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RE: BIG CHANGES ARE COMING SOON (Nov 15 2023)
Well no dice, I apparently don’t have the email I signed up with. And I have a space in my username as well.
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S Davis
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11/15/23 05:38pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: I'm curious to know what you would do?
For me mainly using my 2019 2500 hd for work it is modified(added 52 gallons of fuel with transfer pump, 560ah battery bank with 100amp alternator charging, 2400 watt inverter rear seat removed and bed platform installed, upgraded wheels and tires for 4500lbs per corner) so that is a big consideration.
I usually keep mine about five years because stripping my stuff out and reinstalling takes some time. In 2019 I traded a 2013 2500hd diesel with a little over 100,000 miles that I bought used and got more than I paid for it as well as a good price on the 2019, I did have to travel from the Seattle area to Twin Falls Idaho for it though.
That being said if my truck was not modified I would probably still stick with the older truck, especially if I didn’t care for lot of the upgrades in the newer model, but then i usually go with LT trim as I fell like there is less **** to go wrong.
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S Davis
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11/02/23 12:31pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Furnace Troubleshooting
Have the electrical connections been checked/cleaned, a grounding issue could cause those symptoms. Also when you replaced the burner did you make sure the igniter gap was set correctly? If too far you can get intermittent or no spark on some equipment.
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S Davis
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10/17/23 10:38pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Any Advantage to Lithium with Bluetooth?
At 3500 cycles they should still have 80% of their rated capacity.
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S Davis
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08/22/23 05:47pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Charge dead truck battery (LA) from house battery (LiFePO4)
I have a manual battery switch to bypass my 50 amp DC/DC charger and parallel my 560ah LifeP04 with the two truck batteries. Have not had to use it but there if needed. I also use 250amp BMS’s on my batteries so I can pull up to 500amps before the BMS trips.
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S Davis
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08/21/23 11:08am |
Tech Issues
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RE: Any Advantage to Lithium with Bluetooth?
Yes to BT if it allows you to monitor individual cells and set the safety limits. I have it on my DIY 280ah batteries, it can help diagnose an issue if you have a problem with the individual cells in the battery.
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S Davis
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08/08/23 06:15pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Site squatters
After 1 experience am going to start carrying crime scene tape and chalk to make the outline of a body. Would stop most but not a lot of these entitled young people.
You forgot the ketchup packets.
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S Davis
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08/08/23 04:13pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Install 300 AH Lipo
I would go under the bed, that’s where my two 280ah are. It is in the back of my crew cab, I removed the rear seats for a bed platform. Less to worry about cold temperatures and charging.
https://i.imgur.com/PVP9W71l.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/l3O1qMKl.jpg
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S Davis
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07/24/23 10:58am |
Tech Issues
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RE: Camper Tie-down Pros/Cons
Make sure you have a good spare tire, and if It was me I would weigh the truck and check what your tire capacity is. That way you will know how overloaded you will be on this first trip.
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S Davis
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07/18/23 10:30am |
Truck Campers
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RE: Will a truck camper fit over the 5er rails in the truck bed?
I have a 2022 Ram dually and a Northstar 12' no slide camper.
- The Northstar is 3300# weighed new at the dealer. With batteries, propane, water, and all the other stuff, ready for camping, it weighs 4800#.
- The Ram dually squats about 3 1/2" when the camper is loaded on the truck. It looks like it's sagging in the back, and I thought about airbags, but then I noticed that the overload springs are just engaging when the camper weight is fully on the truck. If I lifted it at all with airbags, it might look better, but then it would be off the overloads. You don't want that.
Unless you like the water bed feel, air bags are great at leveling side to side but you need your over loads engaged, the more you unload the overloads the bouncier the ride will be.
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S Davis
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07/15/23 11:54am |
Truck Campers
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RE: AAA ERS FAIL
Reminds me of the time my older brother and I broke a u-joint out that way, no cell phones at the time. We ended up using a leather belt and baling wire to limp out of there. Lived in Lake Tahoe and tramped around that area a lot.
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S Davis
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06/26/23 03:58pm |
Good Sam Roadside Assistance
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RE: Lithium Battery Upgrade
I would recommend getting one with a BMS that has Bluetooth, it will help if the battery has balance or other issues. You would be able to monitor the individual cells and see why the BMS is cutting out if issues come up. Most of the lower end LifeP04 battery makers are using EV battery cells that have failed QC and are auctioned off, they can be hit or miss.
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S Davis
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06/11/23 05:57pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Lithium Battery Upgrade
Most LFP users are likely aware of a characteristic known as ‘cumulative meter drift’, but when it comes to LFP discourse history suggest that there’s also a predictable amount of ‘attention drift’ :) lol!
3 tons
Just showing what happens when you get bit by the LFP bug, I power my commercial work rig and lhave 1960ah for my system.
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S Davis
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06/11/23 01:05pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Lithium Battery Upgrade
I love my 560ah of goodness.
https://i.imgur.com/oukeadcl.jpg
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S Davis
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06/11/23 11:21am |
Tech Issues
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