right. :B
Congrats.
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4041/4421895389_193561fe05.jpg
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RVUSA
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05/16/12 06:06pm |
Around the Campfire
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RE: One more tire question
An interesting side note, if You look on Barry's website, that is the EXACT replacement LT for the ST tire. A 3042 load capacity for a 3420 + 10 percent load capacity, and he says you have to trust him on it. I should drop some 700 pounds per tire and just trust him on it? ummm no... LOL
click the first table, last tire on it
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RVUSA
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05/16/12 04:28pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: One more tire question
RVUSA
You have to understand what they are telling you! Lets look at two tires.
ST235/80R16E 3420 at 80 pounds inflation
LT235/85R16E 3042 at 80 pounds inflation
What they are saying is that you can not substitute a LT with this rating on an axle that has more that a 6084 GAWR. One needs a Load Range G LT tire (3750 lb rating) to meet the weight requirement on a larger axle than a 6K one.
The thing of it is, I do know that. That is exactly what I was talking about. The ST's have a higher capacity, and you cant just swap an LT for one as the post I responded to was suggesting. Maybe read his post.
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RVUSA
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05/16/12 03:51pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: 1990 Ford E350 Van Rear axle seals. Easy to do?
make sure which rear end you have. The seals are different sized.
$2 seal, $20 tool, and $350 labor. It took me 20 minutes on the f350 dually to save $350.
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RVUSA
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05/16/12 03:06am |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Maxxis trailer tires
Maxxis rates their tires to 65mph. Do all of you keep within that limit? If not what speeds do you run at?
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RVUSA
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05/16/12 01:38am |
Towing
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Yosemite webcams
They added another webcam. The article has links to the others.
clicky
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RVUSA
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05/16/12 01:21am |
RV Parks, National Parks, State Campgrounds & More
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RE: Awning rod multi tool
I use mine to scratch the dog when I'm just that lazy. Summers comin. :B
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RVUSA
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05/15/12 04:13pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Awwww you'll be fine....
You can get better braking by using ceramic brake pads and slotted rotors. You might want to consider using DOT 5 brake fluid as it has a higher boil point than the regular fluid does. Most definitely put synthetic 75-140 in the rear end.
My brake controller says to adjust the brake power until they just start to lock up when braking at 25 mph. Then back off till they dont. Watch that all tires try and lock up, and not just 1 or 2 of them. Balanced braking is a good thing.
Weight the axles separately to make sure the tires are loaded equally with weight, and make sure the tires are balanced on a spin machine. Unbalanced tires can get hot pretty fast at speed.
And remember, screaming loudly helps the horn when the brakes fade. :B
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RVUSA
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05/15/12 04:09pm |
Beginning RVing
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RE: What are the advantages to a 5th wheel?
with the raised ceiling I can finally play wii golf indoors. :B
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RVUSA
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05/15/12 03:55pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: One more tire question
I tried to add this earlier, but for some reason posting was down at that time. It's a link from goodyear that says pretty much the same thing carlisle says.
Trailer tires are considered a special category in the current global design standards of Tire and Rim. The major difference is that trailer tires are required to carry 10% more load than an equivalent P-metric size tire. LT type tires are actually on a lower formula and would require a significant size or load change to meet the trailer load requirements.
click technical
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RVUSA
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05/15/12 02:55pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: One more tire question
Have a read of this... some interesting statements
clicky
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RVUSA
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05/15/12 04:35am |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: How long for poop to break down?
That stuff breaking down yet? It's starting to smell like a kentucky pig farm in here. :B
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RVUSA
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05/14/12 05:22pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: One more tire question
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Dick, I think you have the LT's and ST's reversed in your post.
Everything I have seen to date has the ST's having the reserve capacity, and the LTS' needing to go up in size due to their lack in reserve capacity.
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RVUSA
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05/14/12 05:18pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Confessions of a new fiver owner
And always make doubly sure the 5th is fully captured in the hitch. If it isnt and slips out, it will wreak havoc on the truck.
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RVUSA
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05/14/12 05:12pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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