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RE: Engine braking on 2017 F150 5.0L
Compare the RPM you see on the tach to the RPM max HP in the book. I would think engine would be designed to spin fast enough to get to rated horsepower without damage.
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JRscooby
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03/28/23 11:06am |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Oil changes
Yesterday we went to the Phoenix (Tolleson) Speedco/loves. Used to always go to Speedco before they joined with Loves. We were there about 10 am and they told us it would be a couple hours. We decided not to wait and went on to Scottsdale where we were headed. At 8pm last night they called and were ready for us!! Next week will be back in Yuma so I guess we’ll try and find a mobile guy to come do the oil change. What do all you guys do for oil changes??
Let me see if I can stand under what your saying; You got to a shop for service, (nothing said about appointment?) was told you would need to wait your turn, but did not. Then when shop finished with the people that waited they called to let you know, and you think the service is bad enough to go elsewhere?
Where do you get rid of 18 qts of oil? What do you catch it in?
When you buy the oil, ask to carry home in a couple of cases. Take bottles out, line them with trash bags. Put 1 box on a sheet of cardboard under drain plug. Drain until box is 3/4 full, put plug back in. Catch oil that comes out while changing filter in 2nd box, then put it under plug, finish draining. The cardboard under boxes make it EZ to slide them out. Using paper filter and cup, transfer the used oil into the bottles, put bottles back in box, (with trash bag still in place) and take to recyclers.
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JRscooby
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03/27/23 01:35pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Vintage Gas Prices
I remember in the early 60's my parents paying .18 cents and depending what station they went to, they got a free glass or S&H Green Stamps.
I got to put the stamps in the book.
Bell, late '70s I would give my mother enough green stamps to fill several books every time I saw her. East coast turn could fill books.
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JRscooby
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03/27/23 04:57am |
Around the Campfire
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RE: Chaning Differental oil ???
I did it on our 2012 F350 4WD including the transfer case and it was easier than I expected. I used the OEM Ford fluid. I also got a pump to pump the old stuff out and the new stuff in. Or did I use a drain plug? It's been awhile, definitively used a pump to add it back tho.
Pump to remove the fluid? Much of what you want to get out will be in the oil that stays in the bottom, because heavy. Draining thru hole, better chance will come out. Drain, add little solvent, (below level of bearings), drain again, better still. Removing pan or cover to wash out is best when practical.
While a pump is easiest way to refill, the cost and storage of a tool you will likely use once every few years. (Book tells you miles. How many years to run miles? Now if you trade trucks at 175% of that miles, you go a long time before use again. How much oil does diff hold?
Now it is hard and messy to pour thru the little hole, with no room for funnel, but a suction gun, that works like a syringe, is cheap, can get the job done, EZ to clean before and after use.
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JRscooby
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03/27/23 04:51am |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Twist-on sewer valves…
No concern about possible black water mixed into the gray tank/lines?
Do you worry about the grey and black water mixing in a sticks and bricks residence? It all shares the same drain pipes and vent system.
Sticks and bricks housing does not STORE waste water, it all gets flushed away immediately. Simple logic.
You've never heard of a septic tank? In an RV the waste tanks are vented to the atmosphere, similar to the way residential plumbing is vented with the black and grey often sharing the same vent piping.
Not only have I heard of septic systems, I have installed a few of them. And 20+ years ago, the county I was working in started requiring dual exhaust for waste water, maybe joined at a 2nd tank. Drain from laundry room by-passed sewage tank, then pumped out of a 2nd tank at slower rate than wash machine put it in. Water can flow from septic tank, mix with wash water to be pumped out to evaporation field, but the 2nd tank has overflow lower than the pipe from septic tank so chemicals used for cleaning, or washed off clothes, can't back up, stop septic action.
In RV, the only reason for storing in separate tanks is the chance grey water will by-pass a treatment system.
