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RE: Towing Boat with Class A
I would worry about the hitch only being rated for 3000 lbs.
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Ivylog
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05/03/12 04:25am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Best full service ,private, RV park near Jackson,Wyoming
"Need a good base camp with full comforts" unfortunately you'll pay $60-$70 for some of the sorriest CG's around. I'll boondock before paying that much for so little.
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Ivylog
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05/01/12 08:03pm |
RV Parks, National Parks, State Campgrounds & More
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RE: Sumitomo Tires 275 70r22.5
With all the problems with Michelin XRV's and their lack of support, no way will I buy another Michelin. A big price does not always mean a good tire. XRV's that blew up sitting still and GY G670 and their Rivering problems comes to mind.
OP, for the couple dollars more I would have gone with the Firestones.
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Ivylog
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05/01/12 07:29pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Residential fridge
If you boondock a lot you will need more batteries and I would recomend a seperate Pure Sinewave Inverter on the extra batteries to run just the new refer. A counter depth unit should fit in the door while others have to go in through the windshield or a large side window.
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Ivylog
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05/01/12 07:23pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Sumitomo Tires 275 70r22.5
"They only downside, was the RV felt a bit twitchy" You may have too much air in them as this will make a new tire not handle right. Many truck tire places put the max amount of air in them which is fine for a semi but not a MH. After you put a 1000 miles on them the higher pressure does not make as big a difference.
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Ivylog
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04/30/12 05:23pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: This MH is cooking my goose!
By putting a manual shutoff valve on a heater hose and removing the cap tube from the evaporator I rarely have to run my genny and roof AC. Those automatic shut of valves are know to leak hot water and cycling the AC compressor does keep the evaporator from freezing up but cuts down on the amount of cooling. Out West with the low humidity this is not a problem and even in the East it usually take 4-6 hours before mine freezes up and the air flow drops off. Turning the compressor off for 1/4 hour usually is all that's needed to make it through the rest of the day. If you do not want to pull the cap tube out, then remove the connector and put a spade fuse in it.
When it's going to be 100 out I do turn on the front AC so all I have to do is hit the generator start button to add the front AC.
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Ivylog
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04/30/12 05:13pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Cyclone Sewer Vent for Roof
A $2 PVC T works just as well and you glue it on.
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Ivylog
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04/30/12 05:03pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Spare tire
LVYLOG, whats the other end of that strap connected to?
The tire doesn't slide around?
The other end goes under the tire and it's connected to the base of the ladder where it attache's to the roof. No it does not slide around partly because of the raise air vent at the top of the rear cap.
A unmounted 22.5 weighs 100 lbs +/- depending on the size and if your roof cannot handle that then you need not walk on your roof.
For those that say you do not need a spare, I guess you have not had a large truck tire shop laugh at you when you asked if they had a tire to fit your MH. Nice to have the last laugh when you roll your spare off the roof and your on your way in less than 30 minutes.
Putting one around a roof vent in the middle of the roof is an easy solution to carrying a unmounted spare that was one of your takeoffs when you replaced your tires. This tire is only used when you cannot find a newer replacement and it make what could be a long problem into an non event.
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Ivylog
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04/26/12 09:23am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: norcold failures vs. slideouts
Hard to compete with a natural thermal siphoning. Depending on how well they installed one in a slide will determie how well it works and if you need additional fans. Unfortunately some installers put the upper vent lower than the the top of the slide creating a dead air space that traps the heat which disrupts the air flow. I've seen repairs where a baffle is added from the top of the refer to the top of the vent to isolate this dead air space whichhelps to force the hot air out.
One of the worst I've seen was one on the back wall of a 5er using two vents. It would work OK when not moving, but once on the road would not from the low pressure and swirling air flow at the back of the trailer. Took several extra fans to create the proper air flow.
