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Posted By: Buzzcut1 on 07/14/15 07:16pm

Added swing out jack brackets in anticipation of the arrival of my new truck

UPS droppend them off at 4:30 installed by 5:30

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2011 F350 6.7L Diesel 4x4 CrewCab longbed Dually, 2019 Lance 1062, Torqlift Talons, Fast Guns, upper and lower Stable Loads, Super Hitch, 48" Super Truss, Airlift loadlifter 5000 extreme airbags

Posted By: Ski Pro 3 on 07/14/15 07:20pm

Topped off the batteries with distilled water. Sure is nice with the

Flow-Rite RV2000 Pro-Fill RV Edition 2 Battery Kit

Wasn't a cheap way to go, but sure works and super fast-n-easy. Got that back in 2012 I think and every time I use it I think that was a great buy.

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Posted By: Reddog1 on 07/14/15 08:56pm

trail-explorer wrote:

Reddog1 wrote:

JoeChiOhki wrote:

... continued to plot the transfer of the key components from one camper to the other.

Are you replacing your old TC? If so, what are you replacing it with?

Wayne

Joining the Amerigo Clan - End of the KIT's Road

Thanks for the link. I completely missed the Thread. Sorry Joe.

Posted By: trailgranny50 on 07/15/15 06:18am

Took rig to radiator shop to clean radiator. When the grill was removed to repair bumper after Wisconsin deer encounter saw that we had a really filthy radiator. DH has never had that thing cleaned or flushed other than to hose it off at the car wash since we bought it in 03! At the radiator shop found that the fan shroud had rubbed almost thru the rad. New one being installed today. Don't know how that poor truck got ANY air thru the previous mess of bugs and dirt. With trip on agenda to Colorado soon getting things in order a must.

2004 Chevy 3500 Duramax all stock
1990 950 Shadow Cruiser Hard side multiple add-ons
Ancient Valco 10'x5' John boat
2011 Toyota FJ Cruiser Trail Team
One-eyed Trail Horse and one horse trailer
Rocky, Annie, Muffie traveling Fur Babies

Posted By: ~DJ~ on 07/15/15 07:31am

skipro3 wrote:

Do you leave those fill caps attached al the time?

'17 Class C 22' Conquest on Ford E 450 with V 10. 4000 Onan, Quad 6 volt AGMs, 515 watts solar.
'12 Northstar Liberty on a '16 Super Duty 6.2. Twin 6 volt AGMs with 300 watts solar.

Posted By: Ski Pro 3 on 07/15/15 09:12am

~DJ~ wrote:

Do you leave those fill caps attached al the time?

Yes, they stay on and there's a quick connect for the bulb. All you do is attach the bulb, stick the other end in distilled water, and pump until the bulb gets hard. There are check valves in each cap to prevent overfilling. My batteries are hidden and very difficult to get to. Now it's so easy!

I have 2 6volt batteries but there is the 12 volt version as well. There's even a way to string even more batteries together with this filler. The materials are of high quality and will surely outlast the battery life and the camper itself most likely.

Posted By: deltabravo on 07/15/15 10:17am

Charged the batteries. I forgot to plug it in when I took it off the truck 2 weeks ago.

2009 Silverado 3500HD Dually, D/A, CCLB 4x4 (bought new 8/30/09)
2018 Arctic Fox 992 with an Onan 2500i "quiet" model generator

Posted By: deltabravo on 07/15/15 10:20am

trailgranny50 wrote:

Took rig to radiator shop to clean radiator.... Don't know how that poor truck got ANY air thru the previous mess of bugs and dirt..

Folks on the Duramax forums are always talking about "cleaning the cooling stack".

They are a challenge to clean, that's for sure.

Posted By: ~DJ~ on 07/15/15 02:54pm

skipro3 wrote:

~DJ~ wrote:

Do you leave those fill caps attached al the time?

Thank you!!! Amazon has them and I have a coupon!!! [emoticon]

Posted By: trailgranny50 on 07/16/15 08:08am

Got rig back from radiator shop, paid that huge bill, next is AC service. I'm afraid of what that will cost since it's NEVER been serviced in 12 years we've owned it. That's what happens when it's always been DH daily driver work truck, never out of service during the week. Now I have taken over maintenence things will get attention before they become a much more expensive fix by letting them go. At least that the plan.

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