Of course if you're going to be somewhere that allows grey water dumping on the ground, you wouldn't want to mix the black tank contents with the grey. And yes, black and grey contents have been mixed in general usage for centuries, so it doesn't concern me if combining my tanks to extend the capacity helps make to the next dump station.
Moving grey to black is no issue. Not sure about sloshing back and forth in a big pipe.
Of course, if I was MFIC, RV would be designed so kitchen sink and toilet dump in 1 tank, shower and bathroom sink in the 2nd.
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JRscooby
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03/26/23 06:03am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Question for TEXANS- Class A non CDL
Class C is correct as I said, which is why you can buy a truck derated from the factory. As far as I know this is the reason that Ford and others started selling derated trucks. You can tow 16k lbs with a 10k truck
https://escapees.com/texas-drivers-license-requirements-for-rvers/
To be "legal" I can also get the toy hauler derated as well if I want.
For example, Big Tex
https://dealerportal.bigtextrailers.com/wpbigtx/wp-content/uploads/form_vin_re-rate.pdf
Then your only worry is if you are stopped and weighed and weigh over the 26k lbs. I have never in 45 years of driving saw a non-commercial rig weighed.
I can't say I have ever seen a non-commercial rig weighed.
But I can say that setting in the county courthouse in Lexington Mo, waiting my turn to argue to get my overweight fine reduced, I watched 3 guys tell the judge they did not know they needed to license their pickups for total weight, truck+trailer+boat. Also the judge announced "warrant" for 1 from Iowa, another from Kansas. I'm fairly certain LEO did not write numbers on that ticket with putting them on his portables.
And like I say, I know nothing about the non-commercial, but real CDL, the rating is where the line is drawn. Around here, a lot of small contractors run into issues getting class A CDL, without the air brake endorsement, to haul Bobcats and such.
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JRscooby
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03/25/23 08:49am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Seven States to Ban the Sale of Gas Powered Cars in 2035
Hmmm ... people talk about gas vs electric cost to run xxx miles as if it's the end all calculation to consider. That's only ONE thing about owning a vehicle, and certainly not the only cost variable to consider.
We all need to take a step back and look at mining costs, build costs, operating cost, disposal costs at the end of it's useful life. Then compare that cost to fuel driven vehicles that can produce the 'work' that each does comparativey.
We cannot compare total life costs of a small EV car that buzzes around town to work, get groceries and the costs of an EV truck that can tow a 5'er regardless of the time you're willing to spend charging or fueling.
Are you willing to, when comparing costs, add in the cost of cleaning up the oil spills? Or the health care from exposure to exhaust fumes? And how much of the cost of droughts, floods fires and hurricanes?
Are you old enough to remember when the starting battery went bad, you sent it to dump, bought another? Or same with tires? By the time EV batteries are reaching end of service life you can bet industry will be recycling them.
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JRscooby
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03/24/23 01:20pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Seven States to Ban the Sale of Gas Powered Cars in 2035
Your missed these metrics:
Highway distance between charges
Time to recharge
Distance between charges while towing
Sometimes we can't see anything might be better, because we can't see different.
Do you imagine charging stations along the highways to be like gas stations of today, where you pull in stand near car while it fuels after witching about the guy in front of you blocking the pump while he shops in the C-store?
Remember, most will be charging at home, so none of the locals will be in your way. Instead of pulling into fuel station, you will pull into a restaurant or tourist site, plug in, order food wait, eat, and be 80-90% charged by the time you leave.
a lot of people forget where they are.
this is a TOW VEHICLE forum.
Look around, how many out of state vehicles do you see that don't have campers, or even a hitch. Pick any 20 square mile area. Can you find 1 that has more campsites than hotel/motel rooms?
We can throw ourselves on the floor beat it like a toddler, but the world will still change.
Maybe instead of fighting the changes we would be better to discuss how we can adjust our expectations so our lives aren't disrupted all the sudden.