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Ivylog
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04/26/12 08:51am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Spare tire
Your 2000 tradeswind probably does not have a tire larger than 275/22.5 so getting a unmounted one on the roof is not that hard. At my shop I use a BobCAt but on the road I've used my 30amp cord to drag it up the ladder. On a previous DP I carried one around a vent in the center of the roof without even tying it down. You do need to put a short peice of hose under it to keep water from comming in the vent. On this DP I carry a 295/80/22.5 at the back as there is not room anywhere else. Getting it down is easy enough as you just roll it off with someone to stop it or drop it so it lands flat. I do use a strap from the ladder to keep it in place.
I protect it by wrapping in alum foil and plastic wrap.
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Ivylog
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04/25/12 02:56pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Two Toads?
The early Smart Cars were less than 102" Not sure you can call this towing.
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Ivylog
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04/24/12 04:29pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Towing heavy toys with a 37' Pace Arrow
"concered about the weight we tow to our destinations" This wording implies you pull a trailer behind, not four down so: 1999 37S Pace Arrow only has a hitch rated for 3500 lbs and a tongue weight of 250 lbs (page 2). Leaving the water tank empty is not going to change the hitch rating that should have a 350 tongue rating (10%). Limiting it to 250 tells me you should not overload this hitch. You need to keep looking.
I would weigh any MH before buying and check the hitch rating carefully.
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Ivylog
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04/24/12 04:11am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Is corrosion an issue in Florida?
Unless it's been in the Keys or close to the ocean (10 miles) all it's life, I would not worry about it. I am a Fla native that lived 10 miles from the ocean for 40 years in WPB and we never winterized anything and rust was not a problem.
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Ivylog
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04/23/12 06:08pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Washer Repair
Clicky.
I would build a platform over the toilet with 2x4's laid flat, with legs going to the floor, and plywood on top. I have to remove my doors to get mine out and I'm able to slide mine out by grabbing the drum with the door open.
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Ivylog
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04/23/12 06:01pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Finding the easiest route over the Appalachians
Where in NC would help. At these lower elevations in the East your V10 will do fine so if they live in western NC I'd use I-26 to Ashville. You will need to down shift to let the engine keep your speed down once over the top.
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Ivylog
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04/22/12 03:52pm |
Beginning RVing
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RE: Class A Tire Size Substitution
If 95 psi is enough for your weight, then do not worry about it. I may end up with three different size tires on my Dynasty... 315's Fronts, 11R22.5 Drive, and 275's on the tags as that way I could run 95psi in all of them.
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Ivylog
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04/22/12 09:08am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: tires
Ken, I'm in the exact same situation with a 04 Dynasty with late 02 GY Marathon's. These tires which were made in Germany have a very good rep in Europe unlike the US made G670's. Having put all but the first 4K miles out of 55K on my Marathon's and being anal about my tires: weights/pressures/use/storage/inspections/tpms/tire temps, I replaced my two front tires (with 315's) before going on a long trip out West two years ago. Unfortunately those tires that were $500 are now $700 so price wise I should have replaced all of them and put them on the back of my dump truck. Yes, I'm running the two I took off on the front of it.
I cannot find a single crack, not even in the bottom of the tread groves and the inside of the tires passed a good inspection two years ago. If I could buy the current GY Marathon LHS II's I would have done so two years ago but I have not found where they are being imported. At this point I've been looking for a good deal on four 11R22.5 to go on the drive axle as I'm not sure how much past 10 years I'll go on these tires.
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Ivylog
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04/22/12 08:55am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Class C to A - thoughts from those that have done this?
Class A's are the nicest and most expensive way to RV when compared to the same size and age of other types of RVs. If you cannot use an expensive RV 100+ days/year, then your daily costs will rival staying at expensive resorts. If you are going to pay cash to upgrade, then do it but you might want to save a step and go for the used DP. If not paying cash, then keep what you have and save the money so in 5 years you can buy a nice 5 year old DP for 1/2 or less.
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Ivylog
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04/22/12 08:26am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Replaced a 32" Plasma TV with a 40" LED
Yes, my new 40" LED/lcd TV works fine on my 2KW MSW inverter.
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Ivylog
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04/21/12 05:47pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: LED TV's and modified sine invertors
My new 40" LED/lcd TV works fine on my 2Kw MSW inverter.
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Ivylog
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04/21/12 05:45pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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