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JRscooby
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03/24/23 10:33am |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Seven States to Ban the Sale of Gas Powered Cars in 2035
Is it free market or socialism
When Gov pays bilions $ to rescue failing banks or factories?
Heres Somethin interesting our msm doesnt show wonder why
https://youtu.be/mmpWb6exNpQ
Free market is often used in place of Capitalism.
You say it is either/or free market/socialism, then a link likely approved/financed by Communist China. Are you suggesting you don't see a difference communism/socialism?
Talking to people more educated than I am, reading books they recommend I understand communism, when corrupted, (always is) the ownership of, and profits from production always goes to few people.
But, OTOH capitalism, working as designed, and not constrained by strong unions or strong government the ownership of, and profits from production always goes to few people.
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JRscooby
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03/24/23 06:56am |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Propane Powered Engines Featuring a 7.3 Ford and 6.7 Cummins
^Pro tip
If you’re going to use a cute “saying” it should be something generally recognized or understood by the audience.
And after looking up what you could have possibly meant by the saying, I still have no idea wth you’re talking aboot. However a small recommendation would be less googling for you.
That whole green M&M is kinda disturbing and weird and who cares….
Startin to worry about ya Scoob!
quote: "^Pro tip
If you’re going to use a cute “saying” it should be something generally recognized or understood by the audience."
Scoober hears his own drum beat. A bit different from normal. If you can understand his meaning... that is not a good thing!
I'm just glad he has recovered from his obsession of SNOT, that he mentioned in most posts. A step forward for sure...good for you Scoob!
Jerry
Sorry, trying to duck politics. Maybe I should of used Mr Potato Head or some children book that the same people that are telling you to set your hair on fire about gas stove wanted you to be mad about.
If the moderators will allow I will show you what I mean. Couple of years back 1 network was pushing a major story, and covered to some extent by all others. Now the network is being sued because of false statements made pushing that story. I don't know what is being said on that network, but it is widely reported the network people telling the story at the time are under oath, declaring they never believed what they said on air. It has been reported they demanded the 1 that told truth on air be fired for hurting stock price. One Email exchange, reported by BBC, discusses how the ideas a guest is pushing are totally outrageous, but the viewers are stupid enough to believe.
Pro Tip; do a search voting machine manufactures vs Fox.
Now the same group has reported some investigation into possible reduction of pollution from gas stove into THEY ARE GOING TO TAKE YOUR STOVE!
Critical thinking could solve a lot of issues.
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JRscooby
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03/24/23 05:30am |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Twist-on sewer valves…
No concern about possible black water mixed into the gray tank/lines?
Do you worry about the grey and black water mixing in a sticks and bricks residence? It all shares the same drain pipes and vent system.
In the past many areas allowed grey water to be dumped on ground, where it could be used by plants. But going back forever, one of the first signs of "civilization" was control of human waste. (A century ago, for many homes the control was just a pit, with small building with hole in floor.)
In the modern home, all the waste water goes out the same pipe. The less dirty water helps carry and break down the solids. (We have all heard of the issues RVers have because not enough water in black tank. Think about how fast that issue would develop in house, where waste must move a long ways. Notice when you go to dump station they mix back together?)
It has been a while since I have been anyplace dumping greywater out of RV on ground. I suspect it has a lot to do with understanding what drains from a kitchen sink is pretty dark.
I have heard talk about RVs no longer need 2 waste tanks.
OT. The house where my draft notice found me, toilet, bathroom sink, and Grandma's bathtub drained into a septic system. The field was under part of the area around hen house. (BTW, daytime menfolk where expected to use outhouse) The kitchen sink drained to daylight in the orchard, where chickens cleaned the water. The shower in basement drained into the garden.
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JRscooby
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03/24/23 04:40am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Twist-on sewer valves…
Two of the mods Dad and I did to his 5th wheel when he started full timing. Install a third valve near stinky slinky hookup so at least 2 valves had to be open for anything comes out.
The 2nd was a second drain, with 2 valves, about 3/4 up on grey tank. With both open, grey water would bypass the main valve, and if the added valve was open, thru stinky. Close the lower, the water exits thru hose bib. Close top valve, and could back into shower.
On FHU site, he would run small hose from hose bib to sewer, or where allowed, into bushes. Live as normal, (normal, for him, was dump dish pan down toilet. Food bits and soapy water help move the cornbacked rattlers) until black full. Hook up slinky, drain black, have plenty of grey to flush, stow slinky.
If he had guests on a E/W site, shower fill tank, he would drain a few buckets dump into black tank.
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JRscooby
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03/23/23 04:01pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Seven States to Ban the Sale of Gas Powered Cars in 2035
for those of you that work or play in places that get somilar rules thrown at them..... how many have truly caused issues? how many got delayed due to technology being unable to do the requirement? so things get delayed.....
i can think of MANY government recomendations and regs that got passed over my time on this planet. many that got delayed due to the abilities of industry etc for many reasons not able to meet the regs.
EV vehicles have a place. At the moment, not able to meet specs for us all. Not a problem in my book today. When 2034 rolls around, hopefully tech, mines have opened to meet lithium and other material needs have come online, we might meet regs. If not, then relook at regs.
marty
The issue for me isn't the technology hindering me in any way. I like technology. It's the lack of free market and being forced to adopt despite challenges and forcing me to pay for it. That's socialism not free market. If you want to spend your own billions developing a product that could produce benefit and profit for you, knock yourself out. But don't cherry pick science in your sales pitch to force me to be an investor making me poorer while you get rich. EV's haven't made it on their own in over a hundred years. Just goes to show if you throw enough money at anything you can make it work. As long as it's not your money. And "work" is pretty loose, especially in the utopian benefit pamphlets.
And those mines cause as much if not more ecological destruction than this effort is touted to saving. Your granddaughter may have cleaner air paired with dirty water, erosion and no place to plant anything, with further animal extinction.
Many that talk about "free market" seem to have a hard time understanding the fossil fuel industry has been subsidized by society for all their lives.
And forced to pay for? Look at the cost of extreme weather events last year. But that's fine because we are taxed by insurance companies to pay most of that, not not the evil socialist government.
Damage from mines? Sure. But look at how much less damage a coal mine or oil well does in 2023, compared to 1923 or even 1953. The fact that more people are aware, and willing to reduce profit to make things cleaner can give the kids born today hope.
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JRscooby
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03/23/23 08:21am |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Seven States to Ban the Sale of Gas Powered Cars in 2035
I assume a bison expels much more gas than a cow??? But the greenies love those bison and say nothing about their gas expelling.
I have never had a bison burger. Maybe someday.we now have almost 40 million cattle
there used to be 60 million bison. so we reduced our 4 legged fart critters by 20 million. yet the greenies blame supossed increased methane levels on the cattle. there are two basic flaws.
1.nobody was measuring methane levels back then.
2.with 20 million more bison which are larger than cows,the bison farts had to produce more methane than todays cattle.
so todays cattle ranchers should be able to claim credits for reducing methane production.
What percentage of that 60 million ate corn?
When you see numbers like a corn fed cow will put out nearly 3 times the methane as a grass fed one, that 40 million likely put out more.
Then consider part of each year part of that 60 million did not have enough to eat, so less likely to off-gas.
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JRscooby
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03/23/23 04:57am |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Question for TEXANS- Class A non CDL
Class C is fine for what you have. Many hotshoters have their truck derated to 10k lbs (which is why Ford offers this option when you order) and with a truck rated at 10k they can tow a trailer with a GVWR of 16k and still only run Class C
Registration on a 10k truck is cheaper and so is insurance I think
I got flagged over for safety check. Guy there had a Bobcat trailer stickered OOS. While I was waiting for the scales to get there guys wife showed up with MT trailer behind the company F150. I watched them write her up because of Class C.
3 weeks later, I hooked a MT Bobcat trailer behind a dump truck so class B driver could tow it back to yard. He got stopped, had to get him tested for Class A before court date.
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JRscooby
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03/22/23 02:52pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Question for TEXANS- Class A non CDL
I would research the requirements in your state. It's binary, either you need a different license or you don't. If you need it, get it. It's pretty simple. Anything worth doing is worth doing right. The question about whether you get pulled over and the consequences is just noise. If you have the proper license it's no longer a question.
I was in an interesting situation pertaining to a Texas DL.
Class A - a combination of vehicles with a combined GVWR of 26,001 lbs and towing a trailer with a GVWR greater than 10,000 lb.
Class B - a single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 lb or a combination of vehicles with a combined GVWR of 26,001 lb and towing a trailer under 10,000 lb.
Class C - a vehicle not falling under class A or class B towing a trailer with a GVWR of under 10,000 lb.
My truck/5er conbined GVWR was under 26,000 lbs. So I did not fall under the class A license. Or class B. But my 5er GVWR was about 14,000 lb, so did not fall under class C. So my situation did not meet any of the requirements. I continued to tow with my class C wondering how a LEO would respond if I got stopped and he questioned my license class and I then ask him what class I should have based on my weights. :h Never got stopped to find out.
Don't know about non-commercial, but when it comes to CDL, if the GVWR of the trailer is over 10,000, no matter what the actual weight of the trailer, a class A CDL is required.
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JRscooby
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03/22/23 10:16am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Question for TEXANS- Class A non CDL
A question, because many owners of RVs are known to travel;
It is a given that if your Drivers License is good for what you are driving in home state, it is good for all states.
Does it follow that if your DL is NOT good in your home state, it would not be good in any state?
I know that in my state, if don't have a good license you vehicle can be impounded. That would sure mess up a vacation.
If half of the TX DPS officers don't know which license is required how do you expect cops in other states too?
So you are willing to bet any LEO you meet will not know, or have the ability to check with in-car computer what requirements are?
About 30 years ago departments in my area started sending officers to training for commercial vehicle enforcement. I think many LEOs understand the truck driver, (and RVer) is unlikely to attack them, so if have a reason to stop will, and once stopped, will check everything can think of so have excuse to stay out of danger.
Insurance will pay, if there is accident. But that does not solve all the problems. By the time the case is settled the other lawyer will be saying "Yes, the car full of nuns pulled out in front of him, but his state does not think he is qualified to drive the vehicle. And if state law says unlicensed drivers go to jail they will not lock up insurance company.
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JRscooby
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03/22/23 10:04am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Seven States to Ban the Sale of Gas Powered Cars in 2035
I assume a bison expels much more gas than a cow??? But the greenies love those bison and say nothing about their gas expelling.
I have never had a bison burger. Maybe someday.
Not sure, but have heard the amount of methane produced by cattle increases when cow eats more corn. But a cow will not put on weight fast enough for profit when eating only grass.
They might be out there, but I have never seen a feed lot where bison do nothing but stand in mud from their urine, and eat corn
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JRscooby
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03/22/23 04:43am |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Question for TEXANS- Class A non CDL
A question, because many owners of RVs are known to travel;
It is a given that if your Drivers License is good for what you are driving in home state, it is good for all states.
Does it follow that if your DL is NOT good in your home state, it would not be good in any state?
I know that in my state, if don't have a good license you vehicle can be impounded. That would sure mess up a vacation.
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JRscooby
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03/21/23 03:47pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Question for TEXANS- Class A non CDL
Maybe it is because I'm not from Texas, but this kind of question always confuses me.
The wording of the question suggests you know you have a responsibility to take/pass the test if you want the privilege of driving your RV. Do you think you lack the skills to pass the test? Do you think you are not smart enough to get the skills needed? What makes you special enough to be allowed to share the road with others while you have so little faith in your skill level?
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JRscooby
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03/21/23 08:37am |
General RVing Issues